Update on Horse Anti-Slaughter Bill

There was an update about a week ago on the Horse Anti-Slaughter Bill in Illinois and I am sorry to be late in posting this. I read it and forgot to post it to the blog.
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the Anti-Slaughter Bill in Illinois the home of the last operating horse slaughter plant in the [...]

Equine Emergency Kits

Horse season is here in the midwest and an increase in emergencies is seen this time of year due to the increase in outdoor activities with horses. So it would be time to invest in an emergency kit for your horse.

I have found one at a reasonable cost and is pretty complete – The Trailering [...]

Other Humane Issues for Horses besides Anti-Slaughter

OK Here I go again! The Anti-Slaughter issue is based on humane or more exactly in-humane treatment of horses. We are going so far as to make it a federal law to stop the slaughter and in-humane treatment caused by slaughtering, so what about the other in-humane activities that go on in the horse world [...]

Horse Slaughter Bill and High Gas Prices

So what does the Horse Slaughter Bill and the High Gas Prices have to do with one another? Unwanted Horses!
The Anti-slaughter Horse Bill is one of those topics I like to stay away from, it has passionate people on both sides of the fence and it seems much more FOR the anti-slaughter bill than against [...]

Oral Hyaluronic Acid – a change of opinion?

Oral preparations of Sodium Hyaluronate or Hyaluronic Acid (HA) are marketed as a joint supplement. One of the original HA products was Legend (trademark by Bayer) and was only available in intra-articular injection (joint injection) or intravascular injection (IV) forms. Intra-articular injection has been shown to be more effective however with the risk of joint [...]

Pergolide – Update

OK I make a post about pergolide and the very same day FDA makes another statement about it.
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/pergolide.htm
Thanks to Suzzane from SingingHorse Essentials and Cassie’s Story for updating me on this.
The unfortunate thing is that supplies may still be slow in coming because of the original shut down by the FDA.

Pergolide – No availability

If you have a horse with Cushings and it is taking pergolide here is something you should know – FDA News
This means that they have pulled pergolide from the market and it will not be available for your horse. Personally I like for people to try using the Chasteberry products such as Hormonize or Evitech, [...]

AAEP Healthy Horses Workshop for Owners!

The AAEP is going to have a Healthy Horses Workshop in Colorado according to a press release found at The Horse ( http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=9502 )
Some excellent topics are lined up with some of the more prominent equine experts in Colorado. Heres the line up taken from the Press Release…
Infection Protection: It’s Not Just About Vaccinations Anymore. [...]