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Laminitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Practical explanation of laminitis, diagnostic imaging, interpretation, and treatment principles.
Readers are Knowledgeable about WNV Vaccines
More than 390 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you know which WNV or WNV-combo vaccine your horse gets?”
WEG: Get to Know the Horses of Team U.S.A.
People and horses from around the world are descending on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). With the world’s largest airlift of horses already underway, horses from every corner of the earth are making their way to the Kentucky blue grass. The U.S. squad is represented by an international group of horses of all shapes and sizes too, here
Utah Fire Forces Horse Evacuations
More than 80 horses are residing at a Salt Lake County, Utah, equestrian center after a wild fire forced them from their homes this past weekend. The fire broke out early Sunday afternoon when a training exercise at Camp Williams, a Utah National Guard training base, went awry, said Lieutenant Colonel Hank McIntire, public information officer for the Utah National Guard.
Horse Tip Daily 297 – Scott Trees on When to Hire a Professional
World renowned equine photographer Scott Trees joins us to help us take better horse pictures. Scott speaks about when to hire a professional photographer and
Quarantine
Dr. Jennifer Feiner is working in conjunction with Dr. Kent Allen (official veterinary coordinator of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) at the temporary Quarantine
Horse Tip Daily 296 – Announcement! HORSES IN THE MORNING
A big announcement today that will change New Media in the horse world, listen in to what it is… Horse Tip Daily #296 – Show
Stable Scoop Episode 109 – Big Announcement: HORSES IN THE MORNING
We make one of the biggest announcements of the year! Something new is coming to the Horse Radio Network and it will change new media
Happy Birthday Equine ER! E-book giveaway!
Today we’re celebrating Equine ER’s first birthday Ð the nonfiction book by Leslie Guttman, published by Eclipse Press, came out roughly a year ago. As
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.
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.
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):
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):
Bill Would Establish Corolla Wild Horse Population Level
A bill that would establish permanent population levels for a wild horse herd residing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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.
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
