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Equine Health News

• British Showjumping Implements Microchip Rule
  The rule states, "Effective from April 1, 2012, all newly registered horses and ponies competing in national competitions must be microchipped." The change was announced in late January.... […]
• Survey: Majority Opposes Horse Processing
  The majority of American voters oppose the slaughter of horses for human consumption according to results of a survey released by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) earlier this week.... […]
• Steel Pier Horse Diving Plan Draws Criticism
  On Feb. 1, Steel Pier owners announced that the horse diving attraction would become one of the venue's entertainment attractions this summer. The horses that will be used in the act are currently in training.... […]
• New Bolton Center Announces New Lecture Schedule
  Upcoming topics include suspensory ligament disease, moon blindness, headshaking syndrome, metabolic disease, airway surgery, and ocular cancer.... […]
• Regional Limb Perfusion for Distal Limb Injuries (AAEP 2011)
  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.... […]
• Pfizer and Hippolia Foundation Form Partnership
  Pfizer Animal Health and The Hippolia Foundation have announced the formation of a strategic partnership to advance equine health through research and educational programs.... […]
• AAEP Foundation Seeking Case Submission for Laminitis Study
  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.... […]
• Northern Ireland Drafts Equine Welfare Codes
  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.... […]
• UK's Gluck Equine Research Center Celebrates 25 Years
  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.... […]
• Repairing Jaw Fractures in the Field (AAEP 2011)
  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.... […]