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Horse Slaughter Plants Considering Legal Options
The owners of two horse slaughtering plants in Texas are considering whether to challenge a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Texas law that banned horse slaughter for the purpose of selling the meat for food.
The ruling involve
Barbaro’s Recovery Voted NTRA ‘Moment of the Year’
The emotional scene at the New Bolton Center as Barbaro recovered from a serious injury suffered during the Preakness Stakes has been voted the 2006 National Thoroughbred Racing Association ?Moment of the Year.?
Barbaro’s connections, an
Obituary for Mark Morris, DVM, Morris Animal Foundation Trustee
Mark L. Morris Jr., DVM, PhD, pioneer researcher, educator, mentor, and worldwide authority on animal nutrition, died Sunday, January 14, 2007, at his home in Topeka, Kan., at the age of 72.
Morris served as trustee and
Placentitis: Effect on Neonates
As the 2007 foaling season approaches, the health of newborn foals is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. One common reason for the birth of an unhealthy newborn is placentitis.
Veterinarians and human medical doctors from private
Texas Court Rules Against Slaughter
A federal appeals court in Houston has ruled that horse slaughter is illegal in Texas, home to two of the nation’s three processing plants.
The decision, issued on Jan. 19th by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans,
Three Horses Dead After Petroleum Gas Truck Accident
Three horses are dead after a truck hauling liquified petroleum gas collided with them in the predawn darkness near Grand Junction, Colo.
It happened just after 6 p.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 18th, along westbound Interstate
Clenbuterol, Steroids Dominate Southern Cal Talks
The use of clenbuterol and the potential elimination of anabolic steroids were the primary subjects of two meetings Thursday at Santa Anita. California Horse Racing Board Chairman Richard Shapiro, executive director Ingrid Fermin, and equine
Herpesvirus: 21 University of Connecticut Horses Showing Clinical Signs
More horses at the University of Connecticut have come down with equine herpesvirus, which forced the school to quarantine the 72-horse herd two weeks ago, UConn officials said Thursday (Jan. 18).
Currently 21 horses are showing signs of th
Officials Checking Into Allegations of Wild Horse Mistreatment
State and federal officials are looking into allegations that wild horses taken from public range are being mistreated on a private Albany County, Wyo., ranch.
Marty Griffith, Bureau of Land Management deputy director in Wyoming, said
Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Coming to Ocala
Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (KESMARC) and Main Street Management Services, Inc. (Main Street) have announced the formation of a joint venture to build a world class equine sports medicine facility in Ocala
Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Issue Statement on Anabolic Steroid Policy
Officials from Keeneland Association Inc. and Fasig-Tipton Company, Inc., today jointly announced their support for development of a policy regarding the testing for, and inappropriate use of, anabolic steroids in horses sold at public
Herpesvirus Prevention: Connecticut Vet Offers Tips
Simple good horsemanship and reasonable hygiene are the keys to preventing an outbreak of equine herpesvirus (EHV), according to Rick Mitchell, DVM, a veterinarian with Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn.
Mitchell made the
Nebraska Vet Accused of Giving Horses Vodka Before Races
A veterinarian will be in court next week to face accusations he injected horses with vodka to calm their nerves before races at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
Jay Stewart faces four misdemeanor counts of attempting to influence a race by
Hay Shortage Affecting Oregon Horse Owners
Quality hay is getting harder to find and more expensive. And growers say the conditions that led to this winter’s shortage are not going away.
Hay growers in the Rogue Valley (southern Oregon) said a federal decision to give Arizona and
Connecticut Veterinarians Meet to Discuss EHV
CHC would like to report that Stewart Beckett, DVM, chairman of the board for The Connecticut Horse Council, Inc., attended a meeting convened by the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Equine Committee which took place on Monday
Barbaro Update: Derby Winner Gradually Improving
A week after a setback in his recovery from a broken pastern bone and bout of laminitis, Barbaro continues to gradually improve, according to the latest report from the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
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