
New HBLB Equine Science Research, Education Awards in 2017
Also, the HBLB announced that the application round for awards to start in 2018 is now open.

Also, the HBLB announced that the application round for awards to start in 2018 is now open.

The BLM plans to gather and remove wild horses from within and outside the Antelope and Triple B wild horse complexes.

West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes in Salt Lake County. Officials are encouraging owners to vaccinate horses.

The horse from Benton County is the state’s first equine rabies case of 2017.

The board also approved a ban on injectable magnesium sulfate and will assess pergolide use for PPID horses.

Researchers tested a vaccine created with “reverse genetics” with positive results.

The affected horse was not vaccinated against EEE.

The affected horse from Dillon County was not known to have been vaccinated and did not survive.

The unvaccinated yearling Standardbred-cross gelding from Clark County was euthanized.

Take steps to limit fly populations this summer.
Seventy-one Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits received grants totaling $462,139 in 2017.
Nigel Marsh will explore how vets can balance their career, family, personal time, and productivity.

The public can share comments regarding helicopter and motorized vehicle use in wild horse management.
Prof. Padraic M. Dixon will present “The Evolution of Horses and The Evolution of Equine Dentistry.”

Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and management of repetitive stress-related fetlock injuries in racehorses.

Today wild Przewalski’s horses eat high-quality grass year-round. Previously, they ate less-nutritious bushes, as well.
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