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Lovers’ Quarrel Leads to Dead Horse
A Moody, Ala., woman is accused of shooting two horses, killing one, because she was mad at her ex-boyfriend.
Odenville Police Chief Adam Pardue said authorities arrested 29-year-old Rachel Hill after she allegedly shot two horses on
Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont Opens Trails to Equestrians
Green Mountain National Forest officials near Manchester, Vt., are opening parts of the forest to horseback riders and mountain bikers.
About 26 miles of the new horse trails–and five bike trails–are in the towns of Woodford,
BLM Gather Draws in Mix of Wild Horses
A low-flying helicopter flew in the cold morning air on a recent Saturday, the dull thud of its rotors growing louder as it moved across the horizon at Sand Wash Basin, west of Craig, Utah.
Beneath the helicopter, a herd of North America
Equine Herpesvirus Seminar
A day-long seminar in 2007 on equine herpesviruses started with an overview of herpesvirus infections in horses. Equine herpesviruses are found all over the world, and there are nine equine herpesviruses identified at this time.
Charles Louis Davis Foundation
The C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Comparative
Pathology presents more than 30 “highly acclaimed annual symposia, seminars, or workshops in Africa, Australia, India, Europe, South America, and the United States.”
EHV-1 Controversies
Pam Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, discussed several poorly understood aspects of equine herpesvirus-1 infection (such as latency, vaccination, treatment, and outbreak control) at a 2007 meeting.
EHV-1: Multi-Site Outbreak
At a 2007 seminar on equine herpesvirus, Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor in the department of infectious diseases and pathology at the University of Florida, discussed her experiences with a multi-site outbreak of neurologic equine herpesvirus in Florida that began in late 2006.
Equine Herpesvirus Immunity
Dr. Paul Lunn discusses immunity’s role in the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 at a 2007 meeting hosted by the C.L. Davis Foundation and the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
Equine Herpesvirus: Mutation and More Questions
One of the biggest debates about equine herpesvirus meyloencephalopathy (the neurologic form of EHV-1) is whether there is a single mutant strain in circulation that causes EHM. We will discuss the roles of pathogenesis, prevention and protection.
Trainer Moving On Without Big Brown
Rick Dutrow moves easily and anonymously through the early morning crowds clogging the pathway from Clocker’s Corner to the stable area at Santa Anita.
There’s no one hanging on his every word or photographers poking their lenses into his
Oregon Summit Reviews Abandoned Horse Issues
U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Fred Perl came face-to-face with the plight of unwanted horses on Oct. 17 when he assisted in the rescue of Trooper, a 6-year-ol
Two Harness Vets Suspended, Fined
Veterinarians Rick Rothfuss and Rick Mather of Columbus, Ohio, each have been fined $10,000 and have drawn six-month suspensions as a result of an initial investigation at The Red Mile trotting track in Lexington, Ky.
Richard Williams,
Equine Pain Management: Readers Share Their Tools
More than 1,350 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you use for pain management?”
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