A ban that went into effect March 9 banning Penn National-stabled horses from entering Maryland Jockey Club facilities has been lifted. The ban was ordered when a horse stabled at Penn National Race Course was euthanized after displaying signs…
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Penn National Horse Negative for Herpesvirus
With spring flooding likely in the Red River Valley, the North Dakota State University Equine Center again will open an emergency shelter for horses. "Horse owners are encouraged to prepare for the flood by developing an evacuation plan,"…
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Flood Shelter for Horses Offered at NDSU
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Read a longer version of this article in English. Preguntas o comentarios en español…
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TheHorse.com en Espanol: Revision a Enfermedad Equina de los Pastos
In the world of blood-sucking tabanid flies, a white horse is not nearly as attractive as a brown or black horse, noted a group of researchers from Hungary, Spain, and Sweden. This interesting tabanid tidbit is likely to be welcomed by white horses…
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Flies Show Horse Color Preferences
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America and racetrack chaplaincy ministries in Chile have partnered to create the RTCA Chilean Racetrack Relief Fund to provide disaster aid to backstretch workers severely affected by recent earthquakes. An emergency…
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Horse Industry Reaches Out to Chilean Backstretch Workers
Morrisville State College instead of Cornell University will soon be testing race horses for unauthorized drugs. The state Assembly and Senate have passed bills to cancel an exclusive agreement with Cornell to test horses at racetracks throughout…
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New York Drug-Testing Lab to Move to Morrisville State
Ophthalmology in horses was declared such an important topic at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention in early December that two Table Topics were held. In one session approximately 175 veterinarians attended, and..
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Equine Eye Problems Discussed by Veterinarians
The 2010 Kentucky International Equine Summit, a biennial event on Monday and Tuesday, April 26 and 27, in Lexington, Ky., will feature 74 speakers and panelists dealing with a broad range of challenges facing all segments of the horse industry. The…
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Equine Summit Returns to Kentucky
Legislators in several states are again considering bills that address the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
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State Slaughter Bills Pending
A Montana jury has found two men guilty of animal cruelty for starving and overworking three of their four horses during a pack trip through the Montana wilderness in the summer of 2008. Curtis Heydon, 38, was found guilty of 10 counts of animal..
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Second Pack Horse Cruelty Trial Yields Guilty Verdicts