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Britain Giving Temporary Leeway on Horse Transport Certificates

Edited Press Release December 11, 2007

Britain’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has declared a four-month amnesty for people transporting horses or livestock who miss the Jan. 5, 2008, deadline for gaining a certificate of competence.

The Government

Florida Vet Med Professor Recognized for Lifetime Achievement

Edited Press Release December 11, 2007

John Harvey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, a professor in and chairman of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of physiological sciences, has received the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology’s lifetime

Black Walnut Laminitis Cases Reported by Illinois Vet School

University of Illinois College of Agriculture December 11, 2007

Although finding black walnut in shavings used for horse stalls is rare these days, if several horses in a large barn become lame simultaneously, black walnut laminitis should be considered.

Winter Storm Bearing Down On Midwest

The Associated Press December 11, 2007

The icy storm that has blasted Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas has so far killed at least 22 people, with the worst death toll from ice-coated highways in Oklahoma, and storm warnings are up now for parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and

Cushing’s, Parkinson’s Link? Oklahoma State Researcher Receives Grant for Study

Edited Press Release December 10, 2007

Dianne McFarlane, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ABVP, is an assistant professor with the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. McFarlane recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to

ASPCA Supporting Proposed Ban on NYC Horse Carriages

Edited Press Release December 10, 2007

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will support Councilman Tony Avella’s proposed bill to ban carriage horses from New York City streets. The bill is

Readers Respond: All I Want For Christmas

Erin Ryder December 10, 2007

More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What are you planning to get your equine family member(s) this holiday season?”

BLM Planning to Thin Nevada Wild Horse Herds

The Associated Press December 10, 2007

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced plans to gather and remove nearly 1,000 wild horses from public land in northeastern Nevada, citing insufficient forage caused by drought conditions.

Plans call for the removal of about

Michigan Horse Seizure Affecting County Budget

The Associated Press December 10, 2007

Jackson County, Mich., is taking a budget hit after tending to horses seized last spring in an animal cruelty investigation.

As of Nov. 30, overtime wages for county animal control employees had come to nearly 400% of the amount budgeted

LSU to Host Equine Artificial Insemination Workshop

Edited Press Release December 10, 2007

The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine is hosting an equine artificial insemination workshop for horse owners and breeders Feb. 9-10, 2008. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and

Kentucky Equine Education Project Raises $4 Million

Esther Marr December 9, 2007

Many horse industry figures were in the spirit of giving Dec. 7 during the Kentucky Equine Education Project stallion season auction, billed with the tag line, “No Time to Hold Your Horses.” The auction was held for the first time since 2004 to

Sharpsburg Horse Rescue: One Year Later

Edited Press Release December 9, 2007

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the largest recorded horse rescue in the state of Maryland. The Humane Society of Washington County (HSWC) continues to feel the affects of the horse seizure, and six horses are still in need of

ACVS Foundation Honors Equine Surgeon

Press Release December 8, 2007

The American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) Foundation Board of Trustees presented the esteemed ACVS Foundation Legends Award to Charles W. Raker, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, in November.

The ACVS Foundation Legends Award recognizes ACVS

Old Friends Welcomes Thoroughbred Champion Williamstown

The Blood-Horse Staff December 8, 2007

Williamstown, a former mile record holder at Belmont Park, has arrived at Old Friends retirement home near Georgetown, Ky. He was pensioned from stallion duty after proving infertile this year at Rockin’ River Ranch near Winterset,

New York City Ban on Carriages Will Be Proposed

The Associated Press December 8, 2007

The horse-drawn carriages that clip-clop around Central Park in New York City could be banned under City Council legislation to be introduced at the urging of animal advocates who say the horses are treated inhumanely.

Councilman Tony

National Parks, Breed Registry Partner to Promote Trail Riding

The Associated Press December 8, 2007

The National Park Service (NPS) announced the first partnership with a horse breed registry–the Tennessee Walking Horse–in an agreement designed to revive interest in trail riding by rangers and park visitors.

The breed’s high-steppin