Summer 2020

Equus

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Pop Quiz
Q: Viruses and bacteria can both cause disease. Knowing the differences between the two can help you better understand how your veterinarian will treat your horse and how you can support those efforts. Which of the following statements about viruses
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EDITOR AND ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Laurie Prinz equuseditor@aimmedia.com MANAGING EDITOR Christine Barakat CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Deb Bennett, PhD; Laura Hillenbrand CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Eliza R.L. McGraw; Tom Moates CREATIVE DIRECTOR Philip Cooper MEDICAL
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Veterinary Visits During A Pandemic
The pandemic has upended every aspect of our lives, including equestrian activities. Shows and clinics are canceled, public trails are closed and many boarding barns have established social-distancing rules. But there’s one horse-related activity tha
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The Attentive Equine Audience At Your Barn
The next time you need to schedule a potentially stressful veterinary or farriery procedure for your horse, consider setting aside a space for the appointment where other horses can’t watch. That’s the upshot of a new study from France that revealed
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An Ill Wind For Equine Eyes
Research from Colorado State University suggests that high winds may contribute to the development of a potentially devastating fungal eye infection in horses. Equine ulcerative keratomycosis (EUK) typically develops after trauma causes an ulcer or a
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Planning Your Horse’s RETIREMENT
Retiring my Thoroughbred gelding, Memphis, from the show ring was an extremely difficult and emotional decision for me. Not only did I feel a sense of grief over losing what had been a big part of my life, but I was also overwhelmed by the question o
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A Promising New Way To Monitor Disease
A large-scale study from France validates the accuracy of implanted microchips that measure body temperature, suggesting the technology will be helpful in early detection of disease outbreaks. Microchips implanted in the nuchal ligament of a horse’s
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Owners Play A Key Role In Equine Asthma Management
Researchers from Portugal have identified a troubling weakness in efforts to manage horses with asthma: The failure of owners to follow the recommendations made by veterinarians to reduce exposure to environmental irritants that worsen the condition.
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Good Behavior
Horses want to be partners, not obedient servants. Partners think for themselves. This means they do not always do exactly what you ask (or think you’re asking). Or they sometimes do things you have not asked for. This can be a sign that they are thi
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Riding For A Reason
The horses are surprisingly calm as they walk down the bustling steel and concrete corridor of New York City’s Fifth Avenue. A few of their riders are somber, subdued by the gravity of the ride’s purpose. Others are giddy, happy to be here―to be aliv
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The Benefits Of Active Rest
In Australia we have a saying that goes, “A change is as good as a spell.” It means that if you are feeling tired, don’t stop and rest―do something different. Now, if you’re exhausted from cleaning stalls, switching to cleaning water buckets probably
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Study: Straw Bedding May Be Healthier
To improve your horse’s digestive and mental health, consider bedding his stall with straw. A new study from Germany suggests that horses kept on edible bedding exhibit feeding behaviors closer to those found in a natural setting, which may reduce th
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Old Sorrel And Beyond
In writing the history of the Quarter Horse in EQUUS over the past two years, I have revisited many old-time Texas breeders and big spreads, such as the Waggoner Ranch and the 6666, known for producing superior all-around ranch horses and arena compe
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Guidelines For Managing Horses With Asthma
In a recent study conducted in Portugal, veterinarians gave these environmental management guidelines to the owners of horses diagnosed as having severe equine asthma (SEA). 1. Ensure housing has good ventilation (at least two openings for air circul
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Trail To Zero
BraveHearts’ Trail to Zero rides bring the overwhelming statistic of 20 veterans committing suicide per day to the forefront of Americans’ minds while also helping to educate veterans and Americans about equine-assisted services. Learn more about Tra
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Researchers Track Equine Coronavirus
A decade before the deadly COVID-19 pandemic began, a virus from the same family may have been quietly traveling among the U.S. equine populations. Equine coronavirus (ECoV) causes fever, lethargy and occasionally diarrhea in horses. It typically occ
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Old Sorrel And His Known Sons
Old Sorrel sired 31 sons of which I have record. Ten of these (32 percent) have uncertain birth year; 7 (23 percent) have unknown dam, 11 (35.5 percent) have unknown damsire, and 7 (23 percent) have completely unknown parentage. It was not generally
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Beautiful Horses
Solis (1923), out of “Mother of Solis”, a part-Thoroughbred mare by Martin’s Best, a grade Thoroughbred; she is also thought to have descended from Martin’s Best through her dam. Solis sired 75 foals of record, most of which were retained by King Ran
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Sire, Grandsire And Sons
Macanudo great-grandson Mr San Peppy (1968) is probably the most prizewinning horse ever bred by King Ranch. Besides being two-time National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Open World Champion in 1974 and 1976, he also won the AQHA World Cutting Cha
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All In The Family
Hired Hand (1943). Hired Hand’s most famous son was Strawboss T., followed by Henry’s Bullet, H.H. Dee, Rey Ricardo, and Fistful. Water Lilly (1920) was by Yellow Jacket by Little Rondo by Lock’s Rondo, and out of a Waggoner mare who was probably mos
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The Broodmare Sires
Little Richard (1922), out of a part-Thoroughbred mare from the Lucky Mose band. Few of his get (18 fillies and one colt) were registered with AQHA because until the mid-1940s King Ranch bred primarily for its own use, needing several hundred horses
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A Good Horse Is Any Color
Old Sorrel sons Lucky Strike and Silver King were kept entire but sold to outside buyers. Lucky Strike’s book consisted of many Thoroughbred mares and most of his get were used as ranch horses and thus have no show record. Silver King was heavily adv
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Consultants
IMMUNITY Q: A few months ago, my husband and I took in a rescue horse, and we are slowly doing what we can to restore his health though careful re-feeding, farriery work and veterinary care. However there’s one area of his health that has me worried:
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Horses In The Time Of Coronavirus
Like everyone else, I have been grappling with the ways the pandemic has disrupted my life. Even where I live, amid the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, the realities of quarantines and social distancing have altered the ways I spend time wit
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A Wild Ride
Dakota Incident (1956) is a movie that stands out in my memory―not for its quality and popularity, but for a lesson I learned during its filming. I had been hired as the stunt double for the film’s co-star, Linda Darnell. By this time, I was well int
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