The Horse Staff
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care is a monthly equine publication providing the latest news and information on the health, care, welfare, and management of all equids.
Articles by The Horse Staff
Wild Horses Shot To Death
December 31, 1998
On Sunday and Monday, December 27 and 28, twenty-five horses were found shot to death in or near Devil's Flat valley, Nevada. An additional six horses were found via a helicopter search on Tuesday, December 29. A total of Read More
VS Update -- 12/24//98
December 31, 1998
Colorado reported no new VS investigations during the week ending December 24, 1998. Two formerly VS positive premises were released from quarantine, one each in Larimer and Weld counties. Five positive VS premises remain Read More
Smoke But No Fire In Tricky Cigar Saga
December 31, 1998
Plans for a permanent home for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar are no closer to completion than in November when The Blood-Horse reported the decision was in the hands of management of Assicurazioni Generali, the Read More
Screwworm Case Confirmed In Texas
December 31, 1998
The flesh-eating screwworm, a pest which had been officially eradicated from the United States and Mexico, has surfaced in West Texas. Still uncertain when or where this pest entered the country, state and federal livestock Read More
MSU Board Hires Architect For Equine Performance Center
December 23, 1998
The first step towards construction of a Michigan State University facility devoted to the care of the nation's performance horse population was taken Friday, Dec. 11, when the university's Board of Trustees hired an Read More
Veterinarians Make Concerns Known To NTRA
December 11, 1998
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has been told of concerns by the veterinary community in regard to its Task Force on Drug Testing and Racing Integrity, and the fact that a veterinarian is not on the task force. Read More
Tendon Drug Bapten Removed From Market
December 11, 1998
Bapten, a medication that has shown promise in the treatment of bowed tendons, has been taken off the market because of reports of a troubling side effect. A prepared statement from Boehringer Ingelheim, the pharmaceutical Read More
Two Horses Die Of Stab Wounds
December 11, 1998
Two horses died and seven others were injured from stab wounds in the morning hours of Dec. 5, 1998, according to police in the rural western Arkansas town of Barling. Sergeant Powell of the Barling Police Department said thi Read More
VS Update 11/21/98
November 30, 1998
The news on the VS outbreak is good according to the USDA. As of November 21, 1997, Utah had four counties with positive cases of VS, Colorado had seven counties, Arizona had one county, and New Mexico had four Read More
Decision Nears On New Home For Cigar
November 25, 1998
With fertility treatments apparently complete, a decision on a permanent home for Cigar is awaiting final approval from a superior at Assicurazioni Generali, the insurance company that now owns the two-time Horse of the Year. Read More
VS Update -- 11/13/98
November 20, 1998
Colorado reported one new VS investigation during the week ending November 13, 1998, which was positive. The positive premises was located in Larimer County. No additional positive premises were found. Ten premises formerly Read More
Frozen Pipes...Are You Prepared For Winter?
November 13, 1998
On February 5, 1996, Freddie and Erica Chalmers of South Carolina went off to work as they would any other day. However, this would be no ordinary day for the Chalmerses. When they returned home that evening, their home had Read More
Secretariat Wins His Place On Postage Stamp
November 13, 1998
Secretariat won his latest race by a margin the big chestnut was unfamiliar with at the racetrack—a nose.
The 1973 Triple Crown winner will be remembered as one of 15 subjects for a Read More
California Voters Outlaw Horse Slaughter For Food
November 06, 1998
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to possess, to to import into or export from the state, or to sell, buy, give away, hold, or accept any horse with the intent of killing, or having Read More
VS Update As Of 10/30/98
November 06, 1998
Colorado reported two new investigations during the week ending October 30, 1998, both of which are pending. Six formerly VS infected premises were removed from quarantine, four of these were located in Weld County and one Read More
New Agreement Provides More Protection For Wild Horses
November 06, 1998
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have entered into an agreement to help ensure that wild horses under federal care are not slaughtered. "This agreement closes an avenue Read More
VS Update As Of 10/16/98
October 30, 1998
Colorado reported eight new investigations during the week ending October 16, 1998, of which three were VSV positive premises. Two of these premises were located in Larimer County and one in Weld County. Five formerly VSV Read More
A New Theory About Equine Foot Physiology
October 30, 1998
A Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine researcher has pieced together a new picture of equine foot physiology that suggests vascular systems in horse hooves function in much the same way that air- or Read More
Clues To Horse Extinction Point To Gritty Grass, Climate Change
October 23, 1998
Johns Hopkins paleobiologist Steven Stanley has sleuthed out clues to the evolution of horses, coming up with a new solution for an enduring mystery: What caused the extinction of many equine species and other mammals 6 Read More
EIA Reservoir Implications
October 23, 1998
Charles Issel, DVM, PhD, spoke about the implications of reservoirs of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) at a seminar hosted by the University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Ky. Issel began by stating Read More
EIA Positive Horses Found In Germany
October 23, 1998
Nine horses tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) antibodies in the Augsburg area of Bavaria, Germany, with one of the horses showing clinical signs of the disease, according to Dr. Hofherr of Germany's Ministry Read More
Louisiana Veterinarians Put On Alert For EEE
October 23, 1998
Veterinarians in southwest Louisiana have been advised to stay on the lookout for Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in horses (EEE). The Louisiana State Health Department has put veterinarians in this part of state on alert Read More
Veterinarian's Input On Olympics Horse Events Has Had Global Impact
October 16, 1998
The 1996 Summer Olympics may be over, but a success story involving veterinary medicine and horses that went virtually unnoticed then has had a lasting impact.
Despite the heat and humidity Read More
Out On A Limb: Young Burro Receives Artificial Leg At Colorado State
October 16, 1998
A five-month-old burro named Primrose got a leg up on life in the form of a prosthetic hind limb at Colorado State University recently, and her owner, a professional storyteller, put a happy ending on a sad tale. Read More
VS Update As Of 10/09/98
October 16, 1998
Colorado reported nine new investigations during the week ending October 9, 1998, of which five were VSV positive premises. In addition, four previous investigations were reported VSV positive premises. These nine premises Read More
