Strong leadership for young horsemen and women now will ensure a vital horse industry in the future. The American Youth Horse Council (AYHC) will recognize programs or organized activities that help build strong youth leaders within the
Bazzy Boy, an Australian Thoroughbred, hasn’t won any big races, but he is attracting plenty of attention via his Web site. His online journal won top prize in the pet category at th
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and USRider Equestrian Motor Plan are partnering to offer large-animal emergency rescue training for the fourth consecutive year. As with last year’s training, specially trained demonstration animals–horse
During the Nov. 2 American Horse Council (AHC) Issues Forum held in Lexington, Ky., AHC President Jay Hickey reviewed legislation and regulations pending at the federal level that could affect the horse industry. Riding on Public Lands Hong Kong is planning to spend up to US$20 million to stir up Olympic fever in the Chinese territory and abroad ahead of next year’s Beijing Games, an official said Saturday. Hong Kong, a former British colony on the southern edge of mainland Next week, veterinary ophthalmologists at The New Jersey Equine Clinic in Clarksburg, N.J., will perform an endoscopic laser procedure on a horse with glaucoma–one of the first equine uses for a new piece of equipment in the ophthalmologists’ An 11-year-old Long Prairie, Minn., girl will receive a new pony to replace the one that was killed in a pasture outside her home. Katie Symalla will receive the 8-month-old filly today (Nov. 10). A Long Prairie woman, Sue The LSU Equine Health Studies Program (EHSP) at the School of Veterinary Medicine recently co-hosted a four-day technical large animal emergency rescue and large animal hazardous material training course at the LSU-Fire & Emergency Training The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is hosting a veterinary dermatology seminar entitled “A Potpourri of Veterinary Dermatologic Diseases and Therapy” on Sunday, Dec. 2. This seminar is generously sponsored by Vetoquinol USA Inc., Virbac Michigan State University’s Large Animal Hospital has been helping prepare retired racehorses for other occupations. Working together with CANTER, these horses receive necessary medical and surgical care, and then are sent on to new homes and ne The Bureau of Land Management will reopen its National Wild Horse and Burro center north of Reno, Nev., on Nov. 13, the agency said Thursday. The center in Palomino Valley was voluntarily closed to the public on Sept. 26 as a precaution The Humane Society of the United States offered a $2,500 reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the recent mutilation of girl’s pet pony. A veterinarian who has been caring for the 42 equine survivors of an Oct. 27 semitrailer rollover accident in Wadsworth, Ill., says the animals are mending and are nearly ready to go to new homes. Placement coordinators for the horses are in the Northern California horsemen are hoping that Tapeta Footings will put the bounce back in their racing circuit. To unanimous endorsement by those on hand Nov. 7, Magna Entertainment’s Golden Gate Fields unveiled its new $10-million synthetic The Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries has announced it will foot the bill for approved performance and pleasure horses to be microchipped and vaccinated. The government will also pay veterinarians $35 per horse to get the Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comSponsored ContentWeekly PollReaders’ Most Popular |
