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Officials from the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Wilmington, Ohio, said Feb. 15 that six more horses had tested positive for equine influenza, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. The nine horses are currently in isolation at the WEC veterinary clinic in various stages of recovery. The facility ...

Many articles are about deworming horses and how worms are getting immune to the dewormers we’re giving them. But how about an old dewormer: diatomaceous earth? Worms will never get “used” to this dewormer because it slices the worms into small pieces. Every morning for about two months in spring and fall ...

People have been warning others not to look a gift horse in the mouth since the 1500s, and maybe even earlier. The adage was borne out of the fact that horses’ teeth change continuously over time and are often used to approximate their age. So, looking at a gift horse’s ...

An early morning fire ripped through Sunnybrook Stables on Victoria Day, killing 16 horses. The main barn — the north building, with a silo — was destroyed. There is extensive damage to a second barn. A resident in the area saw smoke in Sunnybrook park, located in the Leslie St.-Eglinton Ave. ...

Which drugs are safe for use in pregnant mares?  My pregnant mare is colicking … can I give her Banamine? She needs a laceration sutured … is it safe for her to get a sedative? What about her fall vaccines? Which common drugs and medications are safe for use in ...

A Cody area route will soon become the “Wild Horse Highway” after the proposal drew more ayes than “neighs” in the Wyoming Legislature. In passing Senate File 112 last week, state lawmakers agreed to name a roughly 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 14/16/20 — from Cody city limits to just ...

‘It’s wrecked my weekend, big time,’ says Nicky Henderson of the new rule requiring runners to have had a recent vaccination Wednesday’s best bets, by Chris Cook So, racing is back – hurray! – but flu-related turmoil persists behind the scenes as everyone tries to work out which horses can ...

The trainer isn’t expecting vaccinations to affect Cheltenham Festival runs, but this week’s prep races may be a different story After a weekend of flu-affected action, jump racing will return to something like a level playing field this week and Dan Skelton is one of many trainers hoping his horses ...

A young horse has died after being thrown out of a trailer on a road – one of four horses found dumped in Nottinghamshire in four days. A passer-by saw the driver “speed off” and called for help but the filly – named Brave Valentine by rescuers – died within ...

I’ve been worrying about my horse in this bitterly cold weather. He only gets hay to eat, and I’d like to do something for him that will help keep him warm. I’ve been thinking about giving him a warm mash, because I hear many people swear by bran mashes in ...