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Recognizing the Importance of Farriers
American Farriers Journal is proud to sponsor the 13th consecutive National Farriers Week. Running from July 10-16, 2011, this week recognizes the significant contributions farriers make to the equine community.
Pasture Time Helps Prevent Osteochondrosis in Foals
Osteochondrosis (OC) is the most common developmental orthopaedic disease in horses and represents a major problem to the horse industry. The complete mechanism of this multifactorial disease is not yet known, but it is accepted that OC lesions are the re
Fly Control for Horses - Another Option
A product made by Pfizer for use in helping control flies in stables, barns, and paddocks, Solitude IGR, prevents the development of houseflies and stable flies in the treated manure from the horse, but is not effective against existing adult flies.
State Law that Forbids Payment to Non-veterinarians Upheld
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Board which took Brooke Gray to court over her equine dentistry business, has won a ruling stating that it can and will enforce a state law that forbids non-veterinarians from accepting payment for providing what the Miss
AAEPF Funding Grants That Benefit Equines
The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, is accepting funding requests from nonprofit organizations and individuals that share its mission to support research, edu
Spread the Word Not the Germs - Infection Control on Horse Properties Blitz is on!
âEquine Guelph's Spread the Word Not the Germs - Infection Control on Horse Properties through best practices in biosecurity is now available to horse owners everywhere.â
Case of EEE Confirmed in Wisconsin
According to a Wisconsin veterinarian, Heidi Jahnke of the Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic, a horse that died two weeks ago had Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, becoming the first confirmed case in the area.
Grant Awarded for Study of Lameness
As any horse owner knows, lameness is the most common ailment to affect horses. Now, a University of Missouri equine veterinarian, Kevin Keegan, has developed a system to effectively assess this problem using motion detection. This system has been refe
World's Smartest Horse Wears Many Hats
Lukas, the Worldâs Smartest Horse (according to the World Records Academy) and current Guinness World Record Holder (âMost numbers correctly identified by a horse in one minute: 19â), is also well known for his extensive hat collection. The ex-race
Positive Test Complaint Filed
A complaint against a trainer at the Santa Anita race track has been filed by the California Horse Racing Board. According to them, the horse tested positive for etodolac, an anti-inflammatory medication not permitted for use in racehorses.