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Three horses at a racetrack in Johnson County, Wyoming, have tested positive for strangles. The racing season has ended at ...
On June 20, a 6-year-old Thoroughbred mare in Washtenaw County, Michigan, tested positive for strangles. The mare developed ...
Two horses in Quebec recently tested positive for equine herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4). In Lanaudière, a 26-year-old Quarter Horse ...
On June 17, a 3-year-old Thoroughbred gelding at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto was referred to an equine hospital after ...
The goal is the development of a new class of injectable compounds to improve equine joint strength and slow worsening osteoarthritis.
“ FROM: NPEA Stablemaster SENT: June 24th, 2024 | 5:53am PDT STATUS: The Pony reached Ibapah, UT, and turned the mochila [leather mail pouch] over to the Nevada Riders at 6:40am MDT. The Pony is ...
On June 14, an 8-year-old Appaloosa gelding in Iosco County, Michigan, tested positive for strangles. The horse initially ...
Vaccination easily ranks as one one of the single most important things you do to protect your horse’s health. In fact, vaccines have been so successful that it’s rare to even hear of horses ...
Time was, a diagnosis of ringbone in a horse would have been very bad news—at best, he might be retired to spend his days on pasture. At worst, well, there’s only one humane thing to do when a horse ...
Listen here: If you spend much time around horses, sooner or later you’ll encounter dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). After all, this pungent, syrupy liquid is used to treat a variety of equine health ...
Although a “wait and see” approach may be appropriate for some conditions that affect horses, heaves isn’t one of them. Of course, a horse in the midst of a flare-up needs immediate help but even one ...
Drawing blood for laboratory testing has been a routine part of equine veterinary care for decades. Along with a physical examination and review of a horse’s history, bloodwork can offer valuable ...