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USEF Approves New Medication Rules – 8.3.2017
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) approved three important new medication rules for show horses, which will be effective on September 1, 2017. First, starting September 1, 2017, all competitors in USEF shows will be required to file a…
Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo for Back Pain – 4.10.2016
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has concluded that acupuncture is no better than a placebo in treating low back pain and sciatica. Its draft guidance report also said that enough studies had been…
New USEF Vaccination Rules – 11.23.2015
Beginning Dec. 1, all horses entering the grounds of a USEF-licensed competition must be accompanied by documentation of equine influenza virus and equine herpesvirus (EHV, also known as rhinopneumonitis) vaccinations within six months prior to…
New York State Cracks Down on Herbal Supplements
The state of New York has asked four major retailers – GNC, Wal-Mart, Target, and Walgreens – to stop selling a number of herbal supplements. In four out of five cases, tests on the products showed that the pills contained nothing…
A New Antibiotic May Kill Even Super Bacteria – 1.11.2015
Scientists have figured out a new way to culture bacteria in a soil substrate, which has led to the development of a new antibiotic, teixobactin, which shows promise in treating even the worst antibiotic-resistant bacteria for the next several…
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Reading Supplement Ads (or, Look Out for Weasel Words)
A couple of year back, I got a supplement catalog in the mail. Now, if you’ve…
Resisting Insulin Resitance/Metabolic Syndrome
The chemical processes that maintain life in horses (and all other species, including…
Can You Support a Horse’s Leg with a Boot or Bandage?
I am a big fan of your horse’s legs. No one will cheer for them louder than I will…