Robert and Kay Ritchie have a vision: a steady stream of veterinary students in residency positions studying equine medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM). When their residency training is through, these promising young scholars decide to stay at CVM or to return after practicing in the field.
Saratoga is the only racetrack in the country where fans can catch a glimpse of all three 2009 classic winners. On Friday, Aug. 21, three lucky individuals will win a chance to meet one of these great horses face-to-face.
Saratoga patrons may enter the “Triple Crown Connection” drawing to win a meeting with Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, or
Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students can participate in the National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced. The Animal Health Emergency Response Corps, a program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, ensures that critical veterinary staffing needs are met during the response to exotic disease
Veterinarians with Biosecurity Queensland have taken samples from 25 horses at a Cawarral horse facility to confirm any further cases of Hendra virus following the deaths of three horses at the property since July 28. The most recent death, which occurred Aug. 8, has been confirmed as a Hendra virus case.
Investigators have also tracked the 11 horses that had left the property. These
When confronted by shelves and shelves of dewormers, many horse owners can be confused about their choices–and the issue of equine parasite resistance adds even greater confusion.
“Multiple studies from across the country have shown entire classes of dewormers are no longer working against small strongyles, which are a
Veterinarians with Biosecurity Queensland are taking samples from 25 horses at a Cawarral horse facility to confirm any further cases of Hendra virus.
This follows the deaths of three horses at the property since July 28. The most recent death, which occurred Aug. 8, has been confirmed as a Hendra virus case.
Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries acting Chief Veterinary Office
DATE: August 11, 2009
LEXINGTON, KY— The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced that Kentucky-based Tarter Farm & Ranch Equipment is now the Official Provider of Equine and Livestock Management Equipment of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
The World Games 2010 Foundation and Tarter will work together to meet many equipment needs for the 2010 Games,
James MacLeod, VMD, PhD, John S. and Elizabeth A. Knight chair and professor of veterinary science at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and director of UK’s Equine Initiative, was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $1.1 million over three years.
Date: August 10, 2009
Contact: Gina Thesing, (763) 263-8350, gina_thesing@cargill.com; Liz Pearce, (952) 742-6202, elizabeth_pearce@cargill.com
Nutrena® brand introduces new bag design for Life Design® horse feeds
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Arenus Adds Equilite Product Lines
St. Louis, Missouri, August 10, 2009 — Striving to be the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reopened the FY 2009 H-2B visa petition filing period Thursday, Aug. 6, for temporary foreign nonagricultural workers, and it will immediately accept new H-2B petitions, reported the American Horse Council.
On Jan. 7 USCIS announced that it had received enough H-2B petitions to meet the annual cap of 66,000. However, only 40,640 H-2
Molly the Pony, Katrina survivor and amputee, will be appearing at the United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park this weekend (Aug. 8-9).
Molly
Health Connection announces the release of an innovative, hand-held horse massage technology, the Horse Massager.
This unique device allows the rider or trainer to manually reach all areas of the horse with ease
Advanced Monitors Corporation announces the release of the Tele-View TV-500 Equine Exercise Endoscope.
The Tele-View Equine Exercise Endoscope is an easy-to-use method of analyzing airway restriction problems in the upper respiratory tract during exercise.
This new lightweight, halter-mounted system can be quickly moved from one horse to the next. The self-contained harness
Nature’s Balance Care promotes Groomer Concentrate for healthy, natural relief of rain rot and scratches.
Groomer Concentrate is an all natural, skin scrub, rinse, and spray with an Organic listing through the Organic Materials Review Institute. This product can provide relief for bacterial and fungus related skin conditions such as rain rot and scratches.
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