On Nov. 24, Triad Specialty Products announced pending approval of a new feed-through fly control product. Serene Feed-Through Fly Control, which was designed for reducing fly populations in and around equine facilities, is in the final stages of the regulatory process, and should be available to horse owners before the end of the year.
According to the company, the product targets
Equine veterinarians and industry-leading parasitologists have designed a comprehensive site that simplifies the deworming process and helps horse owners improve and maintain the health of their animals.
The web site provides valuable information on the deworming process and related topics:
The American Quarter Horse Youth Association’s (AQHYA) membership recently broke the 30,000 mark, a first since 1996, with 30,033 members. The Association saw an increase of 737 from this time last year. Since its inception in 1970, AQHYA has
The American Quarter Horse Association’s Stud Book and Registration Committee met recently to discuss various matters relating to the breed and AQHA’s registration process, namely eligibility of horses with white beyond certain prescribed limits
The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va., one of three campuses that comprise the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Grant funds will be applied toward equipping a new collaborative research laboratory based at the College’s Leesburg campus. Collaboration among the Equine
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has taken the first steps toward recognizing dressage. Beginning Jan. 1, 2004, American Quarter Horses competing at official U.S. Equestrian and United States Dressage Federation (USDF) shows
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, the equine industry’s foremost health care magazine, announces that its circulation house file has increased by 6,500 readers with the addition of former subscribers to The Trail Less Traveled magazine. The Trail Less Traveled, formerly published by Winsor Publishing of Louisville, Colo., ceased publication in October
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, the equine industry’s foremost health care magazine, announces that its circulation house file has increased by 6,500 readers with the addition of former subscribers to The Trail Less
The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va., recently was awarded a $25,000 grant from Thoroughbred Charities of America. Grant funds are designated for building research facilities to enable collaborative research efforts to benefit equine health. The Equine Medical Center, located in Leesburg, Virginia, is one of three campuses comprising the Virginia-Maryland Regional
The IDEXX Reference Laboratory group of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), earlier this month announced the purchase of Equine Biodiagnostics, Inc. (EBI). Based in Lexington, Kentucky, EBI specializes in diagnostic testing for the veterinary health care industry. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
IDEXX provides a worldwide network of full-service, veterinary reference
U.S. Equestrian will be offering a variety of seminars during its First Meeting and Sports Summit to be held Jan. 14 – 18, 2004, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners will be sponsoring a series of health seminars beginning on Fri., Jan. 16, with Mark Martinelli, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, who specializes in orthopedic problems
As fires continue to ravage the Southern California Region, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles’ (spcaLA) resources are stretched from the high demand. From the Mexican border up to Ventura County thousands of residents and their animals are fleeing to safety.
Currently, spcaLA’s Disaster Animal Response Team (DART), a mobile command post unit along
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine will host its annual Equine Artificial Insemination Workshop Feb. 7-8, 2004, at the school. The workshop is open to horse breeders, but is limited to 18 participants.
This hands-on workshop is held to instruct horse owners and breeders on artificial insemination procedures with both fresh and cooled semen. Proper handling and preparation of semen
Setting the stage for a new era for equestrian sport, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Board of Directors gave final approval to a new National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of equestrian.
The new organization, formed through the combination of USA Equestrian and the United States Equestrian Team (USET), is formally called the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc., and it
Bill Gengler, DVM, Dipl. AVDC, has been named Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, effective October 13th.
He brings a strong business background to the position, which helps him evaluate activities from a different perspective. Gengler was the founder of the Animal Hospital
On Dec. 25, The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., will open its IMAX® Theatre to Walt Disney’s first dramatic feature created exclusively for the giant screen.
Young Black Stallion, the prequel to the 1979 classic The Black Stallion, takes audiences along on the adventures of a young girl named Neera, and the wild colt she meets in the
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