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Stephanie Ruff

Stephanie Ruff has spent her entire career in various facets of the equine industry. She was a freelance writer for many years, was the owner/editor of Arabian Finish Line, managing editor of Arabian Horse Life and content manager of Practical Horseman and Dressage Today before moving to The Horse. She has ridden many different disciplines, but for the last 20 years has focused on dressage. Stephanie has both a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky and has always had a keen interest in equine health, science, and research. A native of Pennsylvania, Stephanie enjoys hanging out with her Arabian and Half-Arabian mares, two German Shorthair Pointers, traveling and embracing the Florida lifestyle where she currently lives.

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Strangles Cases Move Time, Site of ‘Repo’ Horse Sale

Ray Paulick February 9, 2001

Just when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involving the”P>Just when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involving “>Just when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involvin”Just when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involvi”Just when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm, on Feb. 5. Browning was discussing complications involvi”ust when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fasig-Tipton Thoroughbred auction firm”st when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, said Boyd Browning, executive vice president and chief op”t when you think it can’t get much worse, it got worse, s” w

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Ryerss Farm For Aged Equines Debuts New Web Site

The Horse Staff February 9, 2001

Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines is proud to announce the debut of their new web site at www.ryerss.com. The site features information on the farm’s history, its current equine residents, how to volunteer and how to donate to the farm’s mission.

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Auburn To Celebrate Construction of New Facility

The Horse Staff February 9, 2001

Auburn University will have a special Celebration of Construction ceremony on Feb. 14 to mark the beginning of a new Large Animal Teaching Hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The event will be at 2 p.m., at the building site next t”P>Auburn University will have a special Celebration of Construction ceremony on Feb. 14 to mark the beginning of a new Large Animal Teaching Hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The event will “>Auburn University will have a special Celebration of Construction ceremony on Feb. 14 to mark the beginning of a new Large Animal Teaching Hospital at the College”Auburn University will have a special Celebration of Construction ceremony on Feb. 14 to mark the beginning of a new Large “uburn University will have a special Celebration of Construction ceremony on Feb. 14″burn University will have a special Celebration”urn Univers

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Conference Combines Disease And Nutrition

The Horse Staff February 9, 2001

Recent developments in equine disease and nutrition will mesh to become the focus of the eleventh annual Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers April 30-May 1, 2001 in Lexington, Ky. Sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. (KER), the

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Guide To Foal Critical Care Clinics (U.S. and Canada)

The Horse Staff February 7, 2001

The following university and private clinics are equipped to accept and treat critically ill foals. If your clinic is not listed here or your information here needs to be updated, please send us your information by fax at 859/276-4450 or e-mail

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Intervet Adds VEE Strain Line to Vaccine Line

The Horse Staff February 2, 2001

Intervet is giving horse owners an opportunity to defend horses against another deadly strain of equine encephalomyelitis. Intervet now offers selected Encevac vaccines with added protection from Venezuelan Equine

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West Nile Virus Update for 2000

The Horse Staff February 2, 2001

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a list of additional equine cases of West Nile Virus for the year 2000. There were 2 additional equine clinical cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection confirmed during the period

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EPM Vaccine Licensed

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director February 2, 2001

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Dec. 18 that it had issued a conditional license to Fort Dodge Laboratories, Inc., of Fort Dodge, Iowa, a division of American Home Products, Inc., for a vaccine intended to aid in the prevention o

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A Paradigm For Equine Euthanasia

Lydia Gray, DVM, MA February 1, 2001

A horse owner develops a relationship with his or her horse that is marked by mutual trust, respect, and affection, much as would be encountered in a relationship between two people who spend several hours every day together doing something

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A Close Look at Supplement Research

Joseph J. Bertone, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS February 1, 2001

Today’s horse is exposed to a fairly uniform diet, with hay or pasture lacking in diversity. Hay or pasture (forage) is the backbone of this unvaried diet, and the purpose of dietary supplementation should be to complement the diet for different situ

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Narcolepsy in Horses

Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM February 1, 2001

I am requesting information regarding narcolepsy. I haven’t found any sources with any information.

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Neonatal Isoerythrolysis–The Silent Stalker

Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS February 1, 2001

Neonatal isoerythrolysis is a silent stalker of foals. At birth, the foal is normal. In some cases, the foal shows subtle signs as an internal enemy attacks and the disease progresses to a point of no return; in others, it takes only hours for

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AI Training For Stallions

Charlene Strickland February 1, 2001

Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices. His instincts drive him to breed a mare; yet he can learn to transfer his sexual focus to a phantom mare and an artificial vagina (AV). In order to train a stallion fo”P>Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices

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Shaping Up Your Overweight Horse

Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM February 1, 2001

When preparing a horse for athletic events and sporting activities, whatever the discipline or level of difficulty, an important consideration is finding the horse’s ideal body weight. This concept is well recognized in human athletics. For”P>When preparing a horse for athletic events and sporting activities, whate

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At Home On The Range: Dude Horses

Kimberly S. Brown February 1, 2001

While many of our horses do some kind of work for a living, the work usually consists of a couple of hours a day, three to five days a week. Many of our horses are ridden far less than that, and we don’t really think of them as working for”P>While many

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