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Reading Materials
Here’s your chance to influence a whole new book! Our book publishing arm is finalizing their titles for 2010. What equine-related topic do you want
Looking Back At 2009
Reflection on the past 12 months is a popular activity right now. It’s that time of year, and it doesn’t require a lot of real
Start the Breeding Season with Equine Nutrition Review
Horse owners can help to prepare their animals for the upcoming breeding season and keep them healthy through the winter through proper nutritional management and veterinary oversight, said Kristina G. Lu, VMD, Dipl. ACT, a theriogenologist at the McGee Fertility Center at the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky.
“Careful assessment of the nutritional status is
Eclipse Award of Merit Goes to Farm Owner Farish
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers Association today announced that William S. Farish, owner of Lane’s End Farm and a pre-eminent industry leader of multiple organizations and causes, will be honored with the Eclipse Award of Merit for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing.
Farish
Teens Arrested in Wisconsin Livestock Shootings
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of three horses and five cows in two Wisconsin counties.
Last month, three horses and five cows were discovered either dead or dying in their pastures in Dunn and Barron counties. All of the animals had sustained small caliber gunshot wounds. Livestock shootings were also reported in nearby St. Croix county.
Nutrition: Monitor, Manage Horse Energy Intake
Eating well is not always eating safely; horse managers who ignore that lesson when feeding their animals might be creating digestive problems for their horses. “Many feeding management recommendations for horses are related to supplying energy safely,” said Dave Freeman, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist. “Most of
Equine Foster Homes Needed in Texas and Arkansas
Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society is a rescue organization that helps horses, donkeys, and mules throughout Texas and Arkansas. The organization has taken in more than 125 horses and investigated over 250 neglect cases in 2009.
Law enforcement continues to call the group with requests for help, but the organization is out of room.
“It is easy to say that we cannot s
I Got WEG for Christmas!
In an early post to this blog, I wrote about famed sporting artist LeRoy Neiman’s commissioned work for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Living Nativity
The living Nativity at Eagle River Presbyterian Church near Vail, Colo., became more exciting than intended when the two donkeys involved escaped from their pen. The
Old Horse Scare; I Think They Do It on Purpose
Sometimes I think they do it on purpose … you know, the older horses that have been around forever and know what really ticks you
Piroplasmosis Found in New Mexico Horses
As part of a racetrack screening program, three New Mexico horses have been identified as carrying Theileria equi, the causative agent for equine piroplasmosis. These infections are noteworthy as these horses are not epidemiologically linked to those involved in a larger ongoing investigation centered on horses from a South Texas ranch.
Information on the new cases, and an
Lameness in Racehorses Discussed by AAEP Vets
Synthetic racing surfaces were the topic that raised the most concern among the approximately 80 veterinarians from the United States, Canada, and Europe in attendance at the Lameness in Racehorses Table Topic held during the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention.
A discussion of opinions on synthetic surfaces and practitioners’ perspectives of di
Tendon Healing: Objective Measurement Method Reported
Equine veterinarians can now objectively monitor tendon healing using a technique called ultrasonographic tissue characterization (UTC), said researchers from The Netherlands.
While a number of novel therapies for tendon healing have been introduced recently, means of evaluating their clinical utility is difficult. Developed by Gerco Bosch, DVM, PhD, an assistant professor at Utre
Judge Allows Mustang Gather
On Monday, the controversial gather of about 2,700 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs from the Calico Mountain Complex Herd Management Complex in Nevada will begin as planned after a federal judge declined to stop the roundup.
On Dec. 23, U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled to allow the gather on grounds that the roundup was within the BLM’s purview under th
International Equine Disease Report, Third Quarter 2009
 The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks.
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was recorded in France, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom, and the USA. France confirmed three cases on one premises and one case on another premises. Switzerland reported Taylorella asinigenital