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Animal Health Jobs Web Site
With unemployment past 10%, I thought I’d share this Web site: https://www.animalhealthjobs.com/ It is run by Ron Brakke’s group, and I’ve found his newsletters to
Glenn the Geek on Backing Up Your Computer: Horse Tip Daily #135
Glenn the Geek has a computer tip for you. He speaks from personal experience about the importance of backing up your computer with an online
Colic in Horses: General Review
Colic is a general term indicating abdominal pain. The anatomy of the horse’s digestive tract, how the tract works, and the management practices imposed by man seem to contribute to colic’s occurrence.
Horse Haulers Urged to Follow Commercial Driver Texting Ban
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Jan. 26 issued a nationwide ban on texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large truck and buses.
Horse owners are urged to voluntarily comply with this ban while transporting horses. The combined weight of a loaded horse trailer and tow vehicle can approach that of commercial vehicles, and they should be treated as such. With
Haiti Animal Relief Coalition Working with Government
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) team is meeting with officials from the Haitian government, as well as international agencies such as the United Nations, to define the country’s most pressing animal-related problems. They are also identifying options for a wide-ranging, long-term plan, including creating and improving the infrastructure for veterinary care, a large-sc
Lawsonia Infection in Foals: No Negative Effect as Adults (AAEP 2009)
Horses that recover from Lawsonia intracellularis infections cost less as yearlings than their siblings, but they race just as well. The bacterium L. intracellularis is the causative bacterial agent for equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE), which is characterized by diarrhea, depression, fever, inappetance (anorexia), weight loss, edema (fluid swelling) on the abdomen or lower limbs,
Radiographic Abnormalities in Young Quarter Horses Common, AAEP 2009
A high prevalence of radiographic abnormalities exist in the joints of yearling and 2-year-old Quarter Horses, but the clinical significance of these changes is not yet known, according to Erin K. Contino.
Louisville Horse Breeders’ Seminar Postponed Due to Weather
The University of Kentucky Equine Initiative and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association are partnering for a third year to bring Kentucky horse owners and breeders an educational seminar featuring guest speakers who will touch on many different topics related to the horse industry. Those topics include a discussion about the horse owner of the future; pasture management; marketing; hea
Just For Fun
I know we all get the “fun” e-mails from our friends, but sometimes they hit a little too close to home. Do you recognize yourself
Heidi Nyland and the Perils of Being Tall: Horse Tip Daily #134
Heidi Nyland is a successful equine journalist, producer and photographer who loves to ride the trail. Heidi writes for the Trail Rider magazine and she
Surely Awesome Part 5: Red bag emergency
On Monday in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, Surely Awesome, the gentle and very pregnant Quarter Horse mare
Bimeda Inc. (AAEP 2009 Tradeshow)
Gavin Tierney, CEO of Bimeda, talks about Bimeda’s product line. (3:14)
Athrex Inc. (AAEP 2009 Tradeshow)
Hank Gendion, surgeon consultant for Arthrex, talks about their IRAP and orthopaedic products.
31 Horses Seized, Oregon Rancher Faces Charges
An Oregon woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges following the removal of 31 allegedly neglected horses from her property last week.
Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies and animal rescue agency volunteers removed the animals from the Cross-Tie Ranch near Mill City after investigating complaints about conditions there. The seized horses were among 116 animals residing on th
Vet Interviews, AAEP Tradeshow Videos Available Online
Did you miss the AAEP Convention this year? Fear not; you can still hear from some of the speakers and tradeshow representatives without trekking to Vegas!
News Editor Erin Ryder interviewed the presenters of some of the horse health topics most relevant for our readers, while Publisher Kim Brown got a preview of 2010’s top horse health products in the tradeshow.
German Competition Horse Medication Policies Revised
Getting away with doping in equestrian events is about to become even harder for equestrians practicing in a country recognized worldwide for its horsemanship.
The German Equestrian Sports Federation (FN) has announced new regulations to control doping, both in and out of competition, with reinforced sanctions, intensified monitoring, and a specific list of 70 forbidden substances
