Equine fatalities in California held steady during the 2008-09 fiscal year, although Thoroughbred deaths at the state's racetracks decreased by more than 10% over the preceding year, data released during the week of Feb. 22 revealed
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California Thoroughbred Deaths Down in 2009, Director Says
Promoting peak performance in the equine athlete through proper healthcare will be the focus of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Veterinary Sport Horse Symposium, to be held Sept.
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Sport Horse Vet Symposium to Run with WEG
Fetal heart rate monitoring during the second half of pregnancy can help veterinarians easily and reliably assess the health of the unborn foal, according to new research by German and Austrian veterinary scientists. However, it's unlikely to…
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Fetal Heart Rate Measurements Aid Health Monitoring
Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), or bleeding into the airways, is an "extremely prevalent condition associated with high-intensity exercise in horses," according to Paul S.
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Furosemide Study Discussed at AAEP Convention
Broodmare farm operators in the southeastern United States are interested in managing tall fescue toxicity because of the pregnancy complications it can cause. The University of Kentucky Horse Pasture Evaluation Program, has evaluated more than 13,500..
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Managing Pastures to Avoid Tall Fescue Toxicity
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction, internal…
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Equine Lameness and Surgery Advances Discussed at AAEP
When Amigo arrived at the University of Tennessee Equine Hospital on January 17, with a 3-foot-long tree branch impaled in his side, veterinarians gave him a 2% chance of survival. Luckily they underestimated the tenacity of the 10-year-old Arabian…
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Endurance Horse Recovering from Tree Branch Impalement
Two men found guilty of animal cruelty last year for allegedly overworking and neglecting four horses during a two-month pack trip in the mountains of Montana are back on trial this week, following their district court appeal. Craig Heydon and…
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Second Pack Horse Cruelty Trial Begins
Nearly all of the 20 horses formerly running at large in a rural section of Miami-Dade County, Fla., have been claimed by their owners.
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Owners Claim Gathered Florida Horses
The trial of Thoroughbred owner and breeder Ernie Paragallo on animal cruelty charges began Feb. 23 in Greene County Court in Catskill, N.Y., about 20 miles south of Albany
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New York Thoroughbred Breeder Trial Begins