In the first 10 days since the launch of a new Web-based volunteer registry system, nearly 4,000 new volunteers have signed up online for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
With preparations for the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games 2010 well underway, the time has come to think of the following edition, the games to be held in 2014.
To ensure a clear and fair process in the
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), in looking into the Feb. 7 death of a carriage horse in his stable, has been asked to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the New York City Department of
Before the start of the summer travel season, it is critically important for horse owners to perform basic yet essential maintenance on their trailers.This will be time well spent because it will ensure that their trailers will be in optimal
Areas of New South Wales, Australia, formerly considered to be “hot spots” for equine influenza were given a clean bill of health Feb. 8, according to Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald.
“Exhaustive testing has failed to identify
The president of the nation’s largest veterinary association appeared before a Congressional subcommittee Feb. 7 and urged the United States Department of Agriculture to implement a long-standing but dormant program that would help address a
The United Stated Dressage Federation (USDF) and the National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) will be cooperating in an effort to educate Walking Horse owners about dressage and provide information about educational opportunities for both
University of Florida veterinary ophthalmologist Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVO, presented the prestigious Sir Frederick Smith Memorial Lecture in Warwickshire, England, kicking off the annual meeting of the British Equine Veterinary
As the United States Equestrian Federation?s (USEF) membership base continues to grow and the equestrian community relies more on information from the USEF, a focus on customer service becomes increasingly important. To address this need, the USEF
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Executive Committee approved the use of Equioxx (firocoxib) effective Jan. 1, 2008, giving competitors across the country another option for relieving equine osteoarthritis pain and inflammation.
The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) on Feb. 16 will offer approximately 70 wild horses ranging from yearlings to 5-year-olds, and possibly a few burros, for adoption at the Cooper Arena at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2008 Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award at the 10th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) congress in Moscow, Russia.
Cohen received his
It?s time to flex those muscles and test your skills at the second annual “Bowling for Equestrians,” an event that benefits the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation?s (AHJF) Emergency Relief Fund. The event will be held Feb. 17 at Greenacres Bowl i
Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an equine health lecture on the use and abuse of intra-articular joint treatments.
The seminar will take place Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Veterinary
The First+Ice inserts remain cold at therapeutic levels for up to two hours, while the horse eats or rests comfortably in his stall. As the legs remain dry, there is no risk of skin irritation or bacterial, fungal and hoof.
If you have a pregnant mare, want to be there when she is giving birth, and are tired of staying up all night, Breeder Alert foaling monitors, will alert you to the impending birth. Breeder Alert will notify you through a pager or call you
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