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Event to Combine Dressage and Figure Skating
The Ninth Annual Challenge of the Americas is excited to announce a very unique new dressage and figure skating performance to the Challenge lineup. Held in Wellington, FL, on Saturday, March 13, 2010, the evening will get under way at 5:30 p.m
Backcountry Camping Clinic offered at QuarterFest 2010
Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse April 30 – May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Winslow will
Zoonotic Disease: Kansas State Awarded U.S. Homeland Security Grant
The United States Department of Homeland Security has awarded Kansas State University a $12 million grant for the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD), to be paid over the next six years. The National Bio and
WEG: Tickets Now On Sale for Celebrity Chef Dinner Series
Ticket sales will begin on Friday, March 5, for sumptuous dinners with America’s award winning chefs and leading chefs from around Kentucky, at Cooking in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series.
The dinner series
Special Report: Sophie, all grown up
In response to Equine ER blog readers’ requests to know more about the current status of Sophie, the foal of Surely Awesome, whose story was
Horse Stereotypies Vary by Discipline, Researchers Say
Some horses crib, some weave, some chew wood. Some have many in-stall habits, while others have practically none. But these equine stereotypies are not as random as they might seem. According to recent findings from an equine behavior research
Maggots Improve Chronic Hoof Puncture Wound Healing
You might have heard about the value of using medical maggots to clean infected, nonhealing wounds in horses and humans, but did you know they can also help clean up infection in structures deep within the hoof?
At the 2009 American
ASPCA Provides Thoroughbred Retirement Grants
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has unveiled a new initiative that will aid in the retirement of Thoroughbred racehorses. Six equine rescues and sanctuaries across the country were selected to take up the c
Equine Blog Contest; Winners Will Report Live from WEG
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed is excited to announce the Purina “Live from Lexington” Contest, an opportunity for horse lovers everywhere to showcase their blogging skills for a chance to attend and report live from the 2010 Alltech FE
New York Drug-Testing Lab to Move to Morrisville State
Morrisville State College instead of Cornell University will soon be testing race horses for unauthorized drugs.
New York State Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John Sabini said the drug testing program would be a perfect fit for the college.
Welcome Chronicle of the Horse: Horse Tip Daily #154
We are thrilled to welcome The Chronicle of the Horse as the newest affiliate of the Horse Radio Network. Listen in as Glenn chats with
Calling All Mules
To get a handle on its mule deficit, Cuba is undertaking a national census of the long-eared equids, their daily newspaper reported. “The paper reports
Traveling With Horses?
Just had a question sent in via email from a reader who is planning a trip with several horses, including a youngster, and was looking
Equine Summit Returns to Kentucky
The 2010 Kentucky International Equine Summit, a biennial event on Monday and Tuesday, April 26 and 27, in Lexington, Ky., will feature 74 speakers and panelists dealing with a broad range of challenges facing all segments of the horse industry
World Equine Vets Head to Eastern Europe
A meeting for equine veterinarians to be held May 28-29 in Debrecen, Hungary, will serve as a platform to bring education to veterinarians in surrounding countries in Middle and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbi
Louisiana Vet Aids Haiti Animal Response
The trip’s mission was to assist the Haitian people with animal-related issues arising from recent earthquakes. The ARCH coalition is focusing on restoring community structure by treating livestock, poultry, donkeys, and horses in affected areas, and
