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Special: USEA Annual Convention Preview: Eventing Radio Episode 51
In this special episode Jo Whitehouse, CEO of the United States Eventing Association, fills us in on the exciting plans for the USEA 2009 Convention.
Jessica Phoenix’s Tip and Announcement!: Horse Tip Daily #91
Jessica Phoenix is a Canadian Eventer that you are going to want to get to know. She shares with us some training tips that helped
Contracts: What You See Is What You Get
A written contract serves two important, and related, purposes: It sets out the expectations and obligations of the parties to the agreement and establishes a
Practical Management of Anthelmintic-Resistant Ascarids
This hour-long video features the most up-to-date information on managing anthelmintic-resistant ascarids, how to recognize the problem, what to do if you have resistant ascarids on your farm, and how to avoid developing resistant parasites.
Lawsuit to Halt Nevada BLM Horse Gather Filed
Animal welfare advocates are asking a federal court to prevent the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from gathering wild mustangs from a Nevada range on grounds that the roundup endangers the animals' lives and violates the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. The Act protects mustangs and burros from harassment, capture, or death, and places the animals' management under
Off-the-Track Thoroughbred Dubbed ‘World’s Smartest Horse’
For 37 years Karen Murdock has dedicated her life to horses, doing everything from dressage and barrel racing to jumping and trail riding. But in all her experiences she has never encountered a horse quite like Lukas. Starting out as a downtrodden "racetrack reject," Lukas is now known to many as one of the most intelligent animals on the planet because of Murdock's
Free Horses: All-Breed Adoption Service Launched on TheHorse.com
In honor of this Thanksgiving season, TheHorse.com is proud to announce it has opened a no-cost listing service for any breed of horse that is free to a good home.
Horses of any age, breed, or sex are eligible to be placed on the new database of free horses.
TheHorse.com launched an online bulletin board listing free Thoroughbreds to good homes in November 2008, in
Horses Abandoned in Washington Forest, Reward Offered
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or people responsible for abandoning five horses on a logging road in rural Pierce County on Nov. 12.
Terry Cairns found five emaciated horses deep in the forest outside of Elbe, Wash. last week, local news reports
Equine Piroplasmosis Tests Examined in New Study
Equine piroplasmosis can be difficult to diagnose due to the variable and non-specific clinical signs exhibited by infected horses. Further complicating testing, false positive and false negative results can occur on common tests.
Piroplasmosis, considered an exotic disease in the United States, was recently discovered in horses in 11 states as an investigation into an outbreak
TheHorse.com en Español: Alimentando al Potro en Crecimiento
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on TheHorse.com for more Spanish-language resources coming soon. Read
Gift Tip: Coffee Table Books: Horse Tip Daily Episode 90
Fran Jurga joins us today in the first of a series on horse books that would make great Christmas gifts. Fran reviews two coffee table
Steroid detective
One of the most famous scientists and steroid detectives in the world, Dr. Don Catlin, has turned his sights to horses. Today’s blog post is
Piroplasmosis: Canada Amends Texas Import Requirements
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has modified the import requirements to horses to enter Canada from the state of Texas, Equine Canada recently reported. When the most recent outbreak of equine piroplasmosis occurred, the CFIA had asked the USDA to suspend the issuance or endorsement of export certificates for horses and other equines originating from the state of
Botulism Reviewed for World Equine Vets
An overview of botulism was given at the 2009 WEVA Congress by Nathan M. Slovis DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, CHT (certified in hyperbaric oxygen therapy), director of the McGee Critical Care and Medical Center at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky.
He described botulism as a neuromuscular disease characterized by flaccid paralysis and caused by neurotoxins produced by strain
New West Nile Virus Vaccines for Horses Approved
New equine West Nile virus vaccines have been approved by the USDA. The vaccine line, called Vetera, is manufactured by Boehringer-Ingelheim, a privately held pharmaceutical company.
The Vetera line of West Nile virus vaccines "is the first new approach to a killed West Nile virus vaccine since 2001," stated Bob Stenbom, DVM, associate director of Equine Professional
U.S. Dressage Federation Releases Animal Welfare Statement
In response to a recent incident at an international competition, the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) Executive Board has issued the following official statement:
"The USDF does not approve of training techniques such as hyperflexion especially when taken to an extreme. While we recognize that we can not contro
