Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Foal Born at Conservation Center
A Przewalski’s horse foal was one of three rare animals born the evening of July 9 at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Va. On the same night, the Park also welcomed a clouded leopard cub and a red panda cub.
Horse Owner Disaster Prep Videos Available
When an emergency or natural disaster occurs, horse owners must be prepared to take the necessary precautions. In some circumstances this requires evacuating the area.
Texas A&M University developed three video segments on sheltering and evacuating horses during a natural disaster or emergency situation.
Video Segments
Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians Recognized
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) recently announced three new specialty academies for their members.
In addition to their existing specialties in dentistry, anesthesia, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, and behavior, the group now recognizes the following specialties:
- Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians,
Abandoned Horse Information Sought, Reward Offered
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for abandoning a 2-year-old mare in Meadow Canyon, Nev. The horse’s brand was cut from its body, leaving a large wound.
Nevada Agriculture Department Enforcement Officer Lt. Blaine Northrup reported
Level Rider
A new product designed to aid riders in achieving the perfect balance and alignment with their horse is now available. The Level Rider, a training tool developed by a team of non-pro NRHA, NRCHA, Youth and Amateur All-Around Competitors, maximizes riding time by helping the rider stay centered over the horse’s back.
The Level Rider is comprised of a bubble lever attached to a
AVMA Names Small Animal Vet as New President
The title of President of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) was officially handed down today at the 2009 AVMA Convention in Seattle. James Cook, DVM, handed the title to Larry Corry, DVM.
Corry, a small-animal practitioner from Buford, Ga., becomes the 129th president of the AVMA.
Corry served 15 years in the AVMA House of Delegates, six years on the House Advisory
Virginia Horse Positive for EEE
Virginia’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year has been confirmed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). The horse, a 2-year-old female draft cross from Chesapeake, was confirmed positive for EEE late in the
26,000-Year-Old Horse on Display at Canadian Museum
In September 1993, placer miners working a claim in the Klondike found a fossil that has been radiocarbon dated and identified as a 26,000-year-old Yukon horse that once roamed the plains of Eastern Beringia (an area encompassing parts of
Soft Tissue Injury Prompts Retirement of Pioneerof the Nile
Zayat Stables’ Pioneerof the Nile, winner of four consecutive graded stakes and second in the Kentucky Derby, has been retired due to a soft tissue injury to his left front leg.
One of the top colts of his generation, the homebred son
Guilty Plea in Oklahoma Starved Mustang Cruelty Case
A criminal case involving the starvation of two wild horses adopted from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ended with a guilty plea in Rogers County, Okla., the Bureau announced yesterday.
Adopter Shannon J. Smoke of Broken Arrow,
Group Caring for Seized N.Y. Horses Receives $10K
The Columbia-Greene Humane Society, which is caring for horses recently removed from Center Brook Farm, has received a $10,000 donation from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s
Unwanted Horse Survey Results Released
The results of a survey on perceptions of factors surrounding the unwanted horse issue are now available from the Unwanted Horse
Chincoteague Ponies Receive Donated Vaccines, Dewormers
The Chincoteague pony herd is thought to be descended from animals aboard a Spanish ship that wrecked in the 16th century, but today the herd is getting 21st century health care.
Again this year, the herd will receive donated vaccinations
Vet Training Bill Introduced in Congress
Legislation that confronts public health threats by investing in the public health veterinary workforce was introduced by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Bone Bruise Takes Musket Man Out of Race Season
Multiple graded winner Musket Man, who made a name for himself during this year’s Triple Crown run, will miss Monmouth Park’s Haskell Invitational Stakes Aug. 2 and the rest of the racing season with a bone bruise in his left front foot.
Smith to Ride Mine That Bird in Two Stakes
Trainer Chip Woolley announced July 4 that Mike Smith would ride Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Mine That Bird in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) on Aug. 1 and the $1 million Shadwell Travers on Aug. 29.
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