Virginia State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, DVM, has lifted additional quarantines imposed due to equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
A farm in Fauquier County and the Marine Corps Base in Quantico have been released. The VDACS Web site contains
Animal owners across the nation can thank an excellent veterinarian through a new program offered by Merial Ltd., Morris Animal Foundation, and BowTie, Inc., honoring America’s favorite veterinarian through the “Thank Your Vet for
The Gifford Foundation of Central New York recently approved a $150,000 grant to the Morrisville College Foundation (MCF) for its planned Equine Rehabilitation and Physiology facility.
Morrisville State College (MSC) seeks to expand the
The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a Wild Horse and Burro Adoption at the Wild Horse and Burro Holding Facility in Ewing, Ill., on April 27-28.
The adoption will be from 9 am. to 5 p.m. o
Virginia State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, DVM, yesterday (March 7) lifted the quarantine on one farm in Middleburg, Loudoun County. Although a horse on the farm might have come in contact with an EHV-1 infected horse at the Equine
Fact sheets for horse owners and farm managers on a variety environmentally sound ways to manage their properties are now available. The 14 fact sheets, which are available from the Maryland Department of Agriculture at
The World Games 2010 Foundation has unveiled the new merchandising and marketing logo for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which is coming to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010. The announcement was made today (March 7) at the Downtown Arts
This April, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will mark 141 years since its founding as the first animal welfare organization in the Western Hemisphere–and as such, April is deemed Prevention of Cruelty to
The Heather Ryan and L. David Dub? Veterinary Health and Research Fund has awarded $410,000 for three cutting-edge research investigations of equine endotoxemia, neonatal Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and genetic ocular disorders a
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s 20th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art will be on display at the school from March 24 through April 22.
Judge and Juror for this year’s event is Natalie Mault, curatorial
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced March 2 that a horse from a second farm in Loudoun County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This is the sixth horse from Virginia to test positive.
Two speakers will open and close the Annual Meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) in Sacramento, Calif., at the Hyatt Regency, April 2-5 with presentations on biofuels and food-borne illness.
Bill Jones,
EasyCare just received a large shipment of all new EasyCare products for 2007. One of EasyCare’s main goals for the year is to carry larger levels of inventory and stay out of back order situations.
EasyCare currently has strong inventory of
NARHA Receives Christopher Reeve Foundation Grant
The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) announced today that the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc. (NARHA) has been awarded a $5,000 Quality of Life grant. The CRF
Iron Spring Farm’s popular Friesian stallion Goffert 369 was euthanatized Tuesday, February 13, 2007. The Grand Prix competitor colicked and although every effort was made to save him, the damage was irreparable.
The stallion, known as
Whether they are “weekend warriors” or dedicated competitors, all horses are athletes that stretch and strain their muscles during every ride–so every horse can benefit from proper muscle care. Muscle pain, stiffness and swelling are common
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