Latest News – The Horse
Description of Rabid Horse Present at Celebration Released
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are notifying the approximately 150,000 persons who attended the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville of
Two New Equine Clinics to be Added to Belmont Park
Belmont Park horsemen will soon have more options available for intensive equine medical care if plans involving two clinics come to fruition in the next year or so.
IEAH Corp. and owners of the New York Equine Hospital have separately
Gretchen Jackson: It’s Still Day to Day, But Barbaro ‘Starting to Blossom’
Roy and Gretchen Jackson were at Keeneland Sunday looking at September sale yearlings. But their Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro wasn’t far from their minds.
Gretchen Jackson talked about the ups and downs with Barbaro, who continues to
Australians to Join NRHA International Affiliate Program in 2007
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) goes “Down Under” as Australia commits to join the International Affiliate Program (IAP) in 2007. This important step was completed under the leadership of NRHA Vice President, Dr. Kim Sloan.
Lost in the Fog Begins Chemotherapy
Lost in the Fog was resting in his stall at Golden Gate Fields Saturday (Sept. 9), two days after receiving his first chemotherapy treatment at the University of California, Davis.
The champion sprinter of 2005 had the treatment Thursday
Horse Dead After Falling from Trailer on Oregon Freeway
According to Salem-News.com (www.salem-news.com/articles/september082006/horse_dies_9806.php), a Morgan-Arabian cross died Friday morning after kicking the back
Rocky Mountain Horse Expo Benefits Fund for Cancer Survivors
Cancer can interrupt a horsewoman or man’s life all too fast. Since the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo believes the “horse life” is the healthiest one, they are pleased to benefit a Colorado-based non-profit that helps horsewomen and men get back in
avVaa World Health Care Products Receives Trademark on Skin and Coat Treatment
avVaa World Health Care Products Inc., a global biotechnology company offering therapeutic, natural skin and health care products for human and animals, announced Sept. 7 that it has received a registered trademark for its proprietary dermalustr
World Cup Winner Electrocutionist Dead
Dubai World Cup winner Electrocutionist died of an apparent heart attack Saturday, several days after an abnormality was detected in the 5-year-old horse’s heart.
Dubai-based Godolphin Racing Inc. owned Electrocutionist, considered a to
Two More WNV Cases in Kentucky
West Nile virus (WNV) remains on the radar of Kentucky agriculture officials; two new equine cases were confirmed Friday (Sept. 8). Nine horses have been infected with the disease in 2006.
A 4-year-old Rocky Mountain Horse mare in Adair
Nominations Sought for USEA Appreciation Awards
Every year at the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention, an Awards Luncheon is held. This is an opportunity for the sport to recognize those horses and riders who have excelled in eventing throughout the year. It is also an opportunity to
EasyCare Offering Natural Hoof Care Clinic
EasyCare, Inc. will host a hoof care clinic January 20-24, 2007, featuring Hoof Rehabilitation Specialist Pete Ramey and Robert M. Bowker, VMD, PhD, from the Michigan State University Equine Foot Laboratory. EasyCare will also do a hoof boot fittin
Rabies Detected in Horse that Attended Celebration
A horse that was kept in stables at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tenn., last week tested positive for rabies, state health officials announced Friday night (Sept. 8).
The 3-year-old gelding from
Five Premises Under VS Quarantine in Wyoming
The USDA has reported the detection of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in nine horses on five premises in eastern Wyoming. Vesicular stomatitis, which normally moves up from the Southwest along waterways, has not appeared elsewhere in the country this
FEI World Equestrian Games: Aachen in Review
The FEI World Equestrian Games 2006 showcased the best of the best in equine sport.
Photographer Doug Prather was on site for The Horse. To see his gallery, click
Wilcke Named Director of University of Louisville Equine Program
Richard W. Wilcke has been named the director of the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program. Wilcke, a faculty member since 1995, succeeds Robert Lawrence, who recently retired after 18 years as head of the program.
Since the
