In the first peer-reviewed, published study to evaluate the effects of the nutritional supplement methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in horses, Spanish researchers found that MSM exerted a protective effect against the detrimental physiologic changes that occur…
Authorities have questioned a group of Marines after a horse was shot in his paddock in early November near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Onslow County, N.C. The horse died of his wound on Nov. 21. Owner Elizabeth Kachmor said she is “furious”…
Elanco Animal Health (a division of Eli Lilly and Company), in collaboration with Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, and Louisiana State University, is seeking horses with equine Cushing’s disease, also known as pituitary pars intermedia…
Equine Guelph is offering a new online course in equine genetics. The 12-week course will provide the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of the important role that genetics plays in the equine industry. Instructor…
Whether weight gain or loss, speed or shine, nearly everything we offer our equine animals is given in order to bring about an effect we desire. At the Purina Equine Veterinary Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Oct 17-19, Stacey Appleton and Mike Jerina…