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The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care is an equine publication providing the latest news and information on the health, care, welfare, and management of all equids.

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Kentucky to Study Economic Impact of Breeding Industry Crisis

The Horse Staff June 2, 2001

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AQHA Offers Day Camp For Kids

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

It’s camp time again and the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum is gearing up for the third annual Camp It Up! With overwhelming response from the last two years, there will be two sessions of the half-day camp this

More West Nile Virus Findings In New Jersey

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

Two crows collected in Edison, New Jersey, May 22 and 24 tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). To date, 118 crows and 1 hawk have been tested by the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services’ Public Health and Environmental Laboratory.

Maryland Crow Tests Positive For West Nile Virus

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Laboratories confirmed May 24 that a crow found in Baltimore City tested positive for the West Nile Virus (WNV). This first confirmed crow of the 2001 season was found in the 3100 block

Hauling Horses–National Exposition on Equine Transportation

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

The first National Exposition on Equine Transportation (NEET) had a wealth of information for people who haul their own horses for competition or pleasure riding, or for those shipping horses commercially. Information ranged from live

Jamco And Life Horse Help Make Dreams Come True

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

In a fundraising effort, Jamco Trailers of Seaforth, Ontario joined with Life Horse, a national non-profit organization, to raffle off a brand new J2000 trailer. The lucky winner, Gail Suter of Mt Airy, MD had her ticket drawn at the Horse World

Book Reviews

The Horse Staff June 1, 2001

Equine Expressions From The Kentucky Horse Park, by Robbee Huseth.

Published in 1995 by Gibbs Smith, P.O. Box 667, Layton, Utah 84041; hardbound, 96 pages, equally color photos and text, $14.95.

Researchers Probing How Mares Ingested Cyanide; 150 Farms Surveyed

The Horse Staff May 31, 2001

Scientists now believe they know why more than 500 foals died and mares spontaneously aborted several thousand more early pregnancies on central Kentucky’s horse farms this spring.

Their work, however, is far from finished as

Epidemiologic Survey Teams Begin

The Horse Staff May 31, 2001

Beginning Wednesday May 30, trained veterinarians, researchers and technicians will be contacting and visiting farms to administer an in-depth confidential farm survey. Questions will involve routine farm management, pasture management, and

May 25 MRLS Update

The Horse Staff May 31, 2001

Following is from the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture as of Friday, May 25, at 5 p.m. More information can be found on their web site at

EPM Study

The Horse Staff May 25, 2001

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a serious and often fatal neurologic disease of equids. Animals affected by EPM can demonstrate a variety of clinical abnormalities, and signs can vary tremendously in severity. Classically, horses wit

AVMA Wants Legislation Preparing For Foreign Animal Disease Outbreaks

The Horse Staff May 25, 2001

The AVMA is working with officials in Washington, DC, to draft legislation outlining procedures for preventing the introduction of a foreign animal disease in North America, and a well-coordinated emergency response plan to be implemented in the

CDC Links E.coli Illnesses to Farm Visits, Agency Issues New Strategies

The Horse Staff May 25, 2001

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late April released the results of a study linking outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Washington and Pennsylvania to contact with farm animals.

Along with the study, the CDC

Senators Will Seek Legislation to Provide Low-Interest Loans For Horse Farmers

The Horse Staff May 24, 2001

Kentucky lawmakers will ask their colleagues to help horse farmers in the wake of a mysterious illness that has killed foals and caused fetuses to abort, according to an Associated Press report.

The U.S. Department of

Southern States’ Triple Crown Feeds Contain Mycotoxin Binders

The Horse Staff May 24, 2001

Southern States has included the patented mycotoxin binder MTB100 in its line of Triple Crown horse feeds since February of 2000, according to Bill Vandergrift, PhD, owner of Equivision nutrition company and a consulting nutritionist

More of the Same, With Something New

The Horse Staff May 24, 2001

Dr. Doug Byars, head of the medicine unit at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee in Lexington, Ky., said his clinic alone has seen about 40 cases of pericarditis (fluid in the sac around the heart) in the past two weeks.

A week ago, Byars reported a