Regular vaccinations, deworming, and farrier visits can help prevent damaging and costly diseases. To help you keep track of it all, Merial is offering a free horse health record, available at select veterinary clinics and retailers nationwide.
Dechra Veterinary Products (Dechra) is now shipping the patented irap therapy system to U.S. equine veterinarians. irap uses the horse’s own blood and natural healing mechanisms, and it is an innovative treatment for equine osteoarthritis.
Petastic Naturals brings you a line of eco-friendly products for animals that are 100% natural, biodegradable and sustainable. The plant-based line of pet products is petroleum-free, isopropyl alcohol-free, ammonia-free, chlorine-free, dye-free,
Animent has created its first animal care product, Scratch n All, a high-quality, silicone rubber scratching and grooming pad created to allow animals to safely satisfy the need to self-groom and scratch. The pads are designed for use in stables
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will offer extensive three-day training courses in large animal emergency rescue techniques August 18-20, and August 22-24, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. This training is designed to educate first
More than $1 million has been raised and distributed by 12-year-old nonprofit the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF), the group recently announced. This money is used to support equestrians with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. It provides
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin came out of his second-place finish to Red Rocks in Belmont Park’s Man o’War Stakes July 12 in good order and was on his way to Saratoga the following morning.
The Man o’War was Curlin’s first start on turf
High-tech horse diagnostics were recently on display as the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Equine Hospital hosted a tour for local journalists.
The visiting media were shown some of the high-tech equipment used in the hospital. Demonstrations
Pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
The equestrian portion of the games will be held in Hong Kong. The
NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This includes the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong.
The schedule is as follows:
Date: Program–Time (EST) on
The new youth safety initiative, ?Play Safe. It?s HorseSense!? was announced as a partnership between Farm Safety Association (Country Kids Safety Network), Kubota Canada, and Equine Guelph. ?Play Safe. It?s HorseSense!? will be launched at this
The American Horse Council (AHC) has released Getting Involved in the 2008 Elections, a federal election guide for the horse industry.
The guide stemmed from the July program at the AHC’s National Issues Forum in Washington, D.C.,
The British Horse Society (BHS) has commended the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh for its offer of at-cost strangles tests to horse owners and farm managers in Scotland. These tests, designed for
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently announced its equine grant recipients for the second quarter of 2008. From April through June 2008, the ASPCA dispensed grants totaling $127,500 to nineteen equine
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on June 13 approved the appointment of Trevor Ames, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
“Trevor has done an outstanding job as interim dean, and I believe that he
The EVMT-Boot allows the horse owner, groom, farrier or veterinary professional a fast and innovative solution to treat most hoof problems, such as abscess or dry cracked hooves.
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