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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.

The Impact of Exercise on Mare Reproduction

Exercised mares had more cortisol which has been shown to have effects on reproduction, and also embryo recovery rates were reduced in exercised horses.

Boehringer Ingelheim Equine Research Awards To Be Presented

During the AAEP Convention being held on December 1-5, 2012, in Anaheim, California, winners of the second annual Boehringer Ingelheim Advancement in Equine Research Award Program will be announced.

AAEP Members Prioritize Laminitis Research

The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, November 20, 2011, announced the launch of an aggressive $1 million campaign for laminitis research and the start of the first of multiple studies that will occur to help unravel the mysteries

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