
An allergy to hay and straw dust can be a tough sentence for a horse. But a black-and-white U.K. lesson horse with the problem is breathing more easily after a local community justice center and two magistrates’ courts began donating shredded
Recent research indicates that when selecting a dewormer, horse owners should consider the season, their horse?s access to grass, and his body condition. German scientists have shown that the bowel walls of small strongyle-infected ponies become
After great demand, The British Horse Society, in partnership with The Home of Rest for Horses, are holding a second equine welfare conference on September 24, 2006 at Bailbrook House,
Bloodhorse.com has announced a special edition of Talkin’ Horses that will feature Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
Dover Saddlery Retail, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dover Saddlery announced yesterday (Aug. 14) that the Grand Opening of its new store in the Hunt Valley, Md., will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Equestrians are invited to join in the
Last year’s Elicpse Award-winning sprinter Lost in the Fog is being treated for “a slight case” of colic at the University of California-Davis veterinary school, according to his trainer, Greg Gilchrist, who accompanied his stable star to
Kentucky Equine Research,
Tattoo Charlie, a 15-hand bay Quarter Horse gelding, turned up yesterday (Aug. 14) in a field in Monroe County, N.Y., after he had been missing for more than seven days.
Charlie and three of his pasturemates were spooked early on the
Tattoo Charlie, a 15-hand bay Quarter Horse gelding, escaped from his pasture in Monroe County, N.Y. early on Aug. 7 after he and three pasturemates in the enclosure were spooked. The other horses were recovered, but Charlie–who was last
Partner-level sponsor of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), Farnam Companies presented a check on Aug. 11 for $50,167.27 to USEF for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Show Jumping Team. Farnam is the official sponsor of the
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced the newest addition to www.usef.org–the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) content area. Found online at
Due to positive response and participation, global animal health company Alltech will hold a second Young Animal Scientist (YAS) contest in 2007. The contest is scheduled to begin in the fall semester of 2006 and a winner will be announced in th
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) and the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine (UM) jointly announced on Aug. 9 that the foundation has committed to raise $2.5 million over five years to fund the top-ranked consortium project
The Minnesota horse community celebrated groundbreaking for the $14 million University of Minnesota Equine Center on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9. The soon-to-be-built facility has been designed to provide an ideal atmosphere for
A dun or buckskin Paso Fino gelding was stolen from his Milton, Wisc., pasture, reports the horse’s owner, Jim Badertscher, in an Idaho Alert (
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