Horses
Texas is home to more than 1 million horses, which accounts for nearly 15% of all horses nationwide. As a result, we provide online courses, publications, apps, programs, events and workshops related to horses and equine science, covering information useful for beginners and seasoned horse enthusiasts alike.
Related Departments: Animal Science
Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins) Testing
TVMDL offers two methods of detecting EIA antibodies, an agar gel immunodiffusion, AGID, method or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA.
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- Publication
This manual explains how to evaluate horses in contests or as potential purchases.
Note: This is a paid downloadable publication. - Publication
This publication explains how diseases are transmitted and how horses can be protected by establishing a core vaccination and a risk-based vaccination program.
- Course
A thorough online course, Training a Stallion to Collect on the Phantom, is intended for professionals, horse owners, and breeders who want to improve their abilities in teaching stallions to collect on the phantom.
- Course
In this course, horse owners and managers will learn about important topics related to managing the broodmare and foal.
- Course
This course is designed for youth and collegiate horse judging team members, their coaches, and anyone interested in learning more about horse judging. Learning objectives include understanding the rules for each class, applying the judging guidelines to each class, and learning to articulate placings during oral reasons.