Horses

West Nile virus is a particular risk for horses, who are both highly susceptible to getting bitten and more likely to die or have lasting effects from the virus.

After testing positive for the West Nile Virus, three Utah horses have been euthanized over the past month.

In 1928, Elmer Cook, a rancher in Hagerman, Idaho, found fossilized bones belonging to ancestors of the modern horse. They were 3 ½ million years old.

Outbreaks of Equine Herpesvirus 1, or EHV-1, were recently detected in four of Utah’s neighboring states - Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and Wyoming. Although…

Mosquito pools in Box Elder, Davis and Uintah counties have been tested positive for West Nile Virus. State health officials are warning people to take…

The lost art of ferrying, when craftsmen create shoes for horses, is taken seriously by those who compete to be recognized for the fine art of…

Last week, a U.S. House panel voted to lift the ban on slaughtering horses at meat processing plants. In 2007, funding was removed for USDA inspectors at…