Latest News – The Horse

Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement to Expand in New York
The Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement organization announced that it will be expanding in upstate New York.

Wisconsin Horse Tests Positive for EEE
A horse in Dunn County, Wisc., has tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis.

No Salix in 2-Year-Old Thoroughbred Graded Stakes in 2012
The AGSC will employ a program banning race-day medications in graded 2-year-old Thoroughbred stakes races.
New Frontiers
On a plane returning from this year’s North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference, held June 2-4 in Lexington, Ky., I can barely bridle my excitement. I feel as if I have just been part of the future of medicine and science.
TRF Benefit Raises About $500,000 for Retired Throughbreds
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation gala held Aug. 7 raised $500,000 for the care of retired Throughbreds.

Nominations Open for Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
The BLM is requesting public nominations to fill three national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board positions.
USDA Seeks Comments on Animal Disease Traceability Rule
The USDA issued a proposed rule a proposed rule to establish regulations for improving livestock traceability.
Deadly Texas Barn Fire Probed
Texas fire officials are investigating a barn fire that killed as many as 14 Arabian horses Aug. 9.

Hyperbaric Oxygen and Stem Cells in Equine Medicine
Researchers believe hyperbaric oxygen can be a beneficial adjunctive therapy to regenerative medicine.
South Carolina Horse Death Probed
Authorities in South Carolina are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a horse.

Stallion Castration Dropped from Contested BLM Gather Plan
Mustang mares will receive contraceptives and stallions will return to the range under a new BLM gather plan.
Hambletonian Festival Continues Veterinary Education
Veterinarians returned to the Meadowlands Racetrack for the 2011 Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar.
FEI Celebrates 250 Years of Veterinary Profession with WEVA
The FEI is running a special session during the 2011 WEVA Congress in India to mark World Veterinary Year.
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