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British Group Calling for Pulling Parties to Remove Toxic Weed
The British Horse Society (BHS) has placed a call for volunteers to organize ragwort-pulling parties during its Ragwort Awareness Week to remove the deadly weed where it is growing on, and near to, grazing land. The second BHS
Audit Criticizes NYC Carriage Horse Conditions
The horses that pull tourists on leisurely carriage rides through Central Park are working without enough water, shade, or oversight from authorities, a city report says.
City agencies haven’t kept up with required veterinary checks and
Report: Damaged Pipe at Lab Caused FMD Outbreak in Britain
Investigators have determined a pipe at a research laboratory facility in southern England caused last month’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Wednesday.
Britain’s Health and Safety Executiv
Ethanol to Take a Bite out of Equine Food Supplies?
When the time came for Jamie Clifton to stockpile horse feed for the winter at Volunteer Equine Advocates, she found grain prices up and hay expensive and in tight supply. Now, she said, she’s wondering how high horse feed commodity prices can
EEE Found in Maryland Mosquitoes
Maryland’s first Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus positive mosquito sample since 2004 has been confirmed. The mosquitoes were collected from the Pocomoke River swamp in northern Worcester County.
The virus was detected in a pool of
Influenza: Horse Owners to Create ‘Buffer Zones’ to Stop Spread
Property owners are being asked to create buffer zones on their land in a bid to stop the spread of equine influenza (EI), the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced in a statement released today.
NSW deputy chief
Forage Management for Horse Owners to be Discussed at Ohio Event
With alfalfa harvest falling short and much of Ohio’s pastureland unsuitable for forage due to this season’s drought, managing adequate, high-quality feed for horses has become a challenge for many owners.
Gary Wilson, an Ohio State
Flu Outbreak: Australian Thoroughbred Breeders Looking to Kentucky Stallions
The outbreak of equine influenza that is jeopardizing the Australian breeding season has the breeders Down Under taking a hard look at sending their mares to Kentucky-based stallions this fall and winter.
On Sept. 3, the Web site for the
Laminitis Discussion Coming to SmartPak Store
According to the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) 2000 report, 13% of all horse facilities participating in the study had a horse struck by laminitis in the previous year–and 4.7% of these horses died or were euthanatized. That
Equine Influenza: 1,311 Affected on 146 Properties
There now are 1,311 equine influenza-infected horses on 146 confirmed properties in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, according to NSW Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald on Sept. 5. There are 3,376 horses suspected of having
Veterinary Students Learn About Equine Practice
A total of 527 third-year veterinary students from 34 schools across the country attended the Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS) 2007 over Labor Day weekend. The seminar offered all-expenses-paid trips to Lexington, Ky., to learn
This Week’s Guest on Talkin’ Horses: Kentucky Horse Park’s Director of Operations
Join Kathy Hopkins, director of equine operations at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park, for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” sponsored by AIRshod. Hopkins will be the guest live online at
Boy Dragged Behind Horse in India
The Times of India reported that a 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Sunday (Sept. 2) after being dragge
Equine Influenza: 1,109 Infected on 127 Properties
There now are 1,019 equine influenza-infected horses on 127 properties in New South Wales, Australia, with another 3,570 suspect cases on 402 additional properties, according to the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian
Number of EI-Infected Horses Continues to Grow
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries said 835 horses on 119 properties across the state were infected with equine influenza (EI) as of Sept. 3, with another 2,900 horses on 319 additional properties considered suspect of having
No Equine Flu in New Zealand, Tests Show
New Zealand has been found to be clear of equine influenza after blood tests taken from horses recently arrived from Australia proved negative, Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) said Tuesday.
BNZ carried out tests on all horses which had
