Equine Health

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has been made aware of an outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus 1 at Hawthorne Race Course, a thoroughbred racetrack in Illinois. While racing wi...

Healthy horses are the key to a sustainable equine industry. Biosecurity plays a vital role in both individual horse and herd health.

A horse recently tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS), a reportable disease as per the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), meaning that horse owners must immediately report the presence o...

Colic is the No. 1 killer of horses (other than old age!), and Equine Guelph has launched a comprehensive colic survey across Canada to better understand colic management practices in the industry and...

The Ontario Racing Commission is reminding all members of the racing community to be on the alert for any hot weather effects on horses.

Two horses in the state of New Mexico, Otero County, were confirmed with Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) on April 20, 2012. This is the first detection of active VS in the United States since 2010.

It has been announced that until further notice, horses shipping from Saratoga to Pocono Downs or Chester Racetrack will be required to show proof of a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test fo...

Due to an outbreak of strangles at Saratoga Raceway, the Ontario Racing Commission advises Ontario tracks to use caution when considering entries of horses showing Saratoga lines in March.

Monticello Raceway has announced that it is taking precautions to limit its exposure to an occurrence of streptococcus equi, commonly known as strangles, at Saratoga Harness Raceway.

In light of the recent strangles outbreak at Saratoga Raceway, Meadowlands Racetrack has requested that, effective immediately, all horses shipping in to the New Jersey oval must have a 24-hour health...

Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs, in preparation for the 2012 race seasons, will open their barn areas on April 1.