According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, one horse in Seminole County was euthanized after ...
One horse at a private facility in Spokane County, Washington, has tested positive for strangles. The horse recently returned ...
A Coggins test screens horses’ blood for antibodies that are indicative of the presence of the EIA virus. Most U.S. states ...
On June 25, a 6-year-old pony-cross stallion at a private facility in Calvert County, Maryland, tested positive for strangles ...
According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, one new vesicular stomatitis (VSV)-positive equine premises has been identified in Yavapai County, Arizona. Since October 2025, VSV ...
The Equine Disease Communication Center is monitoring an outbreak of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), that originated at the Women’s ...
Two horses in Canyon County, Idaho, recently tested positive for pigeon fever. One of the affected horses is a 4-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, who tested positive on December 9 after developing ...
For most of us, trail riding is all about relaxation and enjoyment. When you leave behind the rigors and repetition of arena work, you can simply savor the experience of being in the saddle and ...
Q: I’ve owned my 6-year-old Fox Trotter gelding for three years, but just last year he started to periodically balk when my husband or I rode him. He stops out of the blue, sometimes rears or bucks a ...
A mare’s reproductive cycle is controlled by her hormones, which in turn are influenced by exposure to sunlight. From early spring to late fall, she is in the estrus phase of her cycle, during which ...
A 25-year-old pony mare in Wellington County, Ontario, recently tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). The mare ...
EQUUS Barn Stories focus on the softer side of horse ownership, serving as a reminder of why we have horses and highlighting the fellowship among riders. They are meant to be listened to on the way to ...