As Jan Britton poured hot water onto the terry cloth towel draped around her mare's chest, Mindy snorted softly, shook her head, then nuzzled her chest. The 12-year-old mare probably is signaling that ...

PENDLETON, Ore. — Symptoms of a contagious animal disease called pigeon fever have been found in dozens of horses in Eastern Oregon this fall. Despite the name, the disease is not spread by the bird.

CORVALLIS - Standing in the sunshine outside her barn, Arabian mare Spring Break seems to be genuinely enjoying the soaking she's getting as owner Betty Massoni directs water along her flanks from a ...

Experts are cautioning horse owners to be on the lookout for pigeon fever, a bacterial illness that causes abscesses typically in the pectoral region of horses, but in other anatomical sites. Pigeon ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease if there’s another drought this year. The disease ...