Dudley Hoskins has joined the American Horse Council and will serve as the new Director of Health & Regulatory Affairs.

Prior to joining the AHC, Hoskins completed a legal internship with Senator David Vitter of Louisiana and extensive pro bono work with the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas. Hoskins worked in a civil litigation firm throughout law school, a

Several of the 84 allegedly malnourished horses removed from a Cannon County, Tenn., farm have gained enough strength to move on to equine rescue facilities where their rehabilitative care will continue.

Last month, Tennessee State agricultural authorities and Humane Society of the United States personnel moved the horses from the farm to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashvil

Dee Ellis, DVM, has been named Texas’ new state veterinarian and executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state’s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. Ellis will replace Bob Hillman, DVM, who will retire December 31 after serving in livestock and poultry health leadership capacities for more than three decades and as Texas’ state veterinaria

The World Games 2010 Foundation announced Dec. 3 that OTTO Sport- und Reitplatz GmbH of Germany will be the official footing supplier of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The Games feature the world championships of eight equestrian sports at the Kentucky Horse Park from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010 in Lexington, Ky.

OTTO Sport is a family-run company with more than 2

John S. Mitchell, DVM, a Standardbred racetrack practitioner in Pompano Beach, Fla., will join the AAEP Executive Committee as 2010 AAEP vice president at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.

Dr. Mitchell will be sworn in as a member of the Executive Committee during the Dec. 8 President’s Luncheon at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. With this appointment

The American Association of Equine Practitioners welcomed Bill Brewer, former head of the American Quarter Horse Association, to the AAEP board of directors at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. Brewer will serve as the equine industry board member and was sworn in at the President’s Luncheon Dec. 8.

Brewer of Amarillo, Texas, served as executive vice president

The British Horse Society (BHS) has reported that its "Drawing the Line on Indiscriminate Breeding" campaign continues to gain momentum as more famous faces show their support and encourage the equestrian world to "Think Before You Breed."

Olympic dressage rider Carl Hester is the latest well-known equestrian to show his support for the Society's camp

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) honored two members for their longtime dedication to the association, including continuous efforts to promote equine welfare and the equine veterinary profession, during a luncheon held yesterday in Las Vegas, Nev.

C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, professor and director of equine orthopaedic rese

The American Association of Equine Practitioners yesterday honored John Thomas Vaughan, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, and the late Dean Scoggins, DVM, with the annual Distinguished Educator Award for advancing the equine veterinary profession through impactful teaching and mentorship. Vaughan and the family of Scoggins were presented with the award during the President's Luncheon, which was held at t

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has introduced Nathaniel A. White, II, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, a respected equine researcher and surgeon, as its 2010 president during the 55th Annual Convention, which is under way in Las Vegas, Nev. White was inducted to the post during yesterday's President's Luncheon.

White is the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and d

Summer Bird, winner of the Belmont Stakes, Travers, and Jockey Club Gold Cup, underwent successful surgery to repair a nondisplaced fracture of his right fore cannon bone Dec. 4 and is expected to return to racing next year.

Summer Bird is considered the leading contender for the Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old male.

The largest collection of Arabian equine art and artifacts will be on view to group tours when A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse is presented next summer, May 29-Oct. 15, 2010, in the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse.

It will be on exhibit during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the park.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA) has awarded a grant of $4,000 to the Horse-Angels Ranch in Spencer, Ind. The grant funding will be used by the group to provide feed for their rescued horses.

The ASPCA Equine Fund provides grants to non-profit equine welfare organizations in the United States.

The University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Douglas Freeman, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, as the new dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM).

Freeman, who begins his five-year term on March 1, 2010, will become the regional veterinary college's sixth dean in its 45-year history. He will replace Charles Rhodes, DVM, MSc,

The Mustang Heritage Foundation has upped the ante, offering a $100,000 guaranteed Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover.

“Fans of the Extreme Mustang Makeover already know that the Foundation has been very successful in placing nearly 2,000 yearling, 3-, and 4-year-old mustangs for adoption after a training competition,” said Executive Director Patti Colbert. “Now,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Adequan i.m. Multi-Dose (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), a new 10-dose 50mL vial.

This new vial will allow veterinarians to draw ten injections from one vial quickly with less handling compared to the traditional 5mL single-dose vial that is still available in a 7-dose package. The multi-dose package has a 24-month shelf life.