In recognition of her unwavering dedication, extraordinary generosity, and exemplary service to Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Beverly “Peggy” Steinman was awarded the 2010 Distinguished Service Award on Oct. 14. Steinman currently serves on the EMC’s Council and Executive Committee.

The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) General Assembly has unanimously accepted the recommendations of the FEI List Group, and it has approved the updated Equine Prohibited Substances List for the 2011 season. The list was put forward by the FEI List Group following a year of consultation with National Federations and experts.

HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein (JOR) was re-elected Nov. 5 in a landslide victory as Federation Equestre Internationale president at the Federation’s General Assembly in Taipei. Princess Haya, who was seeking a second and final four-year term as president, won in the first round of voting with 90 votes of a total 124 valid ballots.

Veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ On Call program will assist ESPN and ABC Sports with horse health information during the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships Nov. 5-6. Equine surgeons Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, and Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, will be on hand to provide health reports to the viewing aduience.

Therapeutic programs, equine rescue organizations, youth clubs, educational and research programs are among the 18 organizations receiving $17,693 in grants from the Maryland Horse Industry Board. The grants help to strengthen the industry by building awareness of and involvement in the horse industry through research, education and promotional activities.

Pennsylvania State University’s student-sponsored Equine Speaker Series will return later this month to continue providing horse owners and enthusiasts with access to industry professionals and the information they have to offer. November’s speaker will be Carey A. Williams, PhD, Rutgers University equine extension specialist. Williams will deliver her presentation Nov. 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

After raising $47,000 in pledges from the 2009 Breeders’ Cup, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program is well on its way to doing the same–if not more–this year. Owners and trainers of Breeders’ Cup starters have been asked to pledge a percentage of their earnings to support New Vocations’ mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and re-home retired racehorses.

The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) announced Tuesday that it has launched a mobile phone application which gives those involved in horse sport quick and easy access to crucial information on prohibited substances. The Clean Sport app allows immediate access to the FEI equine prohibited substances online database, which was developed early in 2010.

The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) has launched a matching funds program to promote free or low-cost geld clinics in the Commonwealth. The organization started the program to assist Kentucky veterinarians who conduct Operation Gelding clinics as part of an Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) program that is currently under way.

The Horse Radio Network has launched HORSES IN THE MORNING, a daily show that airs weekdays at 9:00 am Eastern time. “Horses in the Morning” is the first live morning show with an equine theme and is a light, lively, entertaining daily look at the horse world and the people in it. The show will include entertaining conversation, interesting guests,

Troxel LLC, manufacturer of ASTM/SEI-certified equestrian helmets, has been recognized for the 2010 Partnership in Safety Award from the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA). The Partnership in Safety Award is given annually to an organization or individual for outstanding efforts in helping not only the equine industry and CHA, but also the community at large to promote safet

The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation has awarded $262,000 in grants to 15 nonprofit organizations and universities working for the health and welfare of horses. These 2010 grant recipients share the foundation’s mission to support equine research, benevolence, education, and the equine community. From funding laminitis research to sponsoring an “equ

Equine and other large animal patients that undergo anesthesia for surgery at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine will benefit from new, state-of-the-art anesthesia equipment, as the Veterinary Teaching Hospital has begun using a unique machine for delivery of anesthesia to their large animal patients. UGA hospital recently became the first veterinary fa

The office of the state veterinarian of Kentucky would like to remind all horsemen and veterinarians to check entry requirements (both interstate and onto a particular track) prior to preparing horses to depart, said Rusty Ford, equine programs manager for the state veterinarian. This is an effort to continue the battle against piroplasmosis

In an effort to help reduce the number of unwanted and inconvenient horses being bred in Kentucky, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington is hosting its first Free Gelding Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 4. This free clinic is being provided by the Kentucky Horse Park in partnership with the Kentucky Equine Humane Center and the Kentucky Horse Council, with funding provided by the American

The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine will host the national Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Symposium at the veterinary school campus beginning March 24, 2011. This student-organized program will be bringing between 1,100-1,400 veterinary students from every veterinary school in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, as