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Keeping livestock healthy can feel like a delicate balancing act, and winter weather makes that even harder. Cold fronts, sudden temperature swings, and damp conditions can weaken animals’ immune systems, making them more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses like pneumonia. Dr. Kevin Washburn, a professor at the Texas A&M College of …
Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Source: Private Practitioner and State Animal Health Official Number Confirmed: 1; Number Suspected: Unknown; Number Exposed: Unknown; Horse 1: Breed: Donkey; Clinical Signs: The donkey was recently acquired from Bowie Livestock Sale. The donkey subsequently developed neurologic signs and was transferred to a referral hospital for care on 12/17/25.; This case is not associated …
Marketing Channels and Strategies Over the last few months, I’ve discussed strategies for effective horse sales marketing. In the October issue I covered how to write and create a compelling advertisement and in the November issue I examined the power of photos and video. In this final article I’ll detail …
Now in Women and Kids Sizes Too! Muck Boot Company has redesigned their iconic Chore with a Western boot flair and added women’s and big and little kids silhouettes to the Chore Western Collection. Made for work (and life) in the muck, these boots are 100% waterproof, easy to clean, …
How Thirty Years in Publishing—and a Lifelong Love of Horses—Continue to Shape What Comes Next I sometimes wonder how I’ve managed to not miss a single editorial column in 30 years. No matter what I’m going through in my life, the magazine is always the priority. I love the magazine …
Winter Wisdom for Horses and Mules As I write this, the thermometer hovers around thirty degrees and I’m inside with a mug of coffee and the woodstove humming. My mules, Ruger and the Bean, are outside, content, frost dusting their backs, unbothered by the cold. Every fall, as we head …
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Comments: Since the last situation report (11/26/2025), there has been one (1) new confirmed positive equine premises identified in Arizona (Maricopa County – new affected county). All confirmed cases in the 2025 outbreak have …
Contemporary Sweet Romance with a Western Flair by Marilyn Conner Miles Candy Cane by Marilyn Conner Miles is a coming-of-age story for everyone who loves horses. Candy Cane is a shy girl with red hair, blue eyes, and creamy white skin who tries to live down her name. She has …
It All Started as a Company Newsletter and a Passion for Helping Horse People I still remember the first issue like it was yesterday: 12 black-and-white pages, 1,000 copies, stapled and handed out (the old-fashioned way) in December 1995. We weren’t trying to be flashy—we were trying to be useful. …
Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Source: Arizona Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: 8Number Euthanized: 1Facility Type: Private FacilityComments: No known direct exposure or epidemiologic link to any of the previously reported quarantined premises in Arizona nor any of the known exposure events in Texas or Oklahoma. For more information go to: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/equine-herpesvirus See past …