Veterinary Outreach Programs Discussed at AAEP
The equine side of veterinary medicine was founded in the furrows plowed by equids. Today, when most vets exclusively care for animals kept for pleasure and sport rather than work, some have taken it upon themselves to reach out, to go beyond...
Navicular Disease Treatment Easier for Horses and Vets
Instead of injecting the steroid triamcinolone acteonide directly into the navicular bursa, which can be technically demanding, veterinarians can instead inject the coffin joint and still potentially manage horses affected by navicular syndrome, researchers...
Spring Shedding: Readers Report, Share Tips
More than 1,600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "Has your horse started shedding yet?"
Results were as follows:
Yes 76.93% (1,254)
No 22.15% (361)
My...
Strangles a Topic of Veterinary Discussion
Strangles, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus subspecies equi (often referred to as S. equi) is a highly contagious disease of horses worldwide. Recent discussion at the AAEP Convention confirms that strangles remains an important clinical problem...
Champion Racehorse Flanders Euthanized
Flanders, whose hard fought victory in the 1994 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies was chosen by readers of The Blood-Horse as the race of the year, was euthanized in mid-February because of complications following a paddock accident at John Magnier...
Maryland to Perform Second Equine Census
The Maryland Horse Industry Board has commissioned the USDA to conduct a census of the Maryland equine population starting in May. The 2010 Equine Census will include horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys, regardless of ownership or use. The...