Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, the official equine hospital and veterinary partner of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, will host tours April 21-23, for visitors during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Tour guests will walk through…
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Equine Hospital Tours Offered During Rolex Event
In its first 10 months of operation, a group known as the Colorado Horsecare Foodbank has helped keep more than 100 horses with their owners by providing feed and other equine services, giving owners under financial duress a reprieve from the worry…
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Colorado Food Bank Aids Horses, Owners
Because navicular problems might affect soft tissue as well as bone, MRI is a better diagnostic tool than X ray in these cases, said Robert K. Schneider, DVM, MS, professor at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and part owner..
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Navicular Syndrome Management Reviewed
The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced further steps in relation to the debate on in-competition use of a limited number of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This plan was unveiled following a meeting…
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FEI Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Consultation Begins
A horse that had a 3-foot-long tree branch pierce his side in January is still fighting infection in his chest and had another brush with death last week.
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Impaled Horse Continues Recovery
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
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
There is controversy across the United States about the practice of equine dentistry by lay persons versus licensed veterinarians. On Marcy 4, the Oklahoma House passed Bill 3202, which would allow lay equine dentists to practice if they have at least…
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Horse Dentistry Bill in Oklahoma Gains House Approval
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
A meeting for equine veterinarians to be held May 28-29 in Debrecen, Hungary, will serve as a platform to bring education to veterinarians in surrounding countries in Middle and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia,…
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World Equine Vets Head to Eastern Europe