There have been calls for an inquiry about the recent hendra outbreak in Australia that has resulted in the death of five horses and one human, according to an article on news.com.au.
Veterinarian Ben
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) released the following information in regard to the four horses that tested positive to prohibited medications at the 2008 Olympic Games.
“Below are some clarifications on the procedure that
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Current top standings for Individual Eventing Dressage Day 1 ar
Don’t miss today’s blog (Aug. 9) from award-winning equestrian journalist Jennifer Bryant. She will be giving us behind-the-scenes looks
Modern pentathlon consists of five events–pistol shooting, epee fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and running.
A maximum score of 200 points in the shooting portion equates to 1,336 modern pentathlon points.
It seems like we’ve spent a lot of time talking about hay in the past year, but for owners of an animal that should consume 1-2% of its body weight each day in forage (grass, hay, or as part of a “complete” diet), this is becoming a critical and
In a brief survey of online news, there have been reports of rabies in Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas this year. Many of these reports were humans encountering rabid wild animals that were
A story today (July 20) at NewsOK.com tells the story of a caring racehorse owner who had a slow horse named Tricky Jazz. She thought she’
A raid on an illegal racetrack in Oklahoma last year resulted in seizure and retainment of 40 of the 70 horses rounded up at that time. Twenty-five of those horses were sold at auction yesterday (July 19) during a three-hour auction at Heritage
Jack Kelly, CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation, has resigned his post, effective July 31, according to an article on Kentucky.com. Kelly cited “several personal reasons” for his
Veterinarians from the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are worried because fever ticks (Boophilus microplus) capable of carrying and transmitting deadly cattle “tick fever” protozoans Babesia bigemina or Babesia bovis,
Summer and fall are key seasons for the appearance of Potomac horse fever, which is caused by the bacterium Neorickettsia risticii. Don’t be fooled by the name; Potomac horse fever originally was identified in 1979 as a sporadic disease
The Florida Department of Health has reported positive samples of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in animals in 30 of the state’s 67 counties through June 28. At that date in 2007 only 14 counties had positive EEE results from
With DNA testing there is nearly 100% proof if a horse is sired by a specific stallion and produced by a particular mare. But what happens when your “registered” horse isn’t who you think it is? That happened to Ellen Brockett of Redmond, Ore.,
We’ve had bad news following bad news lately with the loss of some of the top horses in equestrian
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