Adopted OTTBs Try Cattle Sorting
Reading Time: 5 minutes Story submitted by Chelsey Burris Off-track Thoroughbreds are versatile. While they are becoming highly sought-after partners in many English disciplines, they are also becoming increasingly popular in Western sports. On May 8, three Friends of Ferdinand Inc. (FFI) graduates and one adoptable horse—Bisque, Is He Proud, Vindication Ally and Soy Sauce—attended an intro to cattle […]
American Horse Council’s 2021 Annual Conference Declared a Huge Success!
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22 2021 American Horse Council Contact AHC President: jbroadway@horsecouncil.org By: Julie Broadway It’s a wrap! The AHC 2021 Virtual conference held June 14-18 was an overwhelming success. In addition to normal business matters and federal legislative and regulatory issues, this year the conference also featured a state legislative day and included […]
QUICK TIP: The Risk of Rabies Is Real for Horses
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Adrienne McAleer Zoetis adrienne.mcaleer@zoetis.com 973-822-7145 Theresa Fitzgerald Bader Rutter tfitzgerald@bader-rutter.com262-938-5513 Minimize the threat of all equine core diseases with annual vaccination By Kevin Hankins, Senior Veterinarian, Equine Technical Services, Zoetis All horses are exposed to the five potentially fatal core diseases — West Nile virus, Eastern and Western […]
Is My Horse at Risk?
Reading Time: 4 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haygain News Media Contact: Kim F Miller kimfmiller1@mac.com What do we know about the potential COVID-19 threat to and from horses, cats and dogs? Dr. David Marlin March 18, 2020. At the time of writing there have been 1,029 scientific papers published on COVID-19 – two papers in 2019 and 1,027 in […]
New Wound Care Product Combines Manuka Honey and MicroSilver
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Colleen Scott Signal Theory (formerly Sullivan Higdon & Sink) (816) 769-5210 Absorbine® Brings Silver Honey Rapid Wound Repair to Market EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (November 5, 2019) – Horse owners know, it’s not if their horses get hurt, it’s when. For such large, strong animals, horses are notorious for injuring themselves, […]
Laminitis: A Year-Round Concern
Reading Time: 5 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haygain News Content Developer: Kim F Miller 949 293 1555/kimfmiller1@mac.com by Becky James, BSc, MSc Despite a long-standing belief that laminitis is a spring-time disease, a recent study identified that there is no ‘safe’ season: laminitis remains a threat regardless of the time of year. The same study (1) also revealed that […]
Purina® Omolene® Horse Feed Now Provides Gastric Support
Reading Time: 2 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE tmarx@filamentag.com, 608-720-1782 Image(s) for download: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Purina%20Equine/09.05.19%20-%20Omolene%20PR Reformulation adds Outlast Gastric Support Supplement, for gastric care in every meal. Arden Hills, Minn. [Sept. 12, 2019] – Textured feeds, like the Purina Omolene line, provide wholesome nutrition horse owners love to see. What happens when you take a horse feed legend and make it […]
The Right Way to Dose Electrolytes
Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Libby, susan@uckele.com Even mild dehydration can have an effect on performance. Once you know the basics, it’s not that difficult to supplement electrolytes correctly, but many people don’t know how – and the consequences may be taking more of a toll than is realized. Electrolytes are minerals that exist in […]
The Real Cause of Pasture-Associated Laminitis (PAL)
Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2019 Contact: Nancy Collins 603-323-7469 Photo available upon request. Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD It isn’t fructan. It isn’t hind gut acidosis. Here’s the science: The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Laminitis Working Group did a four-year study with the goal of identifying laminitis risks. Other than diet, Equine Metabolic […]
Veterinarian-Horse Owner Partnership Remains Focus for Equine Parasite Control
Reading Time: 3 minutes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2019 Media Contacts: Kassi Hoxmeier Bader Rutter 262-938-5522 khoxmeier@bader-rutter.com The American Association of Equine Practitioners released updated equine parasite control PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 28, 2019 — The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) released updated equine parasite control guidelines earlier this month, providing unified strategies for veterinarians and horse owners […]
