Latest News – The Horse
Schering-Plough to Sell Off Animal Medicines as Part of Takeover
U.S. pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough Corp. has agreed to sell off several animal vaccines and medicines to win EU approval to take over Organon Biosciences, the drug unit of Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel NV, for $14.4 billion.
The
WEG 2010: Trade Show Advance Registration Offered
The first opportunity to become a vendor at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is officially underway. The World Games 2010 Foundation, the organization responsible for planning, staging, and conducting the 2010 Games, has announced
Trainer Suspended in Cobra Venom Case Granted Stay
Trainer Patrick Biancone, suspended for one year for possessing on the grounds of Keeneland three sealed vials of alpha-cobratoxin (cobra venom), a Class A substance under the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority Uniform Drug and Medication
FEI Vets to Provide Guidance on Hong Kong Olympic Conditions
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) will host a workshop to provide guidance in preparing equine athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. The event, organized by the FEI’s welfare subcommittee, will take place in Lausanne,
Pfizer, Equine Affaire Celebrate 10-Year Partnership
This year, Equine Affaire will mark a decade of thrilling horse enthusiasts in New England, and Pfizer Animal Health has been with the event every step of the way. Attendees have long been familiar with the cornerstone of this partnership–The
Navicular Horses Needed for Washington Vet School Study
Navicular disease or syndrome is one of the most common causes of performance-limiting lameness in the front legs of many different types of horses. Despite the frequency with which the disease occurs and how long it has been recognize
Old Friends Retirement Facility to Organize John Henry Memorial
John Henry, famous for his cantankerous disposition, was a two-time Horse of the Year. He retired in 1985 with earnings of more than $6.5 million.
Australia Equine Flu: Victoria Situation Report
From the Australian Horse Industry Council:
As of Oct. 11, New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland are both affected by equine influenza (EI). All the other states and territories remain EI free.
Vaccination of horses in NSW
Teuflesberg Surgery Successful; Prognosis Good
Teuflesberg, who fractured both sesamoid bones in his left front leg in the Oct. 6 Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, underwent a successful surgery Oct. 11 at Rood & Riddle Equine
University of Minnesota Equine Center Opening; Events Planned
The University of Minnesota will welcome horse lovers into its state-of-the-art new $14 million facility on Monday, Oct. 15 at the grand opening celebration of the Louise and Doug Leatherdale Equine Center on the St. Paul campus.
St. Paul
Queensland Equine Flu: Restrictions Could be Lifted by Christmas
The Queensland Government said in a statement released today that there is the possibility that free movement of horses within Queensland’s red zone could be allowed by Christmas if its strategy to contain equine influenza to the southeast
Celebrates 15 Years
15 years, one-and-a-half decades…however you want to think of it, this is the 15th anniversary of the inaugural edition of the Lloyd’s Equine Disease Quarterly!
Lloyd’s Underwriters and Brokers and their Kentucky agents have been
Kentucky Farm Managers’ Meeting Focuses on Equine Health
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club focused on equine health and biosecurity and offered a presentation by guest speaker Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM, of the Gluck Equine Research Center Oct. 9.
Prior to Dwyer’s
Warm Winter, Continued Drought Forecast
The government’s winter forecast includes some bad news–continued dry conditions in an arc sweeping from the Southeast across the Gulf States and into the Southwest.
Much of that region is already struggling with drought and “right now the
PETA Offering Cash for Information on N.Y. Horse Attacks
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced today that the group will contribute up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person repeatedly attacking horses in Pomona, N.Y. The owner of the
Infection Protection: It’s Not Just About Vaccinations Anymore
At the AAEP’s Healthy Horse Workshop in Ft. Collins, Colo., on July 28, Josie Traub-Dargatz, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shared her thoughts on control of infectious
