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New Soring Inspections Beef Up Celebration Plan

Exhibitors at the 70th Annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration will be scrutinized more closely than ever before. Officials and organizers have adopted new inspection measures to send the message that Horse Protection Act (HPA)

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Cooling Systems Help Olympic Horses Beat the Heat

Years of in-depth preparation, planning, and some luck combined to make cross-country at the 2008 Olympics a success, according to vets on the scene.

“We were lucky with the weather,” said Foreign Veterinary Delegate Leo Jeffcott, MA,

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Eight Belles Memorial Service Sept. 7

This year’s second-place Kentucky Derby finisher Eight Belles will be memorialized in a ceremony Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Kentucky Derby Museum’s gardens.

“We hope our memorial service will serve as a lasting tribute to this great filly, and

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Olympic Eventing: Additional Injuries Reported

Peter Flarup of Denmark and Silver Ray rocketed up from 45th place after dressage to 20th place after having a fantastic cruise around the track during yesterday’s cross-country at Beas River, but there were concerns about a front leg later in

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University of Tennessee Picks New Vet School Dean

The University of Tennessee (UT) Institute of Agriculture has named James P. Thompson, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVM, as Dean of the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. Thompson’s appointment is effective Oct.1, 2008.

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Wisconsin Horses Positive for EEE, WNV

A horse in Dodge County, Wisc., has died from Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease that is easily prevented by vaccination.

A yearling Quarter Horse died from EEE in Juneau July 28, one day after it showed

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Germany Wins Eventing Gold Medals

Germany had a big night Tuesday in equestrian competition, taking gold medals in both team and individual eventing.

Hinrich Romeike won the individual title, scoring 54.2 penalty points on Marius to edge the American silver-medalist Gina Miles

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Petition Calls for End to Soring

An Illinois-based equine welfare organization has launched a Web-based petition campaign aimed at creating pressure to abolish the practice of soring in the gaited horse industry.

“Our goal is to submit the petition to government

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Veterinary Updates from Hong Kong

Horses and riders initially appeared to have emerged unscathed from yesterday’s eventing cross-country competition, but later it was learned that Keymaster, a Swedish team horse under Magnus Gallerdal, pulled up lame in his right foreleg.

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