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Northwest tribes seek solutions to unwanted horses

29 December 2010

Horse people hope the new year will bring a solution to an old problem: too many horses. Continue reading ...

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Horse Health

WCVM research survey targets Cushing’s disease

EIA is an infectious and potentially fatal viral disease affecting the immune system of members of the Equidae family

Strangles is a highly contagious bacterial disease of horses characterized by abscesses in the lymphoid tissue of the upper respiratory tract

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is urging livestock producers in the Prairie provinces to take the necessary precautions to protect their animals from anthrax this summer.

Ionophore Toxicosis in Horses - A Cautionary Tale

Vesicular stomatitis (VS), a viral disease affecting horses, reported in Arizona

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) - protect your animals

West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE)

Contagious Equine Metritis import requirements remain in effect

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially fatal viral disease affecting the immune system

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - a new cause of respiratory disease in horses

Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Colorado Horse - April 14, 2012

Founder (laminitis) is inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the horses’ hoof

Equine Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease of horses