This is the 2009 Statement on Genetic Defects released by the American Association of Equine Practitioners. It was approved in July 2009.
Congenital Defects
Congenital defects include all undesirable traits and pathologic conditions present at birth whether they are genetic or due to intra-uterine events that results from extra-uterine
Hats Off Day, Kentucky’s day to celebrate its horse industry, is Saturday, Aug. 15, at 2:00 p.m., at the Kentucky Horse Park. Everyone is invited to attend, and admission to the Kentucky Horse Park is free for you and your family. Hats Off Day is a free day of family fun and an opportunity to learn more about horses and the amazing things they do for Kentucky.
Events include children’
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a national list of humane resources for horse owners making end-of-life arrangements for their equine companions.
“Providing a humane, dignified death for your horse is simply responsible horse ownership,” said Keith Dane, the HSUS director of equine protection. “No one likes to think about the death of a beloved companion, but
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a complete review of all racing operations at the facility.
Arlington Park is the seventh racing facility to be so designated by the Alliance. Churchill Downs and Keeneland were accredited in April;
Kenny Geisler and Megan Benjamin, the most successful American vaulters competing today, solidified the Mt. Eden Vaulters’ domination of the Kentucky Cup Vaulting on July 31. Geisler, 28, was leading the CVI2* men’s division (6.979) at the competition’s halfway point, and Benjamin, 21, was leading the CVI2* women’s division (7.933).
The Kentucky Cup is the vaulting test event for
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) is pleased to announce 35 new companion animal studies available for sponsorship.
MAF will fund more than 200 new, continuing, and veterinary student scholar studies in 2009-2010. These studies are available for study sponsorship–which is a great way to help support research leading to needed treatments and prevention strategies for diseases that concer
Team USA rider Tom McCutcheon of Aubrey, Texas, won the individual final in Kentucky Cup Reining, the first test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Held in the Kentucky Horse Park’s new indoor arena, Kentucky Cup Reining, a CRIO4* competition officially sanctioned by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), featured 12 riders, four each from Canada, Mexico, and the
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. today announced the American Quarter Horse Association as the Official Reining Breed Sponsor. Reining will be one of eight world championships contested at the Games, which will be held at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park on September 25-October 10, 2010.
As the Official Reining Breed Sponsor, AQHA will assist with the promotion and coverage of Reining
Continuing education for animal control and law enforcement officials in the investigation of cruelty to livestock is now available in Kentucky. The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) partnered with the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association (KCA) to develop a three-day training for investigators, which includes education on identifying neglect in horses and other equids, cattle, sheep, goats, and swine.
Due to the recent outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS), the Oklahoma State Veterinarian has instituted new regulations for horses entering Oklahoma from several states. All horses attending the 2009 Ford AQHYA World Championship Show must have a
Readers can now take a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the leading equine veterinary hospitals with the release of Equine ER: Stories From a Year in the Life of an Equine Veterinary Hospital. Published by Eclipse Press, the book captures the often dramatic, sometimes heartbreaking, but all-inspiring stories author Leslie Guttman witnessed during a year as the proverbial “fly on the wall”
In the event of accidental deaths, natural disasters, or disease outbreaks involving large numbers of animals, the carcasses will need to be handled quickly, safely, and with attention to public health and environmental impact.
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Rutgers University will host 45 high school students in its first Annual 4-H Summer Science Program for urban youths at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
High school students from Camden, Hackensack, Paterson, and
On June 16 the American Horse Council held “The Welfare of the Horse” forum in Washington, D.C. The Forum, sponsored by Luitpold, was held as part of the AHC’s National Issues Forum and featured speakers from segments of the horse community as
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations pertaining to the importation of horses to establish standards for the approval of permanent, privately owned quarantine facilities for horses. APHIS is
The second Kentucky International Equine Summit (KIES), sponsored by the Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville in cooperation with the University of Kentucky?s Equine Initiative, will be held April 26 and 27, 2010, in Lexington
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