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
Ontario Racing Commission Promises Probe Regarding Ill Horses
October 09, 1998
Several horses from trainer Mark Casse's barn at Woodbine racetrack were found ailing Oct. 2, which led to some speculation that the animals had been tranquilized. The Ontario Racing Commission has promised an investigation into an incident in Read More
New Surface At Sportsman's Park To Be Tested
October 09, 1998
Even while bulldozers and construction crews work to make Sportsman's Park accommodate auto racing, a small corner of the Stickney, Ill., facility will remain the preserve of the Thoroughbred horse.
On Sept. 30, Sportsman's Park Read More
VS Update 10/05/98
October 09, 1998
As of October 5, 1998, Arizona has been removed from Kentucky's list of embargoed states. Arizona was removed based on information received from the Arizona State Veterinarian's Office and the USDA indicating that Arizona is Read More
New Jersey EEE Update
October 09, 1998
Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes and causes “sleeping sickness” in horses. It has been confirmed in nine N.J. horses on eight premises as of Oct. 1, according to New Jersey's Read More
VS Update 10/06/98
October 09, 1998
Arizona reported no new VS investigations during the week ending October 2, 1998, and one pending case was negative. Arizona has no premises under quarantine for VS.
Colorado reported 11 ne Read More
Stricter EIA Requirements Possible For North Carolina
September 25, 1998
According to M. A. Mixson, DVM, of North Carolina's State Veterinarian's office, stricter requirements concerning the testing for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is pending approval by the state's General Assembly. The North Read More
VEE Reported In South, Central America
September 18, 1998
The American Horse Council (AHC) has recently learned that an outbreak of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) has been occurring in Columbia over the summer. It was reported that as of July 21, 1998, some 480 horses had Read More
VS Update 9/08/98
September 11, 1998
Arizona reported no changes in its status during the week ending September 4, 1998. Two VSV positive premises remain under quarantine.
Colorado reported eighteen new VSV investigations Read More
Animal Protection A Major Theme On State Ballots
September 04, 1998
With election day less than two months away, voters will soon decide a variety of statewide ballot measures affecting animals, including commercial trapping, cockfighting, mourning dove hunting, and Read More
Potomac Breakthrough: <i> A Fluke Larva</i>
September 04, 1998
Potomac horse fever was an equine disease shrouded in mystery. Scientists knew what caused the illness--the bacterium Ehrlichia risticii--but its source in nature could not be found. No one knew how horses became Read More
Split-Sample Requests Have Impact On Labs
September 04, 1998
An increase in requests for testing of split samples taken from horses competing in North America--attributable in part to the legalization of clenbuterol--is adding to the workload at drug-testing labs around the country. Read More
New York State Raises Fines For Cruel Horse Transport
August 28, 1998
New York Governor Pataki has signed into law Senate Bill 6332 introduced in March 1998 by Senator Kuhl, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bill raises the fines for violating New York State's Agriculture Read More
Injuries Put Del Mar Surface Under Microscope
August 21, 1998
The unusual concentration of catastrophic and career-ending injuries during the opening weeks of the current Del Mar meet hit home in dramatic fashion Aug. 13 when Prosperous Bid, a 3-year-old son of Mr. Prospector owned by Read More
Reclassification Of The Horse Is Addressed
August 21, 1998
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, in a "white paper" issued to its state association members and the media, is urging any states that may consider changes in the legal definition of the horse to look at the Read More
Ohio State Drops Split-Sample Testing
August 14, 1998
The equine drug-testing program at Ohio State University is no longer providing split-sample testing as a result of an institutional policy.
Dr. Rick Sams, director of the analytical Read More
Animal Welfare Council Working For The Equestrian Industry
August 07, 1998
Imagine opening your newspaper one morning and seeing the headline: "Animal Ownership Banned." The article goes on to say, "The riding of horses has been voted to be an act of animal cruelty. It is henceforth illegal to own, ride, exhibit or Read More
VS Update 7/28/98
July 31, 1998
Colorado became a case positive state on July 23, 1998, with the isolation of VSV, Indiana strain, from a horse on a premises located in Boulder County. Nine additional investigations were reported, six of which were positive for VSV. There were Read More
New Book On Equine Nutrition Now Available
July 24, 1998
The Blood-Horse, Inc., has published a new title in its Horse Health Care Library series, entitled, Understanding Equine Nutrition: Your Guide to Horse Health Care and Management. Written by Karen Briggs, the illustrated, Read More
Wild Horses EIA Update
July 10, 1998
The week of July 1 saw the completion of the third phase of the gather of BLM horses in the Agency Draw area where all 50 animals tested negative for EIA. Previously, in the East Bonanza Horse Management Area only one horse o Read More
Vet Sues NYRA To Resume His Practice
July 02, 1998
Veterinarian Dr. Michael Galvin didn't go away quietly after being banned for the remainder of the year by the New York Racing Association. Galvin promptly filed a $20-million lawsuit against the NYRA and went to federal cour Read More
BLM Proposes New Policy for the Transportation of Wild Horses
July 02, 1998
In an effort to improve health and safety conditions for wild horses, Bureau of Land Management Director Pat Shea recently announced new requirements for large trailers that transport the animals from holding facilities to Read More
Washington Owner Sentenced In Alleged Attempt To Have Horse Killed
June 26, 1998
A 70-year-old Washington state horse owner who raced in California has been sentenced to six months of home detention, five years' probation, and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to an attempt to hire a person to kill a Read More
Trial Evidence Can Include How Alydar Injured
June 26, 1998
The judge who was scheduled to preside in the federal perjury trial of a former Calumet Farm employee ruled on June 19 that evidence about how the stallion Alydar became injured more than seven years ago could be heard. Read More
Tendon Repair Drug Approved
June 26, 1998
The FDA has approved the first and only medication designed to improve the quality of repair to injured or "bowed" tendons. Bapten (beta-aminopropionitrile fumarate), manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, is labeled for use in treating Read More
California Barn Searches Continue
June 18, 1998
A fourth barn search in less than a week has fueled speculation that California's newly implemented methodology of post-race testing for the bronchodilator clenbuterol is turning up minuscule positives that could result in Read More
