11/24/2009 - Free Horses: All-Breed Adoption Service Launched on TheHorse.com
In honor of this Thanksgiving season, TheHorse.com is proud to announce it has opened a no-cost listing service for any breed of horse that is free to a good home. Horses of any age, breed, or sex are eligible to be placed on the new database...

11/24/2009 - Equine Piroplasmosis Tests Examined in New Study
Equine piroplasmosis can be difficult to diagnose due to the variable and non-specific clinical signs exhibited by infected horses. Further complicating testing, false positive and false negative results can occur on common tests. Piroplasmosis,...

11/24/2009 - Horses Abandoned in Washington Forest, Reward Offered
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or people responsible for abandoning five horses on a logging road in rural Pierce County...

11/24/2009 - TheHorse.com en Espanol: Alimentando al Potro en Crecimiento
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on TheHorse.com for more Spanish-language resources coming soon. Read this article in...

11/23/2009 - FEI Takes Steps on Equine Welfare, Doping Issues
In the wake of the hyperflexion controversy sparked by viral video of an international dressage competitor's horse, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) announced November 17 that it has stepped up its efforts to ensure the...

11/23/2009 - Botulism Reviewed for World Equine Vets
An overview of botulism was given at the 2009 WEVA Congress by Nathan M. Slovis DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, CHT (certified in hyperbaric oxygen therapy), director of the McGee Critical Care and Medical Center at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington,...

11/23/2009 - New West Nile Virus Vaccines for Horses Approved
New equine West Nile virus vaccines have been approved by the USDA. The vaccine line, called Vetera, is manufactured by Boehringer-Ingelheim, a privately held pharmaceutical company. The Vetera line of West Nile virus vaccines "is the first...

11/23/2009 - U.S. Dressage Federation Releases Animal Welfare Statement
In response to a recent incident at an international competition, the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) Executive Board has issued the following official statement: "The USDF does not approve of training techniques such as hyperflexion especially...

11/23/2009 - Piroplasmosis: Canada Amends Texas Import Requirements
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has modified the import requirements to horses to enter Canada from the state of Texas, Equine Canada recently reported. When the most recent outbreak of equine piroplasmosis occurred, the CFIA had asked...

11/23/2009 - Keeneland Thoroughbred Sale Ends on Encouraging Note
A globally diverse group of buyers, robust trade, and the highly prized pedigrees available through the Overbrook Farm dispersal combined to produce promising results at Keeneland's November breeding stock sale, which concluded Nov. 22. Total...

11/22/2009 - Chicago Mounted Police Face Budget Cuts
Four horses that are part of Waukegan's mounted police patrol need new homes after budget troubles forced the Chicago suburb to cancel its equestrian unit. "We will be relinquishing the patrol," Waukegan police chief Artis Yancey...