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HFL Sport Science Laboratory Opens in Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear joined community leaders and executives of HFL Sport Science on Dec. 14 to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new laboratory in Lexington, Ky. The facility will provide drug surveillance, doping control, and research to equine and other sports industries. The lab, which represents a more than $4 million investment, will create 48 new jobs.
AHC Seeks Input about Equestrian Access to Federal Land
The American Horse Council (AHC) is continuing its effort to collect information on access issues equestrians are experiencing on federal lands. The centerpiece of this effort is an online form equestrians can use to report their personal experiences regarding trails that have been closed to them or other access issues on federal land. This online form is located on the AHC website.
Horse Tip Daily 356 – Dr. Cubitt on the Physics of the Physics of Digestion
Dr. Cubitt is a contributer to the Jumping Radio Show on nutrition. We share her tip with you today on the physics of the digestive
Horse Tip Daily 355 – Michelle Bergeron on Sun Bleaching
Trainer and coach Michelle Bergeron of Right Lead Equestrian Center in Louisiana speaks about what to do about sun bleaching, listen in…Horse Tip Daily
Horse Tip Daily 354 – Mary Lauritsen says No Indoor No Problem
Mary Lauritsen joins us as a regular co-host on the Dressage Radio Show. We are sharing her terrific tips here on Horse Tip Daily. Take
Second Horse Tests Positive for EHV After Racetrack Quarantine
A second horse from New York-based racehorse trainer Chris Englehart’s string has tested positive for equine herpesvirus (EHV) in the wake of a 4-year-old Thoroughbred filly contracting and subsequently being euthanized as a result of the disease.
Using Force Measurements to Help Shoe Laminitic Horses
Corrective shoeing for laminitis doesn’t always work, despite veterinarians’ and farriers’ best efforts, and it’s not always clear why a particular shoeing job isn’t successful. In-shoe force measurements, however, can show the effects of shoeing on the foot, allowing for timely adjustments and improved treatments. During the Sept. 17-18 Laminitis West Conference in Monterey, Calif.,
Applying Laminitis Research to Clinical Practice
Seeing the forest for the trees with regards to laminitis can be difficult because researchers are approaching the problem from many different angles, often at the molecular level. At the Sept. 17-18 Laminitis West Conference in Monterey, Calif., Thomas J. Divers, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVECC, professor and Chief of Large Animal Medicine at Cornell University spoke about how veterinarians are
UHC Seeks to Expand National Speaker Program
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) National Speaker Program has been up and running since early 2009 with approximately 100 speakers in the database. This program provides equine events around the country with UHC volunteers to speak about the unwanted horse issue and what it means to “Own Responsibly.” The UHC is looking to expand its National Speaker Program by adding additional speakers and
Senate Designates 2011 as World Veterinary Year
While today’s veterinarian plays a critical role in protecting the health and welfare of both people and animals in the United States, veterinary medical education actually got its start 250 years ago when the first veterinary medical college opened in Lyon, France. In honor of this anniversary, the United States Senate passed a resolution declaring 2011 as “World Veterinary Year” to bring
Feeding Foals and Young Horses
Proper nutrition, of course, is a critical factor in raising a healthy, sound foal–both for the broodmare before the foal is born as well as for the mare and foal throughout the foal’s development.
Dressage Radio Episode 81 – USDF
USDF President, George Williams, tells us about this year’s USDF Convention and Mary Lauritsen is back in the co-host chair after her recent fall. Catch
Stable Scoop Episode 121 – Hott Guys, Goals and Foals
The First Annual HRN Hottest Horseman Awards are announced, we take a look at goal setting for 2011 with Anastasia Burke and Anna Twinney joins
Horse Tip Daily 353 – Dr. Johnson on Locating Lameness
Dr. Jenny E. Johnson is a regular contributor to the Jumping Radio Show. Listen in today as Dr. Johnson speaks about determining the location of
Tack and Habit Episode 30 – Cowgirl Music Breyer Style
Listen Now: Special guest Templeton Thompson joins us for the entire show and talks about many of the great gifts she has for sale including
Crossing The Line?
The Internet, like Alice’s restaurant in the old Arlo Guthrie song, is a place where you can get anything you want. My closet is full
