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Santa Anita Track Drainage Dilemma Not Over
Knee deep in controversy over drainage problems with Santa Anita’s new synthetic racetrack and heavy rainfall expected this week, the company that installed the surface has acknowledged that the issue remains unresolved.
In a Jan. 2 press
Thoroughbred Broodmares Inspected for Early Foaling
The Jockey Club once again dispatched teams of representatives in late December to numerous farms in six states and one Canadian province to inspect broodmares with early 2007 breeding or foaling dates.
This was the third consecutive
University Students Help Formulate Livestock Odor Emission Estimates
Purdue University students are making some extra cash through a project that might turn some of their classmates’ stomachs–by sniffing livestock excrement. Students earn $30 per session as they take whiffs of a variety of smells collected from
Tufts Vet School Hosting Equine Health Talks
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University will be hosting a series of lectures on equine health.
The presentations will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Agnes Varis Lecture Hall in North Grafton, Mass.
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Horse Health News Video: Ryder Report for Jan. 3
Watch the Jan. 3 edition of the Ryder Report.
The report includes coverage of horse rescues caught in a pinch, as the
Study: Light-Colored Horses at Higher Risk of Dying from West Nile Virus
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently published a study indicating that light-colored horses diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) might be more likely to succumb to the disease than their
Alabama Horse Owners Offered Equine Health Classes on the Web
Alabama horse enthusiasts have the opportunity to go back to school and focus on the care and management of horses and horse businesses.
The Alabama Horse Council and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are combining their resources to
Equine Glanders: Scientists Working to Improve Testing Options
Glanders is an important infectious equine disease of imposing antiquity. It is endemic in Brazil, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and some other countries. Equine glanders has been eradicated from North America and
USDA Releases Annual Animal Health Report
The USDA has released the 2006 U.S. Animal Health Report, a national overview of domestic animal health in th
Rabies Vaccine Drop to Include 44 Texas Counties
Bait laced with rabies vaccine will be dropped from airplanes in 44 Texas counties in an effort targeting coyotes and gray foxes.
The Texas Department of State Health Services annual oral rabies vaccination drop begins Jan. 6 from the Zapat
World Equestrian Games 2010: Host City Begins Countdown
The city of Lexington, Ky., began its official countdown to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on Dec. 29–1,000 days before the Games will debut in the United States.
Official countdown clocks were unveiled during halftime of the
Readers Respond: Equine Resolutions
More than 700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you have any equine-related New Year’s resolutions?”
