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Webcast: Importance of Forage for Your Horse
Karen Waite, Equine Extension Specialist will discuss just why forage is important, and what the alternatives are when weather or other issues make forage hard to come by on Sept 17, 2013.
Equine Assisted Therapy Helps Military
Horseback riding can be fun recreation, and it is also great therapy for wounded warriors at Spirithorse Chisholm Trail Center near Comanche. Jan Smith, Spirithorse owner and equine therapist, established the program in May of this year to provide therap
Horses Killed in Michigan Barn Fire
A fire that swept through a Michigan barn killed at least 20 horses and a show dog on Tuesday November 11, at Smithfield Stables near Edwardsburg, Michigan.
Man Arrested for Dumping Horse Carcasses in California
During the investigation, detectives worked with the UC Davis Veterinary Forensics Laboratory to track the DNA of one of the dead horses, and the lab came up with a match.
California Equine Drug Monitoring Program
Back in 1971, the California equine industry sponsored legislation to prevent misuse of drugs and medications in equines (horses, mules and donkeys) in public shows and sales. The resulting law is found in the Food and Agriculture Code (FAC) Sections 2400
Biosecurity and Hygiene Key to Disease Prevention
According to veterinary services at UC Davis many managers of equine facilities and events have imposed EHV-1 vaccination requirements for incoming and resident horses in the hope that EHV-1 infection, particularly the neurological form, can be prevent
Proper Nutrients Help Maintain Hoof Health
It could be debated that one of most pivotal roles of a horse's anatomy is that of its hooves. The hoof itself is a skin derived appendage called hoof horn which protects the underlying corium of the foot. A wall of hoof horn surrounds the base of the
NRHA Welcomes Young Competitors
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) welcomes Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) competitors with an opportunity to participate in a competition similar to the long-standing NRHA Collegiate Championship.
Over Fifty Neglected Equines Seized in Virginia
According to a press release from Dinwiddie County Chief of Fire & EMS Dennis Hale, 50 horses have been seized from a private property, but are remaining on the property at this time because no facility in Dinwiddie is big enough to handle the large group
Innovative Equine Programs at the University of Guelph Focus on Health and Well-being of Horses and Equine Industry
"Equine Guelph is the horse owners' and care givers' Centre at the University of Guelph and is the epicentre for academia, industry and government - for the good of the equine industry as a whole.â