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Things May Not Be What They Seem

My family raised American Saddlebreds in Central Kentucky, at least until the late-1970s when they realized that spending several months a year at horse shows

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Equine Welfare (AAEP 2010)

Dr. Nat Messer discusses racehorse welfare, show horse welfare, the Equitarians, and more based on the In Depth: Equine Welfare session he moderated at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention.

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Researcher: Realistic Expectations Key to Managing Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an incurable joint condition that affects horses of all ages and is thought to have a hand in up to 60% of all lameness cases. According to Janny C. de Grauw, DVM, PhD, from the Department of Equine Sciences at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, who recently co-authored a paper on pain in horses with OA, management of the disease requires balanced exercise regimens,

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University of Saskatchewan Horse Health Center Ready for Expansion

An expanded horse health care facility at the University of Saskatchewan will be called the Ryan/Dube Equine Performance Center in recognition of a couple’s longtime support for veterinary research and education. Heather Ryan and her husband, L. David Dube, contributed $1.2 million toward the expansion of the college’s existing equine performance center. Three other donors (the Government of

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Minimum Standards of Horse Care Booklet Published for California Officials

“Is it abuse or neglect?” Sometimes law enforcement officials unfamiliar with horses or proper horse care have to make that call in an equine welfare case. Three equine researchers in California recently published a booklet to arm California law enforcement agents who might not be familiar with horses in detecting and describing neglect cases.

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Zenyatta Crowned Horse of the Year

Zenyatta, the daughter of Street Cry who sustained her only loss in 20 starts when second in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic, was honored Jan. 17 as North America’s Horse of the Year for owners Jerry and Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs. The winner, announced during the Eclipse Awards dinner in Miami Beach, Fla., received 128 first-place votes, edging out Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame, who

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