Vaccines

…and touch, followed by rigid paralysis that causes the horse to adopt a classic ?sawhorse? stance and protrusion of the third eyelid. West Nile virus (WNV): a flavivirus transmitted by…

Tetanus

…horse being reluctant to move. When the muscles are in spasm, the head and face contract, producing a classic facial expression with ears erect, nostrils flared and a sardonic grin…

Protect Your Horse After He Sells

…beginning of another, the classic example being the Thoroughbred racehorse that steps down from racing to become a hunter or a three-day event horse. The Thoroughbred industry is known for…

The Rodeo Road

…The Reno Air Races (Sept. 11-15) and Hot August Nights (Aug. 6-11) classic car shows are great fun and, of course, so is the skiing around Lake Tahoe come winter….

Postcard: 2004 National Horse Show

…Grand Hunter Championship with Truly, the leading hunter rider title for himself, and then the two rounder that is a sort of a hunter classic (don’t ask, the real designation…

Remembering Remarkable Rugged Lark

…the classical school of riding. After she had ridden for Steele for six years, she began competing in dressage at fourth level under Steele’s tutelage. By that time, Salvatori was…

Expect ACTH Hormone Rise In The Fall

…These horses often appear normal, but experience the first laminitis of their life during the fall ACTH rise. This may happen for several years before the horse develops the classical…

Understanding Half Halts

…with half halts?” Jessica Jahiel, Phd, is an international clinician and speaker whose system of teaching and training, “Holistic Horsemanship®”, is based on classical dressage training, emphasizing clear communication between…

Hair Mineral Analysis: Inside Information

…disease. Despite the profound and classical changes seen on hair mineral analysis, blood tests were normal. However, some aspects of this pattern of hair mineral changes are not exclusive to…

Acute Laminitis Is A Full-Blown Emergency

…salmonella or damage to the intestinal tract from a severe colic may also develop laminitis. Pasture-induced laminitis, which classically occurs in overweight ponies and horses, used to be blamed on…