On Saturday, June 26, University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, received a check in the amount of $37,276 for its Fund for Laminitis Research. The donation was made through the efforts of Pfizer Animal Health and the NTRA Charities, and will go towards the support of scientific research focused on finding a cure for laminitis. The

SmartPak was recently awarded the Veterinary Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (Vet-VIPPS) certification from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). SmartPak is only the fifth veterinary pharmacy to receive Vet-VIPPS certification, and was awarded certification after the NABP’s in-depth review of SmartPak’s policies, procedures, and facilities. The rigorous certification pr

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ordered the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Serving Erie County to return to 40 of the 73 horses the agency removed from a Morgan horse training farm earlier this year. In March, officials from the SPCA Serving Erie County removed 73 allegedly neglected horses after discovering them living in filth in several barns on an East Aurora,

Culver Academies, known for their historic Black Horse Troop and Equestriennes horsemanship units, will bring their traditions to the World Equestrian Games Opening Ceremonies on Sept. 25. “I am very excited Culver has been chosen,” said Mark Waller, director of instruction at Culver. “I’m confident that we can really put on a good show and give a good impressio

The eyes of the international horse community will be on Kentucky in a few months, watching and awaiting the results of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). On one day, for example, NBC reportedly plans to broadcast live from the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Wales, then switch to live coverage of the Games. The potential worldwide audience could reach 500 million.

Th

Lead a veterinarian to a horse with equine Cushing’s disease and he or she will likely try to diagnose the horse by measuring blood levels of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in a single sample at a single point in time. Lead researchers from Pegasus Equine Diagnostics Ltd., in Nottingham, United Kingdom to the same horse and they’ll measure ACTH levels over 24 hours at multiple t

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced today grants totaling $860,672 have been awarded to 81 Thoroughbred industry-related non-profits that work to uphold TCA’s mission.

TCA distributes grants to several categories of Thoroughbred industry related nonprofits including rescue, rehabilitation and adoption organizations as well as education and backstretch programs, therapeutic r

The International Collating Center, Newmarket, United Kingdom, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks. Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was reported from France, Germany, the UK, and the USA. France confirmed a single case in a Trotter. Two mares were cultured positive for Taylorella equigenitalis in Germany. The UK reported two cases on separate premi