A complete guide to EQUUS magazine articles, columns and features from December 2005 through November 2006.
Blood Tests
-see- Diagnostic Tools and Techniques
Boarding and Boarding Stables
Information to leave the boarding stable manager before going on vacation. (HO) 345/31
Body Condition Score
BCS: What Body Condition Scores Mean. With this 9-point scale developed by Don Henneke, PhD, there's no need to guess about a horse's weight losses and gains. (F) 347/36
Body Fat
BCS: What Body Condition Scores Mean. With this 9-point scale developed by Don Henneke, PhD, there's no need to guess about a horse's weight losses and gains. (F) 347/36
Bodywork
Good Reasons For Bad Behavior. TTouch originator Linda Tellington-Jones offers insight for getting to the root of the problem when a horse's performance or attitude isn't up to par. (F) 349/59
Bogucki, Ed
Bronze statue of Secretariat is unveiled at the Kentucky Horse Park. Another statue stands at the Secretariat Center, Thoroughbred retirement facility at the park. (RU) 345/86
Bones
-see- Skeletal System and Disorders
Boojum Expeditions
Exploring Death Valley on Horseback. Much more that desert and parching sun, the 3.3-million-acre national park that stretches through California and Nevada offers spectacular riding opportunities. (F) 340/52
Books and Literature
The Book Rack: The Culture of the Horse: Status, Discipline, and Identity in the Early Modern World, Karen Raber and Treva J. Tucker, editors. (RU) 345/88
Free booklet is available for those interested in learning how horses may be affected by the National Animal Identification System. (RU) 346/72
The Book Rack: Walking With Friends, by Maggie Moore. (RU) 346/73
The Book Rack: The Classic Western Rider, by Donna Snyder-Smith. (RU) 348/77
Good Reasons For Bad Behavior. TTouch originator Linda Tellington-Jones offers insight for getting to the root of the problem when a horse's performance or attitude isn't up to par. (F) 349/59
The Book Rack: Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and Nature of Feeling Good, by Jonathan Balcombe. (RU) 350/75
Boot Casts
Cut to the Quick. When a young horse injures himself on barbed wire, prompt veterinary care heals the wound but may not save his career. (CR) 349/25
Boots
The Healthy Horse. Section on Management: Fly-Fighting Strategies. Use this arsenal of techniques and products to protect your horse from flies, mosquitoes and other winged pests. (F) 344/80
The Healthy Horse. Section on Management: Winter Tips. Protect your horse from ice, snow and cold. Then give him a reason to have fun, too. (F) 344/93
Bell boot basics. (HO) 346/22
Botulism
The Healthy Horse. Section on Prevention: Vaccination Basics. Work with your veterinarian to determine your horse's risk of infection, then devise a plan to protect him. (F) 344/49
Bovell, Douglas
New study from Scotland suggests that a protein deficiency may contribute to anhidrosis. (MF) 345/22
Boylen, Elaine and Chanda
Technical Assistance. With embryo transfer technology, an aging champion is able to produce one more foal. (CR) 340/29
Brain and Brain Disorders
Researchers may have discovered how the protozoal parasite Sarcocystis neurona gains access to a horse's bran and spinal cord. (MF) 345/20
Animal Health Trust research suggests that equine influenza can lead to encephalitis, Journal of Comparative Pathology. (MF) 345/24
Brain Surgery Breakthrough. Veterinarians at the University of Missouri make history when they remove an abscess to save the life of a plucky foal. (CR) 347/23
Does Your Horse Have a Fever? A rising temperature may indicate a minor irregularity or a serious illness. Here's how to identify, interpret and, when appropriate, treat your horse. Sidebars on hyperthermia and fever-causing diseases. (F) 349/32
Brannaman, Buck
The Debate Over Treats. Does hand-feeding a treat to a horse invite disrespect or enhance your relationship with him? Top trainers share their views on the drawbacks and benefits. (F) 345/42
Breakdowns
-see- Accidents and Safety
Breaking Horses
-see- Training Horses
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Breed Associations and Registries
Free For All. An amazing variety of horse-related photos, information guides, stickers and amusements are available just for the asking. (F) 338/42
A Decade of Change: Horse industry registration and membership statistics from 1995 and 2005 reflect the ups and downs of our economically volatile times. (F) 339/42
Number of embryo transfer Quarter Horse foals increased in 2003, the year after the American Quarter Horse Association allowed breeders to register more than one per year. (MF) 341/18
American Quarter Horse Association reminds members that foals that carry the genes responsible for hyperkalemic periodic paralysis are ineligible for registration in 2007. (RU) 343/120
Friesian Horse Association of North America moves from Oregon the the Kentucky Horse Park. (RU) 345/89
Horses of a Different Stripe. When routine tests for registration yield seemingly impossible results, a genetic first is found - twice. Sidebar on chimerism in people. (CR) 350/21
