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Prepping Stallions for the Breeding Season
Dr. Ed Squires discusses prepping stallions for the breeding season.
Woman Fined for Forging Horse Health Documents
A Boscobel, Wisc., woman has been fined for selling horses without testing them for disease and forging documents claiming the tests had been done, the state veterinarian’s office said.
In a plea bargain, Carol Swenson pleaded no contest to one charge of altering animal health records and one charge of selling an untested equine animal. She was ordered to pay Sauk County Circu
Voluntary CEM Surveillance Testing Announced
Stallion owners are asked to participate in a voluntary surveillance test effort for contagious equine metritis (CEM) in order to help animal health authorities collect accurate information on the presence (or absence) of the disease in the United States. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s veterinary services program has set a goal of 3,000 participants in this i
Super Bowl Ads Get Humane Approval
Sunday might have been a tough day for the Colts, but it was a great day for frogs, dogs, Clydesdales, elephants, and other creatures featured in some of the eagerly awaited Super Bowl ads.
Americans were treated to nine commercials that featured a wide array of animals, including horses, a hyena, leopard, woodchuck, bull, cockatoo, Capuchin monkey, chickens, frogs, snakes, and do
Improve Pastures this Spring
Horse owners wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the spring months.
Frost seeding involves spreading forage seed on existing pastures during the late winter or very early spring while the ground is
Ohio Arabian Group Granted Custody of Seized Horses
An Arabian horse welfare organization has assumed the care of 31 allegedly malnourished horses seized from an Oak Harbor, Ohio, farm last month.
Animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animal
Accelerated Vaccination Combats Horse Influenza Outbreaks
Equine influenza (the “flu”) used to be considered a mere annoyance by many, but major outbreaks such as H1N1/swine flu in humans and the Australian equine influenza outbreak of 2007 have changed our thinking. These days, when a flu o
Surely Awesome Part 8: "It wears you out"
On Thursday in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief after Quarter Horse
England & Spotlight Downtown Lexington: 2010 Radio Show Episode 76
Horse and Hound’s Pippa Roome has all the news on how England is faring in her preparations for the WEG, and closer to home, Lexington’s
Sylvia Zerbini on Cavalia: Stable Scoop Episode 77
One of the most fascinating interviews yet with Sylvia Zerbini of Cavalia. An interview you don’t want to miss as she tells us of her
Max Corcoran on Thanking the Volunteers: Horse Tip Daily #138
Max Corcoran, long time groom for International Eventer Karen O’Connor, joins as co-host of the Eventing Radio Show with some tips she has learned through
New Jersey Emergency Responders to Learn Animal Handling
To prepare state and county animal response teams to aid animals during emergencies, the New Jersey Animal Emergency Working Group will hold its 13th annual symposium March 1, 2010, in Westampton.
The daylong seminar will seek to ensure all counties have animal emergency response plans in place and know the resources available to them. Hands-on training and demonstrations will inv
Flaxen Chestnut Color Inheritance Studied
Chestnut Morgan horses with lighter manes and tails, called “flaxen,” are the subject of a research project seeking to unlock some of the mysteries of coat color inheritance.
The preliminary results from the Morgan study have produced some statistics, as well as tools for measuring flaxen coloring and creating pedigrees that include visual indicators of the trait.
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USDA to Revise Animal Disease Traceability Approach
The USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further strengthen its disease prevention and response capabilities said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
“After concluding our listening tour on the National Animal Identification System in 15 cities across the country, receiving thou
Spring Vaccination Schedules Shared by Readers
More than 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “When does your veterinarian give your horse(s) spring shots?”
Different West Nile Virus Genetic Lineage Evolving?
It’s a variant of Murphy’s Law: Anytime you think you have a handle on something, the unexpected happens and you’re off balance again. The equine health world might be in this boat now concerning West Nile virus infection in horses. With several different types of vaccines available and in widespread use in the United States over the last several years, West Nile virus had gone f
