The American Horse Council (AHC) will welcome Kent Fowler, DVM, veterinarian and chief of the Animal Health Branch at the California Department of Food and Agriculture to its list of top industry speakers at this year’s National Issues Fall Forum to…
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When the Keeneland September yearling auction ended Sept. 25 in Lexington after 15 grueling sessions, consignor Tommy Eastham of Legacy Bloodstock was eager for more.
“I’m not ready to go home,” he said. “As long as the horses are selling good, I’m…
One year after a trailer hauling 42 horses to slaughter overturned on Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Mo., many of the horses have recovered and are available for adoption through the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch.
Sixteen…
Since West Nile virus emerged in the United States in 1999, more than 24,671 horses have been infected. Fall is when horse owners and veterinarians most often see this deadly virus emerge.
In order to help horse owners better understand this disease,…
At a workshop in 2000, an international group of veterinary investigators eliminated the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to technically describe the equine respiratory ailment commonly known as “heaves.” They elected to instead…
