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Credit Card Helps Fund Equine Research

The Horseman’s Card, a Visa created in 1991 to help support the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Ky., contributes to equine research with every purchase.

Officials of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinar

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Shetland Pony Donated to Literacy Foundation

A black Shetland Pony who closely resembles the pony “Little Black” in the Walter Farley book Little Black, A Pony, has a new home with the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation at Arabian Nights in Orlando, Fla. The pony was donated by the

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CEM Exposure: North Dakota Mare Quarantined

A North Dakota mare has been quarantined after state animal health officials learned it had been exposed to contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious venereal disease of horses.

“The animal and all other horses on the premises

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EHV: Horses Allowed to Ship In to Fair Grounds

While a barn in Fair Grounds’ stable area remains under a Louisiana State Racing Commission (LSRC) quarantine, horses will again be allowed to ship in and race at the track beginning with the Dec. 31 card.

Quarantine and biosecurity measure

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Remember Working Equids this Holiday Season

As Christmas cards arrive in the mail, the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) asks horse owners around the world to remember the “cards” received by many working animals. According to SPANA, many working horses and donkeys in

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FEI Clean Sport Commission Moves Ahead

FEI Anti-Doping and Medication Commission Chair Arne Ljungqvist, MD, PhD, FEI First Vice President Sven Holmberg, and FEI Secretary General Alexander McLin met Dec. 16 to plot the way forward for the FEI Clean Sport Commission, which was recentl

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ASPCA Offers Hay Supply Grants

For 501c(3) equine rescue groups and sanctuaries that have been hit hard by rising hay prices, farm foreclosures, and uncooperative weather, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) offers

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New York Laws Designed to Protect Carriage Horses

During the busy–and very often cold–holiday season, carriage horse rides seem to be a staple of tourist activity in New York City. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) would like the public to be aware of some

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Qualification System for Youth Olympic Games Approved

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the sports competitions programme for the first Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in Singapore in 2010, as well as the qualification system for each event.

Show jumping, the sole

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Five Finalists for Horse of the Year Honors

On Jan. 16, when the 2009 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Annual Meeting convenes in Cincinnati, Ohio, the recipient of the 2008 Farnam/Platform USEF Horse of the Year will be announced.

This prestigious title is awarded each yea

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More Stallions Positive for CEM; Federal Funds Requested

Two additional stallions bring the total to three positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) on a single Central Kentucky farm. The stallions added to the list are a 13-year-old Quarter Horse and a 4-year-old registered with the American

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