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…

A Colorado bill that would have established a registry for convicted animal abusers in that state has failed in committee.
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One of the key factors in treating endometritis with antibiotic medications is to ensure that a bacterial infection that will respond to antibiotics is actually present….

The funds will be used to produce and disseminate materials that educate horsemen and women, horse farm and ranch owners, and the general public of the need for low impact, sustainable methods and practices in the use and management of horse lands….

The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Operation Gelding program continues into the new year with three additional clinics completed in November and December 2011 and three more on the schedule for March 2012….

To ensure fairness and safeguard horse welfare, noseband tightness should be officially evaluated prior to equestrian competitions, according to the International Society for Equitation Science (ISES).
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The study will look at how EHV-1 compromises the immune system immediately upon entering the “gate” of a horse’s respiratory system–the airway and throat….

Most equine diets more than adequately satisfy the nutritional needs of the 500-kg horse in light work. Substances that might be lacking are salt (sodium chloride) and possibly selenium in certain geographic areas….

Rachel Alexandra is expected to return to Stonestreet Farm in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 30 or 31 after being treated at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital as a precautionary measure for pain management related to the Jan. 22 birth of a colt by Curlin….

Drought conditions have been bearing down on Texas for more than a year. Now with little relief in sight, some rescue operators wonder how the persistent lack of rain will affect their missions and the future of the horse industry in that state….