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Behavior Changes in West Nile Virus Survivors

My horse contracted West Nile virus (WNV) before there was a vaccination for it. I’ve heard some horses have been reported to have very different personalities after having WNV and would like to know if any were able to be safely used afterwards.

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Visiting Scientists Target Endometritis

Mette Christoffersen, DVM, and Morten Petersen, PhD, DVM, Dipl. ACT, both from the University of Copenhagen, and Pauline Peugent, a French student working on her master’s degree, have spent several months in Lexington researching equine reproduction.

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WEG: USEF Names U.S. Endurance Team

The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Endurance Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the team (in alphabetical order):

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WEG: USEF Names U.S. Dressage Team

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the team (in ranked order):

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UK Livestock Lab Changes Name for a Broader Focus

The University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center is now the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (UKVDL). The name change was implemented to reflect the broad focus of the lab, which includes services beyond livestock species.

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WEG: Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital Providing Care and Education at Games

When more than 800 equine athletes arrive at the Kentucky Horse Park from all over the world for the FEI World Equestrian Games, their handlers will pay close attention to how well they have endured the stress of travel and are settling in to their new surroundings. These horsemen and their equine charges will have access to one of the most extensive arrays of advanced veterinary services av

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Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A: World Equestrian Games Horse Care Recording Now Available

TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE session on World Equestrian Games Horse Care, held on Sept. 8, is now available for listening on demand. Scores of questions on transportation of World Equestrian Games equine athletes, nutrition, pain management, and more were answered by veterinarians Kent Allen, DVM; Hannah Wellman, DVM; and Cynthia G. MacKenzie, DVM.

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The Non-Pregnant Mare: 10th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction Recap

The 10th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction July 26-30 at the University of Kentucky was presented in four sessions: the non-pregnant mare, the stallion, conception and early development, and the pregnant mare and perinatology. Dale Paccamonti, DVM, Dipl. ACT, professor and head of the department of veterinary clinical sciences, school of veterinary medicine at Louisiana State Un

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The Good Air

This week at our new horse property my focus has been on improving the ventilation in the barn for the horses–as well as for us

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The Welcome Mat Is Out

More than 500 horses competing at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, will pass through the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (it’s

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