RLP is popular because it can provide higher concentrations of antibiotics to the site of injury, including joints, with lower doses of antibiotics than need to be administered via the jugular vein or intramuscularly, one researcher said….

A key change in the 2011 Act is that action can now be taken by authorities to prevent a horse from suffering. Under the current legislation from the previous act, action can only be taken “after suffering has occurred,” the spokesman told The Horse….

The Gluck Center is the only scientific institute in the United States where virtually all faculty conduct full-time research in equine health and diseases….

Pfizer Animal Health and The Hippolia Foundation have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to advance equine health through research and educational programs.
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The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation is calling on veterinarians to volunteer information about naturally occurring cases of laminitis for the first study of The Laminitis Research Project….

Nobody wants to find their horse with a bloody mouth, displaced teeth, and broken, displaced jaw bones. But despite their ghastly appearance most jaw fractures can be repaired relatively easily in a field setting….

Anecdotally, veterinarians are saying they’ve seen as many cases in 2011 as they would see in five years or more, one state assistant veterinarian said….

Anecdotally, veterinarians are saying they’ve seen as many cases in 2011 as they would see in five years or more, one state assistant veterinarian said….

A two-week Equine Biosecurity e-Session will be available April 16 – 29 for $75 (plus HST) per person….

Para-Dressage riders from 23 nations have qualified to take part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process, which began in October 2010, finished yesterday, Jan. 31. As the top three ranked teams at the Alltech F…