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MRLS Workshop Proceedings Available
The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station has published the scientific papers from the August 2002 workshop on mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS convened at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. This information is available in book form or electronically at
Florida EEE Case Count Escalates to 68
The number of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases in Florida has risen to 68 for this year, further substantiating an earlier suspicion that 2003 will be a tough year for fighting the disease. Florida’s case count for all of 2002 was 25 horses.
EEE is caused by a virus found in wild birds, and it’s transmitted to horses and humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Horses do no
Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Mosquito Spraying Schedule Now Online
Local authorities and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) have begun mosquito eradication efforts to combat the spread of West Nile virus (WNV). The KDA’s mosquito spraying schedule can be found on the KDA web site at www.kyagr.com.
The Department will spray for mosquitoes at the request of local officials and local health departments. Some
Hong Kong Trainer Contends Shampoo Contained Banned Substance
According to an Associated Press story on bloodhorse.com, a top Hong Kong horse trainer ridiculed a doping charge against him after officials found the banned substance in a shampoo handed out freely by track veterinarians, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Trainer Ivan Allan attacked The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s chief veterinary surgeon,
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation to Hold First Annual Open House
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) farm based at Blackburn Correctional Facility in Lexington, Ky., will be having its first annual open house on June 6. Events begin at 10 am and last until 2 pm.
Twenty TRF horses will be featured for adoption, and door prizes will be offered. Come out and enjoy the day!
For more information and to RSVP, contact Missy Klick by June
Frangible Pins: Making Cross Country Jumps Safer
A company in the United Kingdom has created a jump design to lessen the severity of cross-country falls. In 1999, several U.K. riders died from accidents on cross-country jumps. The resultant study committee hired the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), an expert in transportation safety, for scientific investigation, data analysis, accident investigation, and engineering.
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Pesticide Applicators Must Be Licensed
To keep consumers safe, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture works to make sure that all persons who apply pesticides to someone else’s property are properly licensed.
All commercial pesticide applicators must be licensed through the Department’s Division of Pesticide Regulation under state law. These applicators include turf and lawn care professionals, structural pest control
Miniature Horse Killed by Pit Bulls
According to the Midland Daily News, in Midland county, Mich., the county’s Sheriff’s Office reported that a 17-year-old miniature horse was killed by two pit bulls early this morning.
The pregnant mare was in a pasture in Jerome Township when she was killed by the dogs, which belong to a neighbor. Deputies were called at 3:21 a.m. No other animals were injured.
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Equine West Nile Virus Case in Arkansas
Arkansas state veterinarian Paul Norris, DVM, announced last week that a horse in the Ft. Smith area had been infected with West Nile virus (WNV). Testing on the Sebastian County horse was completed at USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory.
Sharon Williams, DVM, state public health veterinarian with the Department of Health, said, “The identification of West Nile virus in a
The Ohio West Nile Virus Experience
When Bill Saville, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, was asked to form the Ohio West Nile Virus (WNV) Working Group in late 1999, the disease was still a distant concern in New York City where health officials had identified the first North American case of the virus in a dead crow in August 1999. By December 2000, the health problem was literally on Ohio’s doorstep when the virus was detected across th
West Nile Virus from the Front Lines
Bill Saville, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, is a veterinary epidemiologist in the Veterinary Preventive Medicine Department at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. In the past decade, Saville has become widely recognized for his studies of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a neurologic disease that has affected thousands of horses in the United States.
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Nine EEE Cases in Georgia
According to several Georgia newspapers, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has struck nine horses in the southern part of the state. Only three cases were documented in Georgia in 2002.
EEE is caused by a virus found in wild birds, and it is transmitted to horses and humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Horses do not develop high enough levels of the EEE virus in their blood t
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Receives $25,000 Grant from The Pfizer Foundation
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from The Pfizer Foundation. The grant money will be used to bolster NARHA’s Regional Education Program.
Founded in 1969, NARHA is a membership organization that fosters safe, professional, ethical, and therapeutic equine activities through education,
Avian West Nile Virus in Louisiana
Two dead blue jays from Assumption and Jackson parishes and a dead cardinal from Union Parish have pushed Louisiana’s count of West Nile virus (WNV)-positive dead birds past 30. The total number of dead birds infected with the virus is now 33, with 541 birds tested this year and 3,091 reported. The three parishes these new dead birds came from previously had no birds that tested positive for
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You can support the health of the horse. With The Horseman’s Credit Card, you can help fund research at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, one of the premier equine research facilities in the world.
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According to a May 8 article in the Times Record of Fort Smith, Ark., a man convicted of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident involving a horse was sentenced to three months in prison despite defense pleas to spare the defendant who has eight prior felony convictions. “William Randolph Spence, 32, didn’t deny striking a horse as it was ridden from the Old Fort Rode |
