Marcella M. Reca Zipp, MS
Marcella Reca Zipp, M.S., is a former staff writer for The Horse. She is completing her doctorate in Environmental Education and researching adolescent relationships with horses and nature. She lives with her family, senior horse, and flock of chickens on an island in the Chain O'Lakes.
Articles by Marcella Reca
Tips for Stallion Handlers
January 01, 2005
"Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a challenging and time-consuming effort over many sessions and even a few weeks," said Sue McDonnell, PhD, a Certified Applied Read More
Fetotomy in the Mare
December 17, 2004
Even if a fetus is dead before foaling is finished, the time spent manipulating the fetus is still critical. If you are far from an equine hospital where a Cesarean section could be performed to extract the fetus, a fetotomy might be your best Read More
Advances in Artificial Insemination
December 15, 2004
Artificial insemination (AI) is becoming an increasingly popular method for breeding horses, and with that comes advances in the timing methods used to inseminate mares. "Breeders have embraced the use of transported cooled semen for all the Read More
Bill Rider Makes Wild Horses Eligible for Slaughter
December 13, 2004
Some feral horses and burros rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are now eligible to be sold at public auctions to the highest bidder.
The appropriations bill for 2005 (H.R. 4818) was made public law on Dec. 7. This bill ha Read More
Jumping Evaluation of Foals
December 06, 2004
Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands have documented a method to evaluate the jumping ability of horses as young as six months of age to see if their athleticism continues with them as they grow older.
While breeding Read More
Nutritional Link to Equine Behavior
December 01, 2004
Today's equine management practices can be a recipe for disaster. For a horse, stall life and two meals a day might be like living in a prison, and that lifestyle might contribute to delinquencies and health problems in horses.
"These Read More
Gold Medal Horse Tests Positive for Drugs
December 01, 2004
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece--including one gold medalist--have tested positive for banned substances. The four positive horses are Irish show jumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian Read More
Vitamin E for Better Health
November 22, 2004
Nonenzymatic antioxidants, such as vitamin E, are critically important to protect horses from tissue damage and disease, and they might enhance immunity during these processes. However, the form of vitamin E your horse obtains determines the Read More
Tips for Stallion Handlers, From Novice to Advanced
November 16, 2004
Even though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the beginning. "Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a Read More
Positive Drug Tests at 2004 Olympics
October 25, 2004
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, have tested positive for banned substances, including a gold medal winner. The four positive horses are showjumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian Read More
Gold Medal Horse Tests Positive for Drugs
October 11, 2004
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece--including one gold medalist--have tested positive for banned substances. The four positive horses are Irish show jumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian Read More
Equimax Receives FDA Approval for Pregnant and Nursing Mares
October 01, 2004
The broad-spectrum dewormer Equimax (also labeled for tapeworms) recently received FDA approval for safety in pregnant and nursing mares. A French study confirmed the safety of ivermectin/praziquantel--the active ingredients in Equimax--for this Read More
Trailer Accident Survivors Doing Well
September 24, 2004
The surviving horses from a trailer accident occurring in Indiana on Sept. 15 are all doing well according to Rusty Ford, equine programs manager for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). Ford said, "I have spoken with Mr. Jodi Ramey on Read More
Horses Killed in Trailer Accident
September 16, 2004
A livestock trailer traveling from Minnesota to Kentucky and carrying 52 horses overturned, tumbled down an embankment, and crashed into a utility pole, breaking it in half. A small fire ignited from downed wires, Read More
Potomac Horse Fever Outbreak in New York
August 25, 2004
Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. "There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out," according to Jenny Gold, DVM, an equine veterinarian in the large animal clinic at Cornell Read More
African Horse Sickness In Lesotho
August 01, 2004
African horse sickness (AHS) has claimed the life of another horse in Lesotho, in southern Africa, raising the death toll to two and the confirmed 2004 case count to 23 as of late April. According to Dr. Malefane Moleko, Chief Veterinary Officer Read More
New Method for Lyme Disease Diagnostics
July 16, 2004
Horse owners will now be able to know the results of a Lyme disease test within minutes instead of having to wait for as long as a week. A new test, the Snap 3Dx assay, to confirm Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative bacterial agent for Read More
