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2017 NO Laminitis! Conference Successful

Updated research and protocols for prevention and rehabilitation from endocrinopathic laminitis were enthusiastically received by 190 horse owners, veterinarians, farriers, and trimmers.

The Silver Lining of COVID-19 for Horse Communities

The 5th annual Equine Industry Symposium which focused on Resilience, Rethinking, Restructuring, and Re-evaluating due to COVID-19 brought horse communities together from around the world.

Piroplasmosis Test Required by AQHA

Beginning July 1, 2011, all horses entering the grounds for any AQHA world championship show – in Oklahoma City, Amarillo or Houston – will be required to present a certificate of a negative blood test for equine piroplasmosis. The tests must have

Famous Race Horse Euthanized

I Like The Odds, the winner of the 2011 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, was euthanized at San Luis Rey Equine Center on Friday, January 13, 2012,  following a brief battle with laminitis.

Wild Mustangs Spared by Hurricane Irene

According to a report by Corolla Wild Horse Fund Director Karen McCalpin, the wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs of North Carolina Outer Banks on Corolla weathered the recent hurricane that tore through the East Coast exceptionally well, as their ancestors ha

Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuaries

The BLM has announced a Second Solicitation for Proposals to Establish Wild Horse eco-sanctuaries on combined public and private lands located within Herd Areas in the West. This new funding opportunity is part of the BLM's reforms to the Wild Hors

Tests for EVH-1 Prove Negative

Gulfstream Park announced Jan. 27 it has lifted a quarantine at one barn at the track and four others at its training facility at Palm Meadows.

Counts Filed in Abandoned Horses Case

A man is facing two more counts of animal abuse charges, after authorities say he left hundreds of horses without food at a ranch east of Billings. The Yellowstone County attorney filed the charges Wednesday against James Leachman. The charges

Horses in Deplorable Conditions

Sedgwick County officials are investigating a case of animal cruelty. It started Wednesday morning when the Sheriff’s Office was notified by Sedgwick County Animal Control saying several animals were living in deplorable conditions.

Periostitis

Read to learn the dangers of overworking young horses on a hard surface that  may lead to an inflammation of the periosteum, a tough covering of the cannon bone and the treatment necessary to prevent swelling, pain and lameness.

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