UHC’s Operation Gelding Program Assists 32 Horses in March
Edited Press Release
April 22, 2012
Since the program’s founding in August 2011, Operation Gelding clinics have castrated 406 horses to date.
Since the program’s founding in August 2011, Operation Gelding clinics have castrated 406 horses to date.
The London Fire Brigade donated the horse as a thanks for large animal handling training the RVC provides.
Two hundred riders and horses will be competing in jumping, dressage, and three-day eventing at the Olympics.
In 2011, 15 horses in California were confirmed positive for WNV; four of those 15 were euthanized.
Content will include housing, management practices, and procedures that can affect the well being of horses.
The proposal was submitted by Saving America’s Mustangs, a nonprofit organization formed by Madeleine Pickens.
The H-2B program is used by members of the horse industry, principally horse trainers and owners who cannot find American workers to fill semi-skilled jobs at racetracks, horse shows, fairs, and in similar non-agricultural activities.
The University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College has purchased a computed tomography (CT) scanner for use in both large and small animals, including horses.
The ASPCA announced a $100,000 grant to the Science and Conservation Center in Billings, Mont., to construct the Henry Bergh Training Annex to train professionals in administering fertility control to wild horses.
Alice Stack, MVB, Dipl. ACVIM, of Michigan State University is researching exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) with Fred Derksen, DVM, and Ed Robinson, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS.
Five hours of television broadcast and a live webcast of the entire competition highlight this year’s coverage of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone.
North Carolina State University (NC State) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will be hosting a large animal emergency rescue training presented by Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER), April 20-22.
Horse owners in Kentucky affected by March’s deadly tornadoes have received assistance from the U.S. Equine Disaster relief fund as they work to rebuild what was destroyed by the storms.
A team of specially trained Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA) equine inspectors will be attending the three day Grand National meeting this year, which takes place April 12-14 at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, England.
With spring in the air, some horse owners will be thinking about putting their horse in foal. However, The British Horse Society (BHS) advises owners to give it serious thought before adding to the country’s oversized horse population.
Presentation topics include nutritional management of the growing horses and aged horses; feed and nutritional considerations for ponies, drafts, and Miniature Horses; sustainable equine parasite control; and advances in electrolyte supplements.
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