Drs. Bill Rood and Tom Riddle will receive the award, which is given annually to persons who have created and led successful equine business enterprises.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has designated Brooks County as a high-risk county for exposure to equine piroplasmosis and will begin testing equids in that county on Nov. 14.
A public memorial service will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.
The conference will focus on applying science to horses, saddles, and riders to help improve the health and welfare of both horses and humans.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District Office has asked motorists to be careful of wild horses and burros along our roadways, as the end of daylight saving time brings earlier darkness and lower visibility to southern Nevada.
The staff at UC Davis’ drug testing lab runs approximately 70,000 samples a year looking for evidence of performance-enhancing and other prohibited drugs.
The two-day event focused on the horse and how to help equids in the event of a disaster.
Nearly 300 previously affected premises in that state have been released from quarantine.
Dr. Paul Morley and colleagues examined existing studies on furosemide and concluded that there is high-quality, albeit limited, evidence that the drug is effective in reducing the incidence and severity of EIPH in racehorses.
Drs. Larry Bramlage and Wayne McIlwraith will be available to provide timely health reports to the media and viewing audience regarding the athletes in each race.
The San Felipe Pueblo will employ porcine zona pellucida, or PZP, in accordance with the recommendations of a recent National Academy of Sciences report.
To date, 36 championship contenders have owners and/or trainers pledging a percentage of their Breeders’ Cup purse earnings to New Vocations.
Mary Lassaline, DVM, PhD, MA, Dipl. ACVO, is heading the UC Davis equine ophthalmology service.
The BLM will gather approximately 120 excess wild horses from in and around the Triple B and Silver King herd management areas.
Speakers for the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) conference include some top farriers and several noted veterinarians.
Changes will include adding hay storage shelters, constructing a roof over the trimming chute area; installing wind screens, placing protective shelters in the sick pens, replacing worn or damaged corral panels, and more.
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