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Gestational Weight Gain in Mares

It’s generally known that a mare gains weight during gestation, but University of Kentucky (UK) researchers are studying how much weight a normal mare should gain for the health of the fetus.

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"Their stall in your heart"

Equine ER got lost yesterday at the mall and found our way out only after discovering a trail of See’s Candies (toffee-ettes). Anyway, that’s our

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Racing In China

I lived and travelled in China for two years during the mid-1980s. It was a fascinating time to be in that countryÑafter decades of isolation,

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Lameness, Neurology Highlight AAEP Resort Symposium

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will host its 12th annual Resort Symposium Jan. 24-26, 2010, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The focus of this year’s Resort Symposium is equine performance evaluation, lameness, and neurological disease.

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Piroplasmosis Video Now Available

Wondering about equine piroplasmosis? Peter J. Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center, covered the basics of the disease in a new video interview on TheHorse.com.

As of Dec. 14 the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reported 351 horses positive for Theileria equi.

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Vet: Rachel Alexandra’s Break ‘Good Management’

While many racing fans were hoping Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta would square off in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, prominent equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, said recently that Rachel Alexandra’s connections did the right thing when they ended her 2009 campaign following the 3-year-old filly’s Sept. 5 victory by a head over Macho Again in the Woodford Stak

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UC Davis Vet School Receives Research Funding

The University of California, Davis, received almost $622 million in research funds in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009. The total is a record for the campus and the fifth consecutive year that research funds have topped a half-billion dollars.

These funds include $71,476,448 for the School of Veterinary Medicine. The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences also

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USDA Revises Veterinary Accreditation Program

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has revised its National Veterinary Accreditation Program. The changes will strengthen animal health safeguarding activities and increase the training and skills of accredited veterinarians in disease prevention and preparedness for animal health emergencies.

The United States depends extensively on accredited veter

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Fashion Week

Every few years those-in-the-know declare equestrian is “in” and (at least for the next 15 minutes) the fashion mags fill with emaciated gals sitting/hanging/leaning on obviously

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Jewell Released from Jail!

Okay, so that might be a little dramatic, but it certainly feels that way to me, and I’m sure she’s happier! I just returned from

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