11/6/2009 - Guttural Pouch Anatomy, Problems Reviewed for World Equine Vets
Guttural pouches are more than just ill-defined air-filled vats located somewhere in the horse's head, said Julie Fjeldborg, DVM, PhD, an associate professor in the department of large animal sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark,...

11/8/2009 - Giguère Receives Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award
Steeve Giguère, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine professor and the Marguerite Thomas Hodgson Chair in Equine Studies, recently received the Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research...

11/8/2009 - Colorado State Vet Teaching Hospital Unveils New PET/CT Scanner
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 2 marked the unveiling of a new PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scanner at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital that is the first of its kind in any hospital in the...

11/8/2009 - Lillie Langtry Suffers Knee Fracture
Thoroughbred Lillie Langtry, the beaten favorite in the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, suffered a slab fracture in a knee during the race. John Magnier of Coolmore, co-owner of the filly, was quoted in The Racing Post as saying,...

11/6/2009 - Champion Mare Zenyatta Stays Undefeated to Win Breeders' Cup Classic
Perhaps the Horse of the Year title is not a foregone conclusion. Zenyatta gave the crowd what they waited for--and the patrons responded by cheering, clapping, and waving--as she ran her unbeaten streak to 14 with a magnificent performance in the...

11/6/2009 - Late Term Abortion in Mares Reviewed for World Equine Veterinarians
Failure to conceive and early embryonic death both negatively impact the equine breeding industry; however, late-term abortions also occur and should not be ignored, said Michelle M. LeBlanc, DMV, Dipl. ACT, from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital...

11/7/2009 - Free Equine Law Seminar for Horse Professionals
On Dec. 14 EquestrianProfessional.com will continue its horse business seminar series with "What Every Equine Business Person Needs to Know About the Law." The guest speaker will be renowned equine law expert and author Julie I. Fershtman,...

11/7/2009 - Manna Pro Announces New Partnership with NARHA to Support Equine-Assisted Therapies
This holiday season horse owners can help equestrians and horse lovers with disabilities each time they purchase bags of Manna Pro horse treats at retailers across the U.S and Canada. In this new partnership, a portion of the proceeds from Manna Pro...

11/7/2009 - John Harris Named RCTA Community Award Honoree
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RCTA) has announced John Harris, a leader in California agribusiness and racing, as the RCTA Community Award honoree. Harris currently serves as chairman of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). Harris was...

11/7/2009 - Thoroughbred Stallion Gulch Pensioned; A.P. Indy's Fee Cut
Gulch, the 1988 champion sprinter the year he won the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), has been pensioned from stallion duty because of declining fertility at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky. In other news, Lane End's...

11/6/2009 - Working Animal Welfare: Seeking Sustainable Solutions
In developing countries, working horses, donkeys, and mules are most often used for heavy labor, whether it be hauling heavy loads of cargo or carrying tourists up and down a mountain. The animals might be suffering from malnourishment, dehydration,...

11/6/2009 - Horse Genome Sequence Published
Professors Jim Mickelson, PhD, and Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine are among the authors of "Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Population Genetics of the Domestic Horse,"...

11/6/2009 - Researchers Track EHV-5 Incidence, Effects in Europe
Equine herpesvirus-5, which had previously been reported in horses in the United States, is also present in the European horse population, researchers recently reported. They found the virus in horses without any signs of disease (known as subclinical...

11/5/2009 - Family that Returned Stolen Horse Gets Replacement
A 7-year-old girl who had to give up her horse when he was identified as stolen has found a new partner in a 16-year-old gelding rescued from slaughter. Indio has joined his new family. Mackenzie Gully's new horse, named Indio,...

11/6/2009 - Horse Art Auction Benefits Retired Racehorses
It's time to find that unique holiday gift and make a tax deductible donation at the same time. ReRun, a 501 (c)(3) Thoroughbred racehorse adoption program, will hold its annual holiday eBay auction of Moneigh paintings Nov. 29 through Dec....

11/6/2009 - Merck, Schering-Plough Complete Merge
Merck & Co. Inc. has outlined its global plans following the completion of Merck's merger with Schering-Plough Corporation. "With our merger now complete, we are ready to deliver on the promise of a new Merck built on a foundation...

11/5/2009 - Researchers: Soaking Hay Key to Stable Dust Reduction
Horse owners' selection and preparation of their animals' feed has a greater influence on concentrations of dust and endotoxin in the stable than the type of bedding used, researchers recently reported. "Dust and its constituents...

11/5/2009 - U.K. Couple Sentenced in Pony Obesity Cruelty Case
A couple in the United Kingdom have become the first horse owners convicted of obesity-related animal cruelty under that country's Animal Welfare Act, said a report from Horse and Hound. The Act stipulates that owners must provide a suitable...