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Bearse to Retire as Blood-Horse President/CEO

The Board of Trustees of Blood-Horse Publications, parent company of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care and TheHorse.com, announced Aug. 26 that Stacy V. Bearse will retire as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2010, after two decades of service. Bearse, age 60, will continue to assist company management as a part-time business advisor.

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Seeking Solutions to Separation Anxiety

When teaching young horses to accept separation from their pasturemates, it might seem like a good idea to train them in pairs first for a while before training them alone. However, new equitation science research suggests that pairing them up might just delay the anxiety of separation and, in the end, the results of this method don’t differ much from those of immediate individual separation.

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California Anti-Slaughter Resolution Passes

A bill instructing California’s congressional delegation to support federal legislation that would forbid the transport of horses to horse processing plants in Canada and Mexico took its final step to passage on Wednesday when that state’s Senate approved the measure.

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Sport Horse Enthusiasts Invited to Special Pre-WEG Educational Workshop

Achieving prime fitness in equine athletes will be the objective of The Winning Edge: Promoting Peak Performance in the Equine Athlete, a workshop for horse owners, trainers and competitors held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Hosted by Alltech, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, and Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, the workshop wi

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Kentucky Horsemen Seek Delay in Out-Of-Competition Drug Testing

During a meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville Aug. 24, about three dozen horsemen told representatives of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) it should delay out-of-competition drug testing. Citing the many aspects of the proposed regulation they find troubling, the trainers, owners, veterinarians, and representatives of horsemen’s groups at the meeting requested t

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WEG: 30 Day Countdown to the Games

With just one month to go until the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, ticket sales and hospitality purchases are ramping up as spectators from around the world prepare to witness world championship competition in eight equestrian sports. Dressage Freestyle Price Level A has officially sold out for the world championship final on Friday, Oct. 1. Less than 1,000 tickets remai

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Potomac Horse Fever Cases Reported in New York; Vets Encourage Vaccination

Officials have confirmed the number of Potomac Horse fever (PHF) cases in northern New York has been higher than usual in recent weeks, encouraging owners to vaccinate but noting that a rise in cases is relatively common this time of year.

An article printed in the Aug. 14 edition of the Watertown Daily Times reported there is an “outbreak”

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Low- or No-Cost Castration Effort Under Way in Missouri

An equine veterinarian at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) plans to host a low- or no-cost castration clinic this fall at the University of Missouri in an effort to address the unwanted horse issue. According to Alison LaCarrubba, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, who heads the equine ambulatory section at the CVM, stallions that are referred by area veterinarians o

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