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AQHA, WRCA Create Ranch Rodeo Award
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has teamed with the Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA) to recognize top horses at WRCA rodeos across the nation.
To honor the contributions ranch horses have made to the heritage of the American Quarter Horse, AQHA will sponsor a special recognition award to the top horse at every WRCA-sanctioned rodeo. The special achievement by
UC Davis Center for Equine Health Receives $3 Million Endowment
The William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation has pledged $3 million to support the Center for Equine Health (CEH) to continue its operational, educational, and research efforts to benefit horses. The CEH is part of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis.
The Mabie endowment will ensure the permanence of the CEH and allow it to continue its researc
EIA Quarantine Lifted in England
The quarantine for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Wiltshire, England, has been lifted after three sets of tests showed horses free of the disease. The testing was required after two mares imported from Romania in December tested positive in January for EIA, also known as swamp fever.
The United Kingdom’s Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) conduc
WEG Organizers to Announce Participating Nations
Tomorrow (Friday, May 7) at 10:30 a.m. EDT, 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games representatives will announce the “entries in principle”: the nations that intend to
Meet the WEG Discipline: Reining
The Western sport of reining has earned a hard-fought victory to become part of the elite group of international equestrian disciplines. It was an exhibition
Florida Horse Park License Plate Bill to Governor
Bills to provide funds for the Florida Horse Park through sale of specialty license plates are on Gov. Charlie Crist’s desk. S 736 and companion bill HB 351 would create several specialty license plates for vehicles, including one that would benefit the 500-acre park in Ocala.
Should the governor sign the bills, the pla
AHC to Hold Recreation Forum
The American Horse Council (AHC) invites all recreational riders and equestrians to attend the AHC Recreation Forum June 22, from 1–5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
The highlight of the program will be two panel discussions. The first panel will focus on building better relationships between equestrians and local federal land managers and will
Cornell Develops Model to Study Leptospira interrogans in Horses
Cornell University researchers have successfully created a model in horses to study infections caused by the bacterium Leptospira interrogans.
In horses, leptospirosis can cause fever, icterus (jaundice), uveitis and recurrent uveitis, abortion, and kidney failure, though clinical signs are variable.
Evacuated Tennessee Horses Head Home
Tennessee horse owners took advantage of fair weather May 5 to bring their horses home from their temporary shelter at the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin.
Owners brought between 200 and 300 horses to the center this past weekend when more than 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville and rural Williamson County in little more than 24 hours.
“A lot of t
Derby Runner Awesome Act Lame Following Race
Awesome Act, who finished 19th in the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs, is lame and will be getting some time off from training and competition, the Daily Racing Form reported May 4.
Tom Ludt, president of Vinery, told the publication the 3-year-old Awesome Again colt soon would undergo a nuclear scintigraphy scan at Rood & Riddle Equin
Parasite Basics and Deworming
How do you battle parasites in your horses despite increasing resistance to common deworming medications?
Making Waivers Work
For a quarter-century the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Office of Continuing Legal Education have brought together experts in equine law for
Vaccinations: Readers Follow Vet Recommendations for Brands
More than 630 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you determine which brand of vaccines to give to your horse?”
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For the 2010 Youth World Cup to be a success, the American Quarter Horse Association is seeking volunteers, tack donations and sponsors. Scheduled for July 3-11, the 2010 Youth World Cup will be held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. What began as a competition between Australian and American youths more than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of countries–17 coun Diseases and prevention, genetics and breeding, behavior, performance, and the horse industry made up the categories of this year’s Swiss Equine Research Network Meeting held April 30 in Avenches, Switzerland. The country’s top researchers met in the ancient Helvetian capital to present and discuss their findings with other researchers as well as owners, breeders, and equi Give your horse two choices: tall grass or low grass. Which one will he choose? That answer depends a lot on the quality and nutritional composition of the grass, according to a new study by French researchers. Although horses select the tallest grass when the quality of turfs is equally good, their main objective appears to be efficient intake of major nutrients, espec Readers’ Most PopularWeekly Poll |
