Exercise in Young Horses Safe and May Protect Joints
Not only can exercise safely be imposed in any age horse, but it also might be protective to joints, reported a Colorado State University research team led by Chris Kawcak, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, an associate professor and equine surgeon.
"Injuries...
Scientists Consider Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Horses
Horses could suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) like humans do, hypothesized human gastroenterologist John Hunter, MD, from the Gastoenterology Research Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
In humans, IBS is...
Helmets, Damages, and Waivers
Mandatory helmet laws for riders, damages available to a successful plaintiff in equine litigation, and liability waivers were among the topics addressed during the first day of the 25th National Conference on Equine Law in Lexington, Ky. Presented...
Illinois Slaughter Bill Returns to Committee
The sponsor of an Illinois bill that would reestablish horse processing in that state has referred it back to committee.
HB 4812 would repeal a state prohibition against horse processing for human consumption. The measure was poised for a floor...
Bahrain Disease Identified as Glanders
Glanders has been identified as the culprit in Bahrain, where veterinarians have had to euthanize eight horses in three weeks, reports the Gulf Daily News. The bacterial infection is highly contagious and affects primarily horses, donkeys, and mules,...
UC Davis Offers Colic Symposium May 8
Colic and gastrointestinal health in the horse are the subjects of the annual Equine Medicine Symposium of the student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) at the University of California, Davis. The symposium is scheduled...
Stars of Disney’s Secretariat Movie Visit Churchill Downs
The talents of the upcoming film Secretariat were the star attractions of the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs April 29.
Secretariat, a Disney production that is scheduled to be released Oct. 8, chronicles the career of 1973 Triple Crown...
Champion Team Roping Horse Dies of Aneurysm
Travis Tryan's Precious Speck, best known as "Walt" and a four-time AQHA/PRCA Team Roping Heading Horse of the Year, died April 24 of an aneurysm while warming up for morning slack at the Clovis Rodeo in Clovis, Calif. The American Quarter...