New Vocations Announces 16 Ambassadors for 2014
Edited Press Release
March 12, 2014
The human and equine ambassadors will represent the organization and help promote retired racehorses in second careers.
The human and equine ambassadors will represent the organization and help promote retired racehorses in second careers.
The Animal Health Trust (AHT) Infectious Disease Group received the Sir Colin Spedding Award in recognition of the group’s work on disease research, surveillance, and management.
A Lane County stable is quarantined after one horse died and four others tested positive for EHV-1.
The fund provides for financial assistance from The Jockey Club to help defray qualifying expenses associated with out-of-competition drug testing programs.
Time to Ride, an American Horse Council initiative, has introduced a grass-roots effort designed to engage 100,000 new people with horses in a 100-day period.
The 1992 American Derby record setter The Name’s Jimmy died March 7 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Ky.
Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. The reason? They’re beating the pandas to the bamboo buffet.
Whether or not there has been a rule violation can only be determined once the case has been heard by the FEI tribunal.
The deadline for contributing to the first research crowdfunding project at the University of Kentucky is March 10.
The On Call program is an innovative media-assistance program that provides timely health-care information about equine athletes during nationally televised events.
The gift will create an endowment to support scholarships for veterinary students and will encourage volunteer work among its recipients.
The majority of the newly released tickets are for single sessions the FEI Olympic disciplines of jumping, dressage, and eventing.
The directory provides information on the equine activity statutes and recreational use statutes for each state.
Researchers showed for the first time that in horses that dihydroprogesterone (or DHP) is equally effective as progesterone in sustaining pregnancy during the last few months.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s board of directors announced Feb. 27 that the foundation will fund a slate of 19 research projects worth $1,003,580 in 2014.
The Meydan Group has become an official sponsor of the upcoming Alltech Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games 2014 to be held Aug. 23–Sept. 7, 2014 in Normandy, France.
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