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Protect Horses from Poisonous Plants

As frost and colder weather affect plant growth in pastures and along trails in many areas, horse owners are urged to make sure browsing horses do not ingest plants that are toxic.

Fecal Egg Count Test

Horsemen’s Laboratory provides postage-paid kits for fecal egg counts. The laboratory performs microscopic, fecal egg counts that tell you how often you need to deworm your horse.

Actor Tom Selleck's Court Battle Over Lame Horse

Actor and horseman Tom Selleck was awarded more than $187,000 by a California jury when the actor said he was duped into buying a lame horse.

Monty Roberts Demonstrates Horse Training at Benefit

On Saturday May 28, 2011, Monty Roberts demonstrated his non-violent horse training methods to families from Montessori Center School in Santa Barbara to raise funds for the school.

BLM Postpones Castration of Wild Stallions

The BLM has agreed to postpone a plan to castrate hundreds of wild stallions in Nevada pending a federal court review.

Rancher Convicted of Animal Cruelty Released

A western Nebraska rancher convicted of letting wild horses and burros starve has been released on parole. Jason Meduna was released in December Meduna was convicted in January 2010 of 145 counts of animal cruelty. Meduna was sentenced to 40 months-to-1

Cases of Contagious Equine Metritis Growing

The disease, Contagious Equine Metritis or CEM, was assumed to have been eliminated from the United States until just recently. But according to veterinarians at Oklahoma State University there are now more than 370 horses in 42 states under federal quara

Ultrasound Therapy for Horses Now Portable

The first wearable, therapeutic ultrasound system for the equine market is the size of an iPod Nano. This battery-operated systems fits within specially engineered neoprene leg wraps on the horse's limb. With the device, horses can exercise or f

Is It a Cold or Does My Horse Have Equine Rhinitis A?

Equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV) infection of horses occurs worldwide and is recognized as a cause of acute respiratory disease with symptoms such as fever, nasal discharge, coughing and pharyngitis. These symptoms are very similar to those of the common co

Horse Trainers Question Suspension of Veterinarian

Trainers in Lambourn have responded to the fate of James Main, struck off on Tuesday by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for injecting a racehorse with a banned substance, by calling for a discussion as to whether racing’s rules should permit

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