The International Animal Welfare Training Institute welcomes you to the first lecture in the 2009-2010 school year series to be held Monday, Sept. 21. Dick Green, EdD, will present “International Response to Disasters: The Animal Component” at 6 p.m. in Room 1020, Gladys Valley Hall, at the University of California,

Michigan State University’s (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine is now armed with what it says is the first large-animal, open-bore MRI ever at an academic institution, a move that will allow veterinarians to tackle research questions and greatly impact both animal and human health.

The MRI unit, which became fully operational in August, has a 70-centimeter opening that is nearly 50%

The Companion Animal Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Service at The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital provides emergency and intensive care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Drs. Amy Butler and Ed Cooper, both board-certified specialists in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, lead a team

Two horses at risk for life-threatening bleeding caused by an uncommon infection of the internal carotid artery were successfully treated recently by University of Florida veterinarians who used cutting-edge technology to resolve the problem faster and less invasively than traditional surgery would allow.

“The problem both of these horses had involved a disease called guttural pouch

Bucking the trends in the racing industry and the economy at large, American Quarter Horse racing indicators showed the industry is holding steady in the face of the biggest economic downturn in decades.

Numbers released by AQHA show that purses in July, compared to the same month last year, held virtually steady with only a fraction of a percent drop. The number of July races was up 1.4

Gordon Woods, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, who while at the University of Idaho helped create the world’s first cloned mules, died Aug. 20 at the age of 57. He was 57 and currently employed at Colorado State University.

Woods, one of the premier equine reproduction specialists in the world and a pioneer in the use of the horse as a model for exploring human health issues, died Thursday at

Trainer Chip Woolley sent Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird back to the main track at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 21 following a clean endoscopic examination performed by James Hunt, DVM.

“In Doc’s words, he was perfect,” Woolley said. “You couldn’t tell (he had anything done) and there’s not even any inflammation around the epiglottis, everything looks just smooth, laid out flat,

The American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee recently approved three objectives established by the Association’s Animal Welfare Working Group.

1.)   Develop a written commitment to be signed by AQHA and its alliance partners (the National Reining Horse, National Cutting Horse, National Reined Cow Horse and the National Snaffle Bit associations) to work jointly to

As part of its ongoing commitment to support the communities in which it does business, Cargill announced today it has donated $10,000 to Children’s Center Charities’ Hippotherapy Program.

The word “hippotherapy” comes from the Greek word “hippos,” which means horse. The Hippotherapy Program introduces horses and horseback riding into therapy in order to help children with disabilitie

Beginning on Sept. 25, Kentucky’s gently rolling hills will resound with music as the Alltech Fortnight Festival launches a 16-day statewide celebration to mark the final year to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010.

The 2009 Alltech Fortnight Festival lineup, announced on Friday evening at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, Ky., will bring entertainment to 11 Kentucky

The inaugural Equestrian Australia Para-Equestrian National Championships will now be held at Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC), Horsley Park, Sept. 23-26. This is a change from the original venue of Dubbo.

The event is the first-ever Para-Equestrian Championships under the auspices of Equestrian Australia. International Judge Alison King (HGK) will head the Judges’ panel

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announces the first state detection of a West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pool in Maryland in 2009. State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) laboratory results confirmed the presence of WNV in mosquitoes (Culex pipiens) collected on July 21 in the Pocomoke City, Worcester County. MDA mosquito control personnel are continuiong to wor

Now in its 51st year, the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), one of the oldest equine events in the country, is turning to social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to help guide its future.

WIHS dipped into social media earlier this year, creating pages on Facebook and

Nominations are being sought for the 10th Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award. The award recognizes outstanding research conducted in a specific field of applied equine science over the past five years. The 2009 award will honor advances in equine infectious diseases.

The winner will be recognized during the 11th WEVA Congress in Guarujá-SP, Brazil,

The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) encourages the pursuit of further education in the equine industry by offering scholarships to students attending Kentucky schools majoring in equine studies or related fields.

“Twenty-five students applied for our spring scholarships making it extremely competitive,” noted KHC Board President Madelyn Millard. “The increased interest in equine education bode

The Texas Animal Health Commission has reported the single quarantined premise in Starr County is released from quarantine and that the last “active investigation” has been closed following receipt of negative tests, allowing Texas to be declared free of vesicular stomatitis.
 
With the release of the quarantine and no active investigations, Texas no longer has areas embargoed by