Equine

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

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

Formal certification and new operating procedures may be on the way after lethal explosion.

Answers to common questions about HBOT.

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.

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.

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.

Washington - When it comes to reopening horse slaughter operations in the United States, government officials say they doubt horse slaughter for meat will resume any time soon.

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.

New York City - A veterinarian suspended by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) after clarifying her own comments about the death of a carriage horse still has not been in contact with her employer.

A new gene microarray containing hundreds of pieces of DNA strands could be the key to understanding the brain responses of horses infected with West Nile virus.

Cornell's veterinary college reports the cause of death was inconclusive for a New York City carriage horse whose collapse stirred debate about the welfare of these horses in New York City.

White paper's authors question equine veterinarians' current mediciation and treatment practices.

Educate your clients on how to snap good images of what's ailing their horses to send to you.

The door may have re-opened to horse slaughter, following a five-year federal ban.

San Antonio, Texas -- Attendance jumped nearly 14 percent over last year at the 57th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in San Antonio Nov. 18-22.

Lexington, Ky. -- A $1 million campaign to fund veterinary laminitis research in horses was recently unveiled by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).

Fort Collins, Colo. -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could not pinpoint the cause of a July fire that ripped through Colorado State University's (CSU) Equine Reproduction Laboratory office building, according to a recent report.

Rockville, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved the veterinary drug Prascend (pergolide mesylate for the control of clinical signs associated with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID or Equine Cushing's disease) in horses.

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