Cornell University’s Equine Health Advancement Fund will get a boost from the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament’s ticket sales and silent auction.

The tournament will be held at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, from Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2009.

Drawing crowds of more than 18,000 in 2008, this year’s tournament will feature some of the highest ranked international riders,

The results of an annual survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reveal an economic mixed bag when it comes to what new veterinary graduates encountered in 2009.

The survey results appear in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in a Sept. 1, 2009, article entitled, “Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of

The newly-formed safety committee of the California Horse Racing Board will meet for the first time Sept. 4 to begin the regulatory process to establish new standards and specifications for vests, helmets, and whips.

The committee will examine updated safety equipment that uses the newest technology and materials available for the protection of racing participants.

Chaired by

A free Webcast on bits and bitting will be presented later this month through My Horse University and eXtension HorseQuest. Holly Spooner, PhD, assistant professor and equine Extension specialist at West Virginia University, will discuss factors such as bit selection for different stages of training and how a bit functions.

The Webcast will take place Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. EDT.

Five horses in Maine have died of confirmed Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and animal health authorities are waiting on test results of another three “suspicious” cases, reported the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health and Industry Division.

EEE is a virus that is transmitted through the bite of an infected

The following is a statement released by the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA):

Veterinarians around Australia are mourning the death of Alister Rodgers from a Hendra virus infection, and urge governments to immediately increase investment in fighting the deadly disease.

“Just 12 months ago we lost friend and colleague Ben Cunneen to Hendra virus

The Illinois Equine Humane Center (ILEHC) recently relocated its operation to Elgin, Ill. The ILEHC’s herd of horses seeking adoptive homes can now be visited at their new facility, located at 9N673 Kendall Road in Elgin.

“We are very excited about our new location in Elgin,” said ILEHC President Gail Vacca. “The new farm has a huge indoor riding arena (something the old facility lacked)

Attendees at this year’s All American Quarter Horse Congress will have the opportunity to learn more about pursuing a career in veterinary medicine through a lecture entitled “So, You Want to be a Vet? Tips for How to Get Into and Succeed in Vet School.”

Panelists will include:

• Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, chair, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University

The Extreme Mustang Makeover will offer an estimated $300,000 in prize money as it enters its third year of competition.

“We’ve been very fortunate in this economy to be able to sell out all of our events with the average adoption of the mustangs holding at about $1,000 per head,” said Mustang Heritage Foundation Executive Director Patti Colbert. “Our goal each year has been to place

A quarantine at Rolling Hills Ranch stable in Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pa., has been lifted after samples collected from all 116 horses there tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff .

The quarantine was established on July 20 when at least three horses tested positive for the neurologic form of EHV-1. The

Private practice isn’t for everyone, but for graduating veterinary students facing an average of $120,000 in debt, it often is the only logical choice. A new program–the Pfizer Animal Health-Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Study–gives current practitioners necessary financial support while they pursue a veterinary research career. The program commits a

Cash receipts from sales of horses and stud fees in Kentucky again made equines the top agriculture product in 2008, according to state agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer.

Horse sales and stud fees totaled $1.08 billion, down 4% from 2007, as Kentucky farmers reported a record $4.84 billion in farm gate cash receipts in 2008.

“Our producers keep raising the bar year after year,”

The Racing Officials Accreditation Program (ROAP) has developed an On Call Stewards Program so that a designated racing official will be available during telecasts of major racing events to explain the rules of racing if an unusual event occurs in a race.

“The On Call steward will be non-judgmental, meaning he or she is not there to make a determination one way or the other on any

Ericka Caslin will serve as the Director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC), the American Horse Council announced today.

Caslin is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s Animal Sciences program and has been an active member of the hunter/jumper community for more than 10 years, competing at shows throughout the country.

For the past four years, she served as the Administrative Director of

A new trail training course at the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center in the Kentucky Horse Park will allow off-the-track Thoroughbreds to be schooled over natural trails. The training course, developed by the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center, the Equine Land Conservation Resource, and the Central Kentucky Back Country Horsemen, will include wooded trails, natural obstacles, and stream crossings.