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If your children love horses, the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, Calif., is the summer destination for the entire family. Scheduled for the Cal Expo Center on June 11-13, the Horse Expo will feature hands-on play and learning experiences totally dedicated to young horse enthusiasts.

The Young Rider Park will offer a chance for youngsters to see horses up close and person

Zayat Stables' Eskendereya, runaway winner of the Wood Memorial (gr. I) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) and overwhelming early favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), has been retired due to a soft tissue injury.

Owner Ahmed Zayat will retain a significant ownership stake in partnership with Jess Jackson of Kendall Jackson Wine

Someday people may use a digital audio recorder to evaluate equine respiratory diseases, as well as the air quality of the stable environment.

Marco Duz, MedVet, MRCVS, and his colleagues recorded horses’ coughs over 24 hours, then analyzed the coughs by reviewing the digital recording on a computer, which took about 2-3 minutes for every hour of recording time.

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Traveling horses are not a major source for the emergence of equine encephalitis viruses into new areas, according to Prof. Dr. Martin Pfeffer and Gerhard Dobler, MD, who looked at the role of animal trade and migration in spreading arboviruses into Europe.

“After an intensive search of the literature, we concluded that in most cases the viremia (levels of virus in the blood)

The Equine Science Center and Young Horse Teaching and Research Program are pleased to announce the results of the annual young horse auction. Despite unseasonably cold and rainy weather, a sizeable crowd, including 21 bidders attended the auction on Sunday, April 25 at the Round House on G. H. Cook Campus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. All 12 of the young horse in the program

What would you do with your dog, cat, bird, horse, or livestock if your area was hit with a flood, earthquake or forest fire? National Animal Preparedness Day, May 8, reminds everyone to be prepared.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Citizen’s Corp declared May 8 as a special day to remind pet and livestock owners to think about how they can help keep their animals

The World Games 2010 Foundation is pleased to announce that 60 National Federations have submitted entries in principle for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

They are:

2010 Alltech FEI WEG Entries
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