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Preparing Your Mare for Pregnancy
Any horse owner who is considering breeding their mare must not only be in tune with her unique characteristics, but also have a strong appreciation for the animal as a whole. If you consider the level of attention needed to properly care for a pregnant human, then you have a basic understanding of the level of attention needed to care for a pregnant mare. ... Read the full article

10 Tips for Caring for the Older Horse
Because of advances in nutrition, management and health care, horses are living longer, more useful lives. It’s not uncommon to find horses and ponies living well into their 20s and 30s. While genetics play a role in determining life span, you too, can have an impact. ... Read the full article

Dealing with Mare Infertility
Breeding a mare can be an exciting and trying time for any horse lover, but it can also be muddled with frustration and confusion if infertility is suspected. There is nothing worse than spending the fall and winter months anticipating a successful conception, only to find that your mare is unable to conceive. Despite your best efforts and monetary investments, your mare may go cycle after cycle without any kind of results. So what is a horse lover to do? ... Read the full article

Mare and Foal Bonding
The bond between a mare and foal begins long before the foal is born. After birth the essential relationship between mare and foal is built, allowing the mare to nurture, teach and protect her foal until it is ready to care for itself. Making sure this bond forms, being aware of normal versus abnormal behavior and knowing how to properly care for your new foal will help create a strong and healthy adult horse. ... Read the full article

Help Your Mare Have a Safe Delivery
If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, you’re almost home free. Labor and delivery, while momentous, are generally uneventful. In most cases, you will simply need to be a quiet observer – if, that is, you are lucky enough to witness the birth. Mares seem to prefer to foal at night in privacy, and apparently have some control over their delivery. Because most mares foal without difficulty, it is usually best to allow the mare to foal undisturbed and unassisted. ... Read the full article

Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS) Confirmed in Florida
By Dana Zimmel, DVM Diplomate ACVIM, ABVP (Equine Practice) MARCH 29, 2006 The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has confirmed one case of MRLS and has two other cases that are suspect. All three cases occurred in Alachua Coun ... Read the full article

Mike Miller Wins 2008 NRCHA Non Pro Derby on Bucks Genuine Fever
It was a repeat performance for Mike Miller, as he topped the NRCHA Non Pro Derby for the second year in a row. This time, it was on Bucks Genuine Fever, a 4-year-old mare by the Miller’s stallion, Playboys Buck Fever, out of Nu And Genuine. ... Read the full article

Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Saved
Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue and the Emily Vernon Foundation Save Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Loxahatchee, FL - July 11, 2007 - Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue acknowledges the Emily Vernon Foundation for helping make this year's Nurse Mar ... Read the full article

Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers Open Aiken Equine Embryo Transfer
World-renowned veterinary clinic Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers, headquartered in Wellington, Florida, recently purchased the New Bridge Embryo Centre in Aiken, South Carolina. The goal is to continue to provide top-notch equine embryo transfers to the polo market, while expanding the services to the sport horse and performance horse markets at the facility, which is now called the Palm Beach Equine Embryo Center (PBEEC). Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers have been leaders in the veterinary care of Olympic and World Championship horses, along with world-class polo ponies, racehorses and other equine athletes. They are the Official Veterinarian of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI and other international equestrian events. ... Read the full article

More Support for the Reining Breeding Industry
NRBC Creates Mare Bonus Byars, Oklahoma – The always innovative National Reining Breeders Classic has announced a new program for the reining industry – the NRBC Mare Bonus. “The NRBC has always focused on the breeding programs,” noted NRBC S ... Read the full article

NRBC Announces Mare Bonus Will Continue
Hot on the heels of the most successful-ever National Reining Breeders Classic, the NRBC has announced that its NRBC Mare Bonus will become a permanent part of the show. The NRBC Mare Bonus was initiated at the 2007 NRBC an ... Read the full article

California Women Rescue Drug Maker's Discarded Horses from Their Death in Canada
Horse Enthusiasts Seek Support, Adoption for Displaced PMU Horses Acton, Calif (August, 2005) Tammy Craven and Vikki Dean, two horse women from Southern California, have launched a campaign to save an estimated 30,000 horses displaced by closures ... Read the full article

Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Affects Horses Across the Country
Preventive Measures Required to Help Protect Horses from this Highly Contagious Disease New York, NY (February 21, 2007) -- Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) has been in the news throughout the country recently, with outbreaks of the virus occurri ... Read the full article

EVA Outbreak in France
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has confirmed that, due to an outbreak of Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) in the area, the Driving event scheduled in Les Haras du Pin in France on July 11, 2007 has been cancelled. EVA is a viral diseas ... Read the full article

Miller Wins NRCHA Non Pro Derby
Mike Miller and his mare, Bucks Little Fever (Playboys Buck Fever x Cashs Genie), triumphed in the Non Pro Derby at the The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Derby Finals June 24, 2007 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, CA. T ... Read the full article

First Two Commercially Cloned U.S. Horses Thriving
ViaGen, Encore Launch International Horse Cloning Business with Announcement of Several Famous Mare Clones DALLAS and AUSTIN, Texas, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Livestock cloning company ViaGen, Inc. is partnering with equine marketing firm Encore G ... Read the full article

USEF Announces Nation's Cup Team for Wellington CSIO
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the show jumping team that will represent the United States against a field of international teams at the CSIO competition in Wellington, FL, March 7-11, 2007. This event, which features th ... Read the full article

Friesians of Majesty’s Ymkje named Model
Townshend, VT – Friesians of Majesty entered eight horses to be judged at the New England Keuring held on 9/21/06 and 9/22/06 in Northampton, MA. All eight horses received Premium ratings or better. Friesians of Majesty again shows the world the c ... Read the full article

CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS HORSE - INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED
London, 12 May/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS News Release (200/05) issued by the Government News Network on 12 May 2005 A stallion, that was diagnosed as having Contagious Equine Metritis Organisim (CEMO), has now b ... Read the full article

LDDC Confirmed Equine Leptospirosis Cases are Up This Year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2007) -- To date this season (July 2006 to present), the University of Kentucky’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC) has confirmed 40 cases of equine leptospirosis in the Central Kentucky region. Most of the observed ... Read the full article