The Essential Foaling Kit and Care of the Neonatal Foal
December 21, 2025 Comments Off on The Essential Foaling Kit and Care of the Neonatal Foal
By Dana N. Zimmel, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP, courtesy of AAEP Routine and Emergency Care of the Neonatal Foal The best chance to improve the survival rate of a newborn foal is adequate disease prevention and planning. Daily observation of the mare in the last trimester, vaccination, nutrition and blood screening should compose the basis of a […]
Continue reading …Trim the Tree Trail Grid from Judge Jennifer Sawyer
December 20, 2025 Comments Off on Trim the Tree Trail Grid from Judge Jennifer Sawyer
Multi Carded Judge and trainer Jennifer Sawyer of Silver Springs, Florida, brings us a unique tree trail grid, just in time for Christmas vacation riding time! Ahem – Tim Kimura, can you meet this challenge and raise us another suitable obstacle for the course? From Jennifer: For my fans of grids…it’s Christmas…so let’s “Trim […]
Continue reading …UK team builds a ‘genetic toolbox’ to stay ahead of equine rotavirus A, a common threat to foals
December 19, 2025 Comments Off on UK team builds a ‘genetic toolbox’ to stay ahead of equine rotavirus A, a common threat to foals
A Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment virologist is working on a new genetic toolkit to decrease the number of equine rotavirus infections. By Jordan Strickler Lexington, Ky.— Every foaling season, a familiar concern can surface on breeding farms: A young foal that was alert at breakfast is suddenly lethargic, refusing to nurse and passing […]
Continue reading …Winter Tips For Your Horse — Straight from the DVM
December 17, 2025 Comments Off on Winter Tips For Your Horse — Straight from the DVM
By Brian S. Burks, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP, Board Certified in Equine Practice Fox Run Equine Center There are several factors to consider for winterizing your horses. Food, blanketing, shelter, turn out, and exercise should be evaluated to ensure that your horse can thrive during the winter, as well as the warmer months. Food is the […]
Continue reading …Injured Roping Horse Returns to Competition After Extensive Hospitalization and Rehabilitation
December 12, 2025 Comments Off on Injured Roping Horse Returns to Competition After Extensive Hospitalization and Rehabilitation
“Case of the Month” – December 2025 By Rob Warren, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Two years ago, Brandon and Lisa Bacon were looking to purchase a horse for their 12-year-old son Jackson. Through their contacts as the owners of a horse supply company in Northern California, they discovered Ricky, a then 13-year-old American Quarter […]
Continue reading …Compounding Pharmacies and Your Horse
December 8, 2025 Comments Off on Compounding Pharmacies and Your Horse
By Brian S. Burks, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP, Board-Certified in Equine Practice Fox Run Equine Center So your horse has come up lame, and it is determined that he needs and intra-articular medication which is not currently available in the veterinary market- but it is available as a human drug. The human drug is not used due […]
Continue reading …ELEVATE YOUR EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IN 2026: Tickets for Equine Affaire in Ohio go on sale Wed, Dec. 3!
December 4, 2025 Comments Off on ELEVATE YOUR EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE IN 2026: Tickets for Equine Affaire in Ohio go on sale Wed, Dec. 3!
COLUMBUS, OH, December 1, 2025 – Are you shopping for the perfect Christmas present for the horse lover in your life? We have just the ticket for you! Tickets to the 2026 Equine Affaire (and Fantasia!) in Ohio go on sale this Wednesday, December 3, at 9 am Eastern Time. We can’t think of a better gift to […]
Continue reading …New Bio Security Resources for Farms from MSU Extension
December 1, 2025 Comments Off on New Bio Security Resources for Farms from MSU Extension
New resources at your fingertips MSU Extension now has a dedicated Protecting Animal Health through Biosecurity website with practical tools to help you put biosecurity into action on the farm. On the site, you’ll find a library of educational videos, documents and articles covering key topics such as animal health, disease management and preparing for farm visits, […]
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The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released updated deworming guidelines last year that upends the popular practice of deworming whole herds of horses on a fixed interval each year, and also responds to the growing concern of widespread anthelmintic resistance.
Continue reading …Palm Partners Club Returns in 2026 with New Features
November 28, 2025 Comments Off on Palm Partners Club Returns in 2026 with New Features
Twenty years ago Lynn Palm launched her online club for Palm Partners. Perhaps slightly ahead of its time for virtual learning in the early 2000s, it seems appropriate to celebrate its birthday showcasing the perks of today’s technological world. To honor the reboot, members who join by December 31, 2025, will add an extra month […]
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