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Derby Runner Awesome Act Lame Following Race
Awesome Act, who finished 19th in the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs, is lame and will be getting some time off from training and competition, the Daily Racing Form reported May 4.
Tom Ludt, president of Vinery, told the publication the 3-year-old Awesome Again colt soon would undergo a nuclear scintigraphy scan at Rood & Riddle Equin
Evacuated Tennessee Horses Head Home
Tennessee horse owners took advantage of fair weather May 5 to bring their horses home from their temporary shelter at the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin.
Owners brought between 200 and 300 horses to the center this past weekend when more than 13 inches of rain fell in Nashville and rural Williamson County in little more than 24 hours.
“A lot of t
Cornell Develops Model to Study Leptospira interrogans in Horses
Cornell University researchers have successfully created a model in horses to study infections caused by the bacterium Leptospira interrogans.
In horses, leptospirosis can cause fever, icterus (jaundice), uveitis and recurrent uveitis, abortion, and kidney failure, though clinical signs are variable.
AHC to Hold Recreation Forum
The American Horse Council (AHC) invites all recreational riders and equestrians to attend the AHC Recreation Forum June 22, from 1–5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
The highlight of the program will be two panel discussions. The first panel will focus on building better relationships between equestrians and local federal land managers and will
Florida Horse Park License Plate Bill to Governor
Bills to provide funds for the Florida Horse Park through sale of specialty license plates are on Gov. Charlie Crist’s desk. S 736 and companion bill HB 351 would create several specialty license plates for vehicles, including one that would benefit the 500-acre park in Ocala.
Should the governor sign the bills, the pla
Parasite Basics and Deworming
How do you battle parasites in your horses despite increasing resistance to common deworming medications?
Making Waivers Work
For a quarter-century the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Office of Continuing Legal Education have brought together experts in equine law for
PreveNile West Nile Virus Vaccine Recalled
In a letter to veterinarians dated April 28, Brett Whitehead, Director, Equine and Ag Retail Business, of Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, encouraged practitioners to return all PreveNile vaccine. The recall was initiated after an increased incidence in the number of adverse events following vaccination with currently marketed serials of PreveNile.
The company noted in the
Eight Equine Groups Support AHC’s Welfare Code of Practice
Eight equine organizations have signed on in support of the American Horse Council’s National Welfare Code of Practice. The Welfare Code outlines in generic terms what it means for an organization to be committed to the responsible breeding, training, care, use, enjoyment, transport, and retirement of horses.
The latest groups to support the National Welfare Code are the Arabi
Spielberg to Direct War Horse Movie
Steven Spielberg has chosen to direct “War Horse,” a story about a boy and his horse set during World War I, according to Variety. Disney and DreamWorks are planning to release the movie Aug. 10, 2011.
Michael Morpurgo wrote the book War Horse, which follows a farm horse named Joey who is sold to the British army through war battles as the boy who loves him tries to reun
Horses’ Grass Choices Depend on Nutritional Value
Give your horse two choices: tall grass or low grass. Which one will he choose?
That answer depends a lot on the quality and nutritional composition of the grass, according to a new study by French researchers.
Although horses select the tallest grass when the quality of turfs is equally good, their main objective appears to be efficient intake of major nutrients, espec
Wealth of Equine Research Presented at Swiss Meeting
Diseases and prevention, genetics and breeding, behavior, performance, and the horse industry made up the categories of this year’s Swiss Equine Research Network Meeting held April 30 in Avenches, Switzerland.
The country’s top researchers met in the ancient Helvetian capital to present and discuss their findings with other researchers as well as owners, breeders, and equi
AQHA Seeking Volunteers, Sponsors, and Saddles for Youth World Cup
For the 2010 Youth World Cup to be a success, the American Quarter Horse Association is seeking volunteers, tack donations and sponsors.
Scheduled for July 3-11, the 2010 Youth World Cup will be held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. What began as a competition between Australian and American youths more than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of countries–17 coun
Vaccinations: Readers Follow Vet Recommendations for Brands
More than 630 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you determine which brand of vaccines to give to your horse?”
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