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National Horsemen’s Group Setting Racehorse Steroid Policy
The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association is formulating a position on regulation of anabolic steroids in racehorses.
The National HBPA has affiliates in about 30 jurisdictions, some of which already have adopted rules to
Readers Respond: Spreading the Holiday Cheer
More than 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you support any equine-related charities or nonprofit groups?”
Honey Making a Comeback as Antibiotic Choice in Human Medicine
Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature’s original antibiotic–honey–is making a comeback.
More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, Derma
Toxic Plants: New Extension Service Book Provides Guide for Horse Owners
To help horse owners identify and control poisonous weeds and plants and understand treatment recommendations for their horses, University of Minnesota Extension recently released a book titled Plants Poisonous or Harmful to Horses in the
USDA to Distribute $1 Billion for Crop, Livestock Loss
The USDA will begin issuing payments to tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers across the country who suffered losses because of natural disasters, acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced Dec. 19.
“Numerous agricultural
Troedsson Selected to Lead Gluck Equine Research Center
The University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture has named an internationally-recognized scientist with more than 24 years of research and clinical experience in equine reproduction as its new chair of the Department of Veterinary Science
Track Records Set on New Santa Anita Synthetic Footing
It took only two races over Santa Anita’s renovated Cushion Track for a horse to set a track record. Although times were quick, horses won from a variety of positions on opening day, Dec. 26, and the racing appeared to be formful. More
International Equine Disease Report Third Quarter 2007
Cases of equine herpesvirus (EHV) respiratory disease were widely reported among a variety of breeds in France. In the United Kingdom, respiratory disease attributable to EHV-1 was diagnosed among a group of donkeys and to EHV-4 among a group of foal
Alabama Man Found Guilty of Cruelty; Ownership of Horses Uncertain
An Algiers, Ala., man has been found guilty of 10 counts of animal cruelty after being accused of keeping horses on his property with limited food and water, a prosecutor said.
A criminal District Court commissioner last week found Dave
Virginia Forage Conference to Focus on Horse Owners’ Needs
The Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore how horse owners can maintain a healthy animal, pasture, and environment at this year’s equine forage conference, to be held Feb. 11-13.
The
Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Co-Author Named PETA Person of the Year
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) was today named Person of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The group called the senior senator, “a tireless advocate for improving legal protection for animals, including animals who
Horses Returning to Sydney Show despite Influenza Outbreak
Despite the outbreak of equine influenza, Australia’s best horses will be able to compete at the 2008 Sydney Royal Easter Show, government and agriculture officials recently announced.
New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries Ian
FDA Dietary Supplement Rule Not Applicable to Veterinary Products
Scientific studies performed over the past decade have demonstrated the widespread availability of poor quality and potentially unsafe dietary supplements for both human and animal consumption. These include supplements that:
- Do not
Leading Thoroughbred Trainer Killed in Traffic Accident
Dale Baird, the all-time leading Thoroughbred racehorse trainer by wins, died in an automobile accident Dec. 23, a spokesman for Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort confirmed. He was 72.
The Greenfield, Ind., Daily Reporter
Was Phar Lap Poisoned?
The great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap came to the United States to challenge all comers. He died of mysterious causes on April 5, 1932. Last year a group of scientists tested a section of Phar Lap’s hide that was preserved and on
Rhode Island Horse Freed on Christmas Eve
A horse stuck in mud and unable to escape got some help from the community on Christmas Eve in Tiperton, R.I. The local fire department called in Four Corners Rescue Center, and with their experience and the help of a backhoe and a sling made
