Latest News – The Horse
Stools and Boots
The name says it all this week! Helena and Glenn chat about two fun products this week. Listen in to hear about some interesting boots
The Amazing Amigo
This week on Stable Scoop we get an update on Kathleen’s Wild Ride and then we speak with Gary Sanderson about one amazing horse, Amigo!
Cathy Wieschhoff on Training Ditches
Eventer Cathy Wieschhoff is an international eventer and clinician living in Lexington, KY. Listen in as Cathy speaks to us about teaching your horse to
Gabby Dickerson and Ginny Elliot
Ashley Adams returns with her Young Rider interview this week featuring Gabby Dickerson. Our Great Partnership Series kicks off with Ginny Elliot and Priceless. Take
Young Rider Haley Patterson and Para-Equestrian Mary Jordan
Mary Lauritsen shares co-host duties this week and introduces Haley Patterson from Ohio as her Young Rider interview. We also hear from Para-equestrian Mary Jordan
Spotlight Lexington and Spotlight Show-Jumper Angel Karolyi
We bring you up to date with all the news, Krista Greathouse has details on the downtown WEG developments, and we catch up with our
Leaping before you look
Equine ER is currently on the East Coast on book tour! For details on events and signings in New York City, Long Island, and North
U.S. FDA and NIH Launch Safety Reporting Portal
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched the Safety Reporting Portal (SRP) website — www.safetyreporting.hhs.gov — allowing increased accessibility to submit reports concerning FDA-regulated products.
SRP allows even the concerned citizen to submit a safety report related to foods, drugs, and veterinary products.
Assateague Steps Up Wild Horse Educational Efforts
An increase in biting incidents at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland has inspired a stricter policy toward visitors wishing to see the national park’s famous wild horses.
Visitors ignoring the dangers of dealing with any wild animal have caused a recurring problem in the past several years, according to Allison Turner, a biological technician at Assateague
APHIS Announces More Animal Disease Traceability Public Meetings
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be holding two additional public meetings on the animal disease traceability framework approach. The meetings will take place this month in Salt Lake City, Utah, and next month in Fort Worth, Texas. Additional meetings will be scheduled in the coming weeks.
In May 2010 USDA hosted three public meetings to discu
Mandurah Sets World Record for Mile on Turf
A world record for a one-mile turf race was established at Monmouth Park June 6 when Colvin Green’s Mandurah won a starter handicap in 1:31.23 on a firm course at the New Jersey racetrack.
Trained by Grant Forster and ridden by Alex Solis, Mandurah, a 6-year-old gelding by A.P. Indy, took the lead at once and never looked back en route to an 8 1/2-length victory. He carried 1
Equine Medications and Compounding
Discussion of equine medication use and compounding concerns with pharmacist Scarlet Thomas.
Dr. Johnson on Conformation and Lameness
Dr. Jenny E. Johnson is a regular contributor to the Jumping Radio Show. We share some of her tips with you here on the Horse
Sarcoid Development May Have Genetic Basis
The development of sarcoids–the most frequent of equine skin tumors–appears to have a genetic basis, and Swiss researchers are now honing in on the exact genes responsible for the disease. A new major study involving 222 horses yielded three chromosomal regions of the equine genome that could be further investigated for candidate genes responsible for sarcoids, according to Vend
The Jockey Club Denies Privileges to Three Found Guilty
The Jockey Club has announced its board of stewards voted June 4 to deny California residents Joan Bor, her son Ernie Bor, and his wife, Cecelia Bor, all privileges of “The American Stud Book” on a permanent basis effective Jan. 1, 2011. According to a statement from The Jockey Club, the action was taken because the three members of the Bor family were each fined and sen
Purina Names Oklahoma Horse Owner Contest Winner
Purina Horse Feed recently announced that Diana Schueller of Tulsa, Okla., is the grand prize winner of the 2009 HOW Horse Owner’s Workshop Sweepstakes.
“When I got the notification that I won, I was seriously in shock,” said Schueller. “I thought this can’t be happening. I never win anything.”
Schueller will receive a prize package including
