Latest News – The Horse

The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup, an international leadership event that includes educational horsemanship clinics and a friendly Olympic-style competition, is hosting youth from 16 countries July 3-11 in Oklahoma City.

Each of the 16 teams consist of five competing American Quarter Horse Youth Association members. Additionally, teams can bring leadership participants.

Bob Ellis (GBR) has been appointed as the Jumping course designer for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The appointment of the British designer, who produced the courses for last year’s Alltech FEI European Jumping Championships, was announced by London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG).

Ellis will be responsible for the courses for all the Jumping competitions and als

Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director John Nicholson is the recipient of the ninth annual Equine Industry Vision Award.

Pfizer Animal Health, a world leader in discovering and developing innovative animal prescription medicines and vaccines, and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Nicholson with the award at a ceremonial breakfast held June 18 during the AHP 2010 40th Ann

Beating the heat is the goal for Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program (FLTAP), and with a recent $2,000 grant from the American Humane Association’s Meacham Foundation Memorial, the Purple Haze Center will accomplish just that.

Sixteen individual hard-wired fans will be installed above each of the horse stalls in the Purple Haze Center, the state-of-the-art horse adoptio

A cream containing 5% imiquimod (an immune-boosting drug) effectively and completely treated aural plaques in horses, but side effects of the drug (e.g., inflammatory reaction) limit the cream’s usefulness, reported a group of researchers from Minnesota and California.

Aural plaques are usually white, crusty lesions covering a layer of shiny red skin found on the inside (concave surface) of a

Today Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is commemorating 100 days to the opening ceremonies with a celebration in downtown Lexington, Ky., and live video will be available below.

Law enforcement authorities are seeking those responsible for a series of sniper attacks on horses in Ticonderoga, N.Y. The horses’ owners discovered the animals wounded in their pastures in May and early June. Each horse had been shot with a high-powered rifle, said Sgt. Michael LaVallie of the Ticonderoga Police Department. All the horses are expected to recover.

Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CSU-CVMBS) has announced the launch of its social media communications program, with accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. According to a university announcement, the college invites the public to read CVMBS news and interact via these channels.

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