Research on animal nutrition and genomics at the University of Kentucky took a big step forward April 24, 2007, with announcement of a $900,000 grant to UK from Alltech Inc., an international biotechnology company based in Nicholasville, Ky.
Some of the horses impounded by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in February as part of a Pike County animal abuse case will be sold at auction this Saturday.
“These horses have been fully rehabilitated and need loving homes,
In 2006 the FEI set a new mark for numbers of horses drug tested, as well as the number of events covered. In total, the FEI tested 3,173 horses. There were 1,500 tests conducted in 1996, meaning the number of tests has doubled in 10 years.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has announced the launch of a veterinary medicine award that was designed to recognize innovation, creativity, and leadership in the veterinary profession anywhere in the world.
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for preparing and putting on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, has announced that Crystal Bennett has been hired as Marketing Coordinator.
Bennett
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Mosquito Control Section is again asking for the public’s help in monitoring West Nile virus (WNV) by reporting sick or dead wild birds that might have contracted the virus
EquineU.com has teamed up with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation and will be donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of their online course on horse and rider first aid to the Foundation, as well as
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a multi-year partnership with Platinum Performance, Inc., a California manufacturer of nutritional products for horses, companion animals, and humans. Platinum Performance will be the
Equine Guelph is sponsoring a conference on “Caring During Crisis,” to be held Sunday, April 29th, to Tuesday, May 1st, on managing disease and disasters involving animals.
The conference, “Caring During Crisis: Animal Welfare During
In recognition of the hard and valuable work performed by horseshoers, July 8-14 will mark National Farriers Week, a time for horse owners to consider the effort and training required by the men and women who shape and shoe hooves to keep the
Huge advances have been made in our understanding of many equine diseases in the past two decades. But we have a lot more to learn before we can truly improve the way many of these diseases are prevented or treated. Consider the impact that
The USEF has begun a new expedited FEI and National Passport service which is intended to assist those who have an urgent need to obtain a new passport, revalidate an existing one, change ownership, change a horse’s name, and to receive an FEI
Representatives from ViaGen will speak about the science of equine cloning and answer questions on the subject at this year’s Western States Horse Expo, June 8-10 at the Cal Expo in Sacramento, Calif.
ViaGen, a livestock cloning compan
Equestrian sports fans around the world will be able to watch the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, as it happens.
This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., April
The Humane Society of the United States has praised the work of the Oregon Senate and House in passing Oregon’s Animals in Disaster legislation (S.B. 570) yesterday (April 16). The House voted 53 to 5 in favor of the bill.
The HSUS is now
The American Horse Council (AHC) selected the Larkin State Park Trail in Southbury, Oxford, Naugatuck and Waterbury, Conn., as the first AHC Featured Riding Trail.
The AHC Featured Riding Trail program is part of a new section on the
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