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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Articles by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Two Canadian Riders Opt Out of Olympics
Three top dressage riders–one from Switzerland and two from Canada?have renounced their participation in the 2008 summer Olympics in China, citing potential equine health hazards posed by extreme climate and travel conditions.
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Read MoreCurly Horse Farm Caters to Allergic Equestrians
Curly is on its way to becoming the fashion in France–not only in the hairdressers’ salons, but in the stables, including a new equestrian center just north of the Riviera.
Since 2000, American Bashkir Curly breeding farms have been popping u
Read MoreQuestions Raised about Dead Horses Dumped Outside Kuwait Equestrian Clubs
At least 14 horses have been found dead in front of two equestrian centers in Kuwait, according to Kuwaiti news reports, an animal protection organization, and a local resident. Many of the horses appear to have died from gunshot wounds to the
Read MoreAnimal Welfare Group Blocked from Attending Paris Horse Expo
The anti-hippophagy campaign of the France-based Foundation Brigitte Bardot (FBB), a non-profit organization which aims to prevent animal cruelty worldwide,
Read MoreFour Horses Die after Feed Mixing Error
A horse and three ponies have died, and several other equids have been temporarily paralyzed, following the ingestion of contaminated feed in French Guiana (a department of France located on the northern edge of South America), according to the
Read MoreFEI Initiating Thermographic Exams to Prevent Show Jumper Abuse Technique
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) recently approved new measures to ensure the legs of high-level jumping horses are not being intentionally sensitized to pain in order to provide a competitive advantage. Beginning in 2008, official
Read MoreQuarantine Protocol Under Fire in Australian Flu Inquiry
Three months after Australia’s first-ever outbreak of equine influenza, an independent inquiry into the history and management of the outbreak is uncovering troubling flaws in the government’s quarantine procedures, according to
Read MoreResearchers: African Horse Sickness Could Shift North
As the global climate changes gradually, an equine disease that was once limited to sub-Saharan Africa could reach as far north as England in the near future, according to several European animal health networks.
African horse sickness
Read MoreFrench National Stud Recovering from EVA Outbreak
Eight stallions of the French national stud have been castrated and two others removed from the breeding site in an effort to control the spread of a recent outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) in northwestern France.
No new EVA cases
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