The Equine Feed Oat Project (EFOP) today announced the recipient of its first equine oat research grant. Dr. Laurie Lawrence of the University of Kentucky will receive more than $122,000 in funding for a two-year research project beginning in February 201
According to recent research shavings used in horse bedding may not be as unpalatable as previously thought. In fact, horses and ponies on a severely restricted diet may actually consume considerable quantities of wood shavings, as research conducted at L
United Vet Equine, a leader in the horse health care industry, cares about the well-being of all horses, and is proud to announce the availability of the very first 5-way vaccine plus West Nile that provides both protection and convenience.
âSymptoms of Easter equine encephalitis include fever, sleepy appearance, muscle twitches in head, neck, shoulder and flanks, a staggering gait and recumbency.â
Both standing and high field MRI have proven diagnostic rates of 90% or better, while with the conventional approach to lameness diagnosis only about 30% of tests get a definite result.
In a letter to Washington horse owners and veterinarians written on April 2, 2012, Leonard Eldridge, DVM, State Veterinarian for Washington State Department of Agriculture writes that four confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) have been report
Australian thoroughbred racing has been rocked by a string of positive tests revealing high levels of cobalt in samples involving horses from stables of some of the countryâs leading trainers.
In an on-going saga, the UK's Food Standards Agency has found more traces of horse meat in frozen meat products in a cold store in Northern Ireland.
The National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA)  is excited to announce changes to the NRHyA Stallion Auction held annually during the NRHA Futurity.
Although there has been no indication of any violation of rules as I'll Have Another nears the endgame for the Triple Crown, special precautions are being taken at Belmont with all starters in the race being moved into a separate Stakes barn supervise