Chad Mendell
Chad Mendell is the former Managing Editor for TheHorse.com .
Articles by Chad Mendell
NYRA Adopts Anti-Slaughter Policy
December 13, 2009
The New York Racing Association has a new anti-slaughter policy, which states that any horse owner or trainer stabled at a NYRA track found to have directly or indirectly sold a horse for slaughter will have his or her stalls permanently revoked. Read More
California Reports Fewer Racing Fatalities During 2008 Season
February 15, 2009
According to the California Horse Racing Board’s (CHRB) annual report, there were 10 fewer racing fatalities during the 2008 racing season than the previous year. Read More
Officials Remove Six Horses from a Chicago Carriage Company
February 07, 2009
Acting on a complaint, Chicago Animal Care and Control investigators removed six horses belonging to J.C. Cutters Horse Drawn Carriages, according to an article in the Chicago Read More
Horse Killed by Kindness in the United Kingdom
December 27, 2008
An 18-year-old Arabian stallion was thought to be killed by the kindness of strangers. According to the U.K. newspaper Daily Express, the stallion, which was purchased for £10,000 (or Read More
Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Cases Reported In Mississippi
October 26, 2008
This week the Mississippi State Department of Health reported three new cases of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne virus, bringing the state's total Read More
Rain Rot
May 01, 2008
If you live in an area with wet or very humid conditions, your horse might be at risk of contracting a bacterial skin disease commonly known as "rain rot." Rain rot or rain scald (also known as dermatophilosis) is caused by bacterial infection, Read More
Scratches
April 01, 2008
April showers might bring May flowers, but they can also lead to skin problems such as scratches. Also called pastern dermatitis, dew poisoning, greasy heel, or mud fever, scratches is not a condition itself; it's a description of a problem Read More
Vital Signs of Life
February 21, 2008
Temperature, pulse, and respiration (TPR) are the three important vital signs you must know how to check if you own or ride horses, especially during an emergency situation. In January, Doug Byars, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM (internal medicine), ACVECC Read More
Thwarting Thrush
February 01, 2008
Thrush is an infection of the horse's frog. Bacteria invade the frog tissue adjacent to the sulci (the grooves on either side of the frog) and produce an offensive odor and a black discharge. If the infection progresses long enough, sensitive tissue Read More
Complementary Medicine: Adding Weapons to the Veterinary Arsenal
November 28, 2007
As the human population turns more to nontraditional modalities such as acupuncture and chiropractic, it's only natural for the trend to carry over into equine medicine. Ed Boldt, DVM, owner of Performance Horse Complementary Medicine Services i Read More
Researching Complementary Therapies
November 17, 2007
Complementary medicine is based primarily on preventing the disease, disorder, or other ailment before it happens, with less emphasis treating it after. This is a bit of a contrast to what Westerners think of as traditional medicine. Read More
Healthy Horses: Endocrine System Function and Flaws
September 25, 2007
Horses suffer from few endocrine disorders compared to humans and companion animals; however, they're not totally off the hook, explained Emily Graves, VMD, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of Michigan State University, to horse owners in attendance at the Read More
Healing Hoof Abscesses
September 01, 2007
Hoof abscesses are a major cause of acute lameness, but early detection can mean a quick recovery
Oral Joint Supplements: Do They Work?
July 29, 2007
Low bioavailability of oral glucosamine, poor product quality, low recommended doses, and a lack of scientific evidence showing efficacy of popular oral joint supplements are major concerns. Read More
Influenza Canarypox Vaccine Reduces Clinical Signs and Shedding
July 20, 2007
Researchers found that clinical signs of influenza and virus shedding were significantly reduced in horses vaccinated with a recombinant canarypox-vectored influenza vaccine and experimentally exposed to influenza compared to unvaccinated horses Read More
Respiratory Viruses Detected at Shows, Sales
July 18, 2007
In a survey of horses arriving at several different show and sale facilities, researchers found that as many as 4% of the population were shedding equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) from nasal passages, and as many as 2% were shedding equine Read More
Are Mares a Source of <i>R. Equi</i> For Their Foals?
July 17, 2007
A study of one Lexington, Ky., Thoroughbred farm showed that on average, 30% of the farm's foals developed Rhodococcus equi pneumonia during the 2004 and 2005 foaling seasons. Researchers searching for a source of the disease questioned i Read More
Shock Wave Effects On Nerve, Vascular Tissue
July 11, 2007
Some human and other mammalian studies have shown that extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has adverse effects on vascular and nerve tissues, but this might not hold true for these structures in the horse. There have been some studies on Read More
In-House ELISA Test For <i>Borrelia burgdorferi </i>
July 10, 2007
Current tests for Borrelia burgdorferi, a tick-borne spirochete (a spiral-shaped bacterium) that causes Lyme disease in people, horses, dogs, cats, and cows, often take several days to complete and can sometimes lack definitive answers fo Read More
AAEP 2006: Western Performance Horse Forum
July 09, 2007
The Western performance horse industry is growing at an astonishing rate, and along with that growth, there are unique health issues that need to be addressed. For that reason, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held a forum Read More
Flu: Interspecies Transmission
July 08, 2007
In 2004 researchers identified a highly contagious canine influenza virus strain (H3N8) that was closely related to an equine flu strain. Essentially that meant the virus had jumped from horses to dogs, and the scientists said it was "a very rar Read More
Gallium to Control <i>R. equi</i> Foal Pneumonia
July 03, 2007
In order to survive, R. equi requires iron from the foal's body to replicate and survive. Researchers at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine recently examined the use of a semi-metal (gallium) that mimics iron as a Read More
Corneal Infection Treatment
July 01, 2007
Silver sulfadiazine (a topical drug frequently used to treat burns) could be an effective treatment against common corneal fungal infections, according to researchers at Purdue University.
Fungal keratitis is a serious, painful corneal Read More
Researchers Test WNV Vaccines
June 30, 2007
In a recent study, University of Florida researchers evaluated the effectiveness of three commercially available equine West Nile virus (WNV) vaccines. While all vaccinated horses, irrespective of the vaccine administered, did not develop viremi Read More
Septicemia: Early Detection Is Important
June 22, 2007
A recently published study could help veterinarians predict the causative agents of a deadly bloodstream infection (septicemia) common in newborn foals by characterizing clinical signs associated with different types of bacteria.
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