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Emergency Planning Workbook Added to TheHorse.com PDF Library
A free PDF download intended to guide horse owners through the process of planning for emergencies is available in the TheHorse.com’s PDF library.
WEG 2010: Rutter to be Director of Community and Volunteer Affairs
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging, and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, has announced that Cathy Rutter will join their team as Director of Community and Volunteer
ASPCA Awards Summer Equine Welfare Grants
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently announced that five equine rescue groups received grants totaling more than $17,000 during the months of July and August. The grants are intended to aid them in their
Serbia to Return Allegedly Neglected Lipizzaner Horses
A herd of famed Lipizzaner horses, which were brought to Serbia during the Balkan wars and allegedly faced neglect, will return to Croatia, officials said Tuesday.
Agriculture Ministers Slobodan Milosavljevic of Serbia and Petar Cobankovic
Farmers’ Almanac Out with its 2008 Forecast
Keep your boots, long johns and snow shovels handy this winter if you live in the East, the Farmers’ Almanac’s forecast suggests. Residents of the West, however, can look forward to a milder winter this time around.
“Mother Nature is going to be sort of two-faced,” almanac editor Peter Geiger said.
The almanac’s 2008 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, foresees plenty of snow acros
Flu: Victoria to Race but Virus Outbreak Far From Over
Racing Victoria has breathed fresh air into the Thoroughbred industry in Australia by going against the recommendations of its sister states in the wake of an equine influenza outbreak, but the problem is far from resolved.
The Victorian
Out with its 2008 Forecast
Keep your boots, long johns and snow shovels handy this winter if you live in the East, the Farmers’ Almanac’s forecast suggests. Residents of the West, however, can look forward to a milder winter this time around.
“Mother Nature is going
Tufts’ Cummings Vet School Offers Stronger Equine MRI at New Facility
Veterinarians at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Mass., now have the ability to look for lameness, brain damage, and other conditions within horses by using the first equine-capable high-strength
Veterinarian Appealing Suspension in Snake Venom Case
Dr. Rod Stewart has appealed a suspension order issued by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority in connection with the ongoing investigation of trainer Patrick Biancone.
Lisa Underwood, executive director of the KHRA, said following an Aug. 2
Tennessee Sheriff: Man Charged with Cruelty to Horses Not Serving in Iraq
A Lewisburg, Tenn., man charged with animal cruelty was not performing military service in Iraq as The Associated Press reported, but was actually stateside when Marshall County
Colorado State Establishes Chair in Equine Reproduction
Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences announced Aug. 27 the establishment of the Iron Rose Ranch University Chair in Equine Reproduction, funded with a $3 million gift.
The chair will enhance the
Oklahoma State Vet School Hosting Equine Healthcare Symposium
Horse owners are invited to a symposium on equine healthcare Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The symposium will be hosted by Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences and Department of Animal Science, Division of
Agriculture Minister: Source of Equine Flu Not Known
Racing is expected to resume in most Australian states by the weekend, but the movement of all horses continues to be banned following the country’s first outbreak of equine influenza.
A casualty of the equine emergency is the mounted polic
Equine Flu: The Human Side
In a press release from the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries on Aug. 28, Minister Ian Macdonald said at least 58 horses are now infected with equine influenza on nine confirmed properties. Another 615 horses are in formal
Equine Flu in Sydney Police Horses
A news story on News.com.au, quoted New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald on Aug. 28 saying six police horses in Sydney tested positive for equine influenza, and all horses at that police depot were in quarantine.
New Hampshire Horse Dead of EEE
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Services announced today that a horse in Kensington has died from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
“EEE is a serious disease and, as with humans, the key
