Equine Medicine

Rockville, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement to veterinarians regarding the compounding of pergolide products to treat Cushing's disease in horses.

Horses in Monterey and San Diego Counties have been cleared for release following EHV-1 outbreak.

Animal owners of all kinds find great medicine at Renfro Veterinary Services, a well-thought-out small animal, equine, and livestock practice in Richmond, Mo.

U.S. and Canadian equine practitioners are asked to submit data for AAEP laminitis study.

Using grazing muzzles may help limit intake and reduce the chance of overfeeding.

Two New Jersey practitioners earn 2011 Good Works for Horses Award.

The genome is a big step toward understanding genetic variation in horses.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -- A strangles outbreak forced the closure of Saratoga Raceway until April 11, according to a recent announcement from the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.

Equine surgical veterinary technicians, like Boy Scouts, learn to be prepared.

See surgical technicians preparing an equine patient, and find out how the skills that make small animal veterinary technicians great work just as well in equine practice.

PhD student earns one of two inaugural EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows with this line of research.

Solving the mathematical needs of a Grade IV laminitic foot.

Medical records are worth more than the paper they're printed on. When it's too hard to sell your equine practice outright, consider selling your best asset-your clients.

Veterinary officials confirmed a single case of the neuropathogenic strain of equine herpesvirus infection at a Riverside County ranch.

Ocala, Fla. -- Formal certification and new operating procedures for hyperbaric oxygen therapy could result from a Feb. 10 explosion at a Florida equine rehabilitation center that killed a 28-year-old woman and a 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding.

Equine survey is closed.

Management options include reestablishing bonds with the foals or using surrogate mares.

The debate on why costs are increasing goes on, but is there a solution?

The Bureau of Land Management has set our corrective actions following an internal review.

Equine herpesvirus has been confirmed in 17 horses at two locations in California.

Orange County, Calif. -- A new outbreak of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) has been confirmed by California authorities.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- A Colorado State University (CSU) study will look at how equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) may compromise the immune system immediately upon entering the ?gate? of a horse?s respiratory system.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- At least one client of Colorado State University's (CSU) Equine Reproduction Laboratory (ERL) is looking at legal options following the catastrophic fire that destroyed the facility and all of his genetic material stored there.

Raleigh, N.C. -- North Carolina confirmed the state?s first-ever case of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) Jan. 5.

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors amended its therapeutic drug rule to restrict use to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).