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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 Its draft guidance report also said that enough studies had been…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…
General Information
What to Do About Vaccine Reactions
You want to protect your horse against infectious diseases, of course. In that regard,…
Should You Sedate Your Horse Prior to Riding Him?
About a week ago, a reader sent me a message, asking my thoughts about sedating horses in…
Reasons Not to Not Take Your Horse to Colic Surgery
DISCLAIMER: Before we get any farther in this article, I want to make sure that you…
