Latest News – The Horse
West Nile Virus Detected in France
French veterinary officials have reported the confirmation of the country’s first equine West Nile virus (WNV) case in two years. The case was detected in Pyrenees-Orientales (southern France) on a farm located at Argeles-sur-mer.
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New Hampshire Town Fends Off EEE
The town of Hudson recently canceled all nighttime sports, postponed a high school football game, and sprayed mosquito-killing insecticide to get rid of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
There’s just a few more weeks of bug season
Vet-Stem Secures Exclusive Veterinary Rights for Fat Derived Stem Cells
Vet-Stem, Inc., has announced that a license agreement with the University of California has been completed which secures Vet-Stem’s exclusive rights to stem cells derived from fat for veterinary use.
The veterinary rights for stem cells
Hyperhydration and Cross Country Day
How much hydration is enough, and how much is excessive? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently found that hyperhydrating (giving extra fluids to) equine athletes before a simulated cross country day of a three-da
Kentucky Equine Drug Council Forms Testing Partnership with RMTC
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council has allotted $1.5 million over three years to partner with the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium on a research project to determine withdrawal guidelines and threshold levels of therapeutic
Game Ready Equine Adds Back Wrap to Product Line
Game Ready Equine has launched the highly-anticipated Back Wrap to round out its line of therapeutic products that use dry cold and active compression to help heal and prevent soft tissue injuries in horses. The Back Wrap from Game Ready
Racehorse Bolts, Drowns in Australia
Australia’s Herald Sun reported today that a Thoroughbred racehorse drowned after bolting, crashing through a racetrack railing, and
Kentucky Derby Museum on Mission to Find Missing Trophies
Like all good detectives, Joyce Trammell worked the phones, wrote letters, traveled and ran across a little bit of luck.
Trammell, a researcher for the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Ky., was trying to find all of the missing
Racehorse Euthanatized After Oregon Spill; Jockeys Injured
Two jockeys who were thrown from their horses on opening day at Portland Meadows have been released from a Portland hospital, track officials said. One rider’s horse had to be euthanatized.
Jose Rivera Jr. was released Sunday night after
1812 Re-enactor Healing from Riding Accident
A sheriff’s deputy said he’s walking again six weeks after breaking his pelvis during a re-enactment of a War of 1812 battle that was being filmed for the History Channel.
Howard County sheriff’s deputy Richard Ferguson, 47, said he lost
Veterinarians Turning to Alternative Treatments
Henry lay quietly on the mattress, listening to the women talking above him. For the last month, arthritis had crept steadily up his leg, to the point where every painful step looked more like a stumble.
”He’ll run after a tennis ball, but
USDF Offering Sports Psychology Clinics
The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Jane Savoie, who has been a member of the United States Equestrian Team and a popular clinician and author, will be the clinician for the nine adult clinics
Richardson Continues to be Pleased With Barbaro’s Progress; Cast Changed
Veterinarians changed Barbaro’s cast Monday, officials at the George D. Widener Hospital said today (Oct.10).
“We placed Barbaro under general anesthesia to remove the old cast on his right hind limb and took new radiographs to assess the
Reward Offered In Tennessee Horse Shooting
The owners of two horses and a mule that were shot in Henderson County, Tenn., last weekend are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter, reported the The Jackson Sun.
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Consent Decree Filed in Compounding Case Against BET Pharm, LLC
On Sept. 25, Judge Forester of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky entered a Consent Decree between the United States and BET Pharm, LLC, resolving a dispute over compounded drug products for use in horses. The U.S.
Horse Dies in Crash with NYC Taxi
A startled horse being ridden by a teenage boy at the edge of a park in New York collided with a taxi Sunday, critically injuring the boy and killing the animal, police said.
The 13-year-old boy was thrown to the ground and suffered head
