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Five Montana Horses Diagnosed with WNV
West Nile virus (WNV) has been confirmed in horses in five Montana counties, state Livestock Department officials said Wednesday (Aug. 16).
Horses in Cascade, Glacier, Phillips and Yellowstone counties and a second horse in Flathead
Purina Releases Statement Regarding Texan Toxicity Incident
Press release from Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC:
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine has advised Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC that it has completed its investigation of the Brazos County, Texas, horse mortality
Lay Equine Dentist Files Veterinary Practice Act Lawsuit in Minnesota
The Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter has announced in a press release that it is challenging the state’s veterinary licensing process on behalf of a lay (non-veterinarian) equine dentist who is referred to as a “teeth floater.” Chris
Lost in the Fog to Undergo Tests Friday
Doctors at the University of California-Davis veterinary school will run extensive tests on Lost in the Fog Friday in order to determine whether they will perform surgery to remove what is believed to be a cancerous mass from his spleen. If the
Equine VS Case Confirmed in Wyoming
The Wyoming State Veterinary Lab has verified that the country’s first case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) for 2006 has been confirmed in a Natrona County horse. The following was released by USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection
WEG Team Members Comment on Upcoming Games
In a conference call held today in cooperation with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), five members of the U.S. 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) team answered a wide range of general media questions. On the phone from Germany were
Oldest Known Przewalski Horse Dies
The world’s oldest known Przewalski horse, a mare called Cilka whose ancestors lived in the grasslands of central Asia, has died in the Prague zoo in the Czech Republic.
Cilka was euthanatized Saturday, zoo spokesman Vit Kahle said. The
Lost in the Fog Suspected to Have Cancer
Doctors at the University of California-Davis veterinary school, through a stomach sonogram, have found a mass in Lost in the Fog’s spleen that they suspect is a lymphoma, according to Greg Gilchrist, who trains last year’s Eclipse Award-winning
Three Horses Killed on North Carolina Highways
Shredded Court Documents Give Horse Allergy Relief
An allergy to hay and straw dust can be a tough sentence for a horse. But a black-and-white U.K. lesson horse with the problem is breathing more easily after a local community justice center and two magistrates’ courts began donating shredded
Scientists Investigate Dewormers’ Effects on Bowel Walls
Recent research indicates that when selecting a dewormer, horse owners should consider the season, their horse?s access to grass, and his body condition. German scientists have shown that the bowel walls of small strongyle-infected ponies become
A Horse for Life; BHS Announces Second Equine Welfare Conference
After great demand, The British Horse Society, in partnership with The Home of Rest for Horses, are holding a second equine welfare conference on September 24, 2006 at Bailbrook House,
Special Edition of Talkin’ Horses to Feature Barbaro’s Surgeon
Bloodhorse.com has announced a special edition of Talkin’ Horses that will feature Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
First Dover Saddlery Retail Store in Maryland to Open
Dover Saddlery Retail, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dover Saddlery announced yesterday (Aug. 14) that the Grand Opening of its new store in the Hunt Valley, Md., will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Equestrians are invited to join in the
Lost in the Fog Treated for Colic
Last year’s Elicpse Award-winning sprinter Lost in the Fog is being treated for “a slight case” of colic at the University of California-Davis veterinary school, according to his trainer, Greg Gilchrist, who accompanied his stable star to
From Foal to Finish; Kentucky Equine Research to Host Nutrition Conference
Kentucky Equine Research,
