Commentary: Equine Medicine Has Come a Long Way - January 07, 2009
While I was in veterinary school 20-some years ago, the first ultrasound machine was being "explored" by board-certified veterinary radiologists at university veterinary schools. Pain medication for horses was mostly limited to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory... Full Story

Vets Investigate Injuries at Kentucky Track - January 07, 2009
Veterinarians with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) and management at Turfway Park are looking into reasons why the number of catastrophic injuries over the Polytrack surface spiked during the recently concluded holiday meet at the northern... Full Story

Prevent CEM, Other Infectious Diseases Through Strict Hygiene - January 07, 2009
Strict hygiene guidelines should be followed whenever handling breeding mares or stallions to prevent reproductive infectious diseases, including contagious equine metritis (CEM). CEM is spread between horses primarily by breeding, either by natural... Full Story

Hagyard Vet Firm Contributes to Equine Research - January 07, 2009
The Lexington, Ky., veterinary firm Hagyard Equine Medical Institute has made a $10,000 donation to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to further research on racehorse lameness issues. "We realize many people associate Hagyard with broodmare,... Full Story

Australian Brumby Research Could Apply to Laminitis - January 06, 2009
The Australian Brumby Research Unit at the University of Queensland's School of Veterinary Sciences is conducting an array of research projects involving horses in a free-roaming environment. Australia has more than 500,000 feral horses, most of which... Full Story

Volunteers Assist in Washington Horse Rescue - January 06, 2009
Volunteers fought frigid temperatures and high snow drifts last week to remove 33 malnourished horses from their snow covered pasture just outside Wellpinit, Wash. A Bureau of Indian Affairs agent discovered the herd, which included several mares and... Full Story

New CEO Selected for WEG 2010 - January 06, 2009
The World Games 2010 Foundation has selected Jamie Link as the new Chief Executive Officer of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Link has been serving as Deputy Secretary of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet since December... Full Story

Kentucky Gathering Information on Abandoned Horses - January 06, 2009
In order to measure the scope of horse abandonment in the state, the Kentucky Horse Council is seeking firsthand reports from people who have encountered abandoned horses. These animals include horses running at large, horses left at sales barns, horses... Full Story

Cambridge Announces New Equine Professorship - January 06, 2009
The University of Cambridge has selected James Wood, BVetMed, BSc, MSc, DLSHTM, Dipl. ECVPH, MRCVS, as the first Alborada Professor of Equine and Farm Animal Science. This unique professorship is in h