Iowa State University Extension is offering a new educational program designed to teach the science of horse management along with riding and training concepts.
The Master Equine Manager program combines discussion with hands-on experience.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption at the Mobile Agri-Ed Center in Mobile, Ala., on January 19 and 20, 2008.
Approximately 65 horses and a few
The Jockey Club once again dispatched teams of representatives in late December to numerous farms in six states and one Canadian province to inspect broodmares with early 2007 breeding or foaling dates.
This was the third consecutive
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University will be hosting a series of lectures on equine health.
The presentations will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Agnes Varis Lecture Hall in North Grafton, Mass.
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Alabama horse enthusiasts have the opportunity to go back to school and focus on the care and management of horses and horse businesses.
The Alabama Horse Council and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are combining their resources to
The USDA has released the 2006 U.S. Animal Health Report, a national overview of domestic animal health in th
Iowa’s Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has hired David Schmitt, DVM, as the new state veterinarian.
Schmitt owned a private veterinary practice before joining the department in 1999. He served as assistant state
To help horse owners identify and control poisonous weeds and plants and understand treatment recommendations for their horses, University of Minnesota Extension recently released a book titled Plants Poisonous or Harmful to Horses in the
The USDA will begin issuing payments to tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers across the country who suffered losses because of natural disasters, acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced Dec. 19.
“Numerous agricultural
The Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore how horse owners can maintain a healthy animal, pasture, and environment at this year’s equine forage conference, to be held Feb. 11-13.
The
Despite the outbreak of equine influenza, Australia’s best horses will be able to compete at the 2008 Sydney Royal Easter Show, government and agriculture officials recently announced.
New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries Ian
Michigan lawmakers recently passed legislation that will significantly strengthen penalties for the most severe cases of animal neglect. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a statement praising this action.
The new law,
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine?s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is seeking donations for a benefit auction at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Visitor?s Center on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Alltech will begin its annual North American Lecture Tour (NALT) Jan. 7, 2008. The tour theme is “The Feed Cost Puzzle: Performance or Profitability,” and the event will provide a forum to share and learn how the latest technologies and
The University of Minnesota Horse Team is offering five regional horse owner education programs throughout the state in February and March 2008.
Each program offers unbiased, research-based information and knowledgeable speakers identified
The faculty, students, and staff of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, recognized a lifetime of service by David A. Meirs II, VMD, at the annual Equine Science Update sponsored by the center.
Meirs, who
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