The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has lifted hold orders on the detention barn at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and a barn at the Bowie Training Center in Bowie after the final four horses in those barns tested negative for equine
Commissioners for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state’s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency, met on Feb. 16 and postponed taking action on proposed regulations that would require identification of physical locations
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The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) released its hold order on Laurel Park’s Barn 9 on Friday, March 3, which means 34 horses that tested negative for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) at the Laurel,
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The Kentucky Horse Park has announced that Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will offer the following free seminars to horse owners and enthusiasts who attend the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event on April
Seventeen horses on a Kent County, Md., farm tested negative for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on March 3, resulting in the March 4 removal of a Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) hold order that had prevented equine transport to and from
On Feb. 7, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced an interim rule establishing a voluntary fee-for-service program, which allows horsemeat processing plants to continue to receive federal antemortem inspections.
The
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board voted Jan. 19 to adopt an emergency rule allowing for the collection of pre-race blood samples from horses entered into races at the state’s Thoroughbred and harness tracks to test for excess
Platinum Performance reported on Feb. 28 it reached an agreement with Farnam in its lawsuit to prevent Farnam?s use of the name ?Platform Performance? on a line of equine products.
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The second annual Elysian Fields: The Justin Morgan Association for Retired Equines (EF:JMARE) Stallion Service Charity Auction online ends this Sunday, Feb. 26.
EF:JMARE is a 501(c)(3)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine has very strong evidence that a horse treated and euthanatized at the university had the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), according to a Feb. 14 memo that
As the old saying goes, knowledge is power. Nuclear scintigraphy and MRI evaluation proved their worth yet again in this study by giving information about the exact nature and location of these horses’ injuries, which helped practitioners select the
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Five equine organizations joined together this week to provide 6,500 bales of hay to nearly 800 horses in Vermilion Parish, La., that were affected by Hurricane Rita. The United States Equestrian Federatio
Trainer Tim Ritchey and veterinarian Patricia Hogan, DVM, said in mid-October that Thoroughbred Afleet Alex’s injured leg, a hairline cannon bone fracture, is still healing and he would not run in the Oct. 29 Breeders’ Cup Classic. In a joint
According to an Associated Press article on bloodhorse.com, a tornado that tore through Ellis Park racetrack in Henderson, Ky., early yesterday morning (Nov. 6) killed
Coverage of the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the equine population in the Gulf Coast area in 2005, including first-hand accounts from rescue workers and veterinarians attending to the injured.
What do all those letters behind your horse health care provider’s name mean, anyway? Here is a list of veterinary and other horse health care degrees and their translations.
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