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While this article does not contain information about equine influenza, TheHorse.com staff thinks it’s important that horse owners stay healthy, too! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Oct. 7 unveiled several new resources on the federal government’s one-stop resource for flu information–www.flu.gov.

On Oct. 14, riders from more than 20 countries will compete in the Kentucky Cup Endurance race, sponsored by Emirates Equestrian Federation. This is the official endurance test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. 

Athletes from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Romania, Spain, and many other countries are expected to compete in or observe Kentucky Cup Enduranc

Two Miami, Fla., men are facing charges after allegedly selling horse meat to an undercover police officer.

Miami-Dade Police arrested Roberto Chavez and Ricardo Olivarez on Tuesday after the pair allegedly sold the officer 10 pounds of meat for $50 at Chavez’s Southwest Miami-Dade Ranch. Both men were initially charged with doing business without a license.

“The county

Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday (Oct. 7) the plan would not require killing any wild horses. Interior Department officials had warned in recent months that slaughtering some

The Associated Press today (Oct. 8) reported that 54 quarantined horses are being removed from the Hoosier Park racetrack in central Indiana after two other horses tested positive for Streptococcus equi (the bacterium that causes the disease strangles). On Oct. 1 Hoosier Park Racing & Casino detected two horses in the quarantine barn exhibiting fever, so as a precautionary

“The ticket sales to this event prove that people’s fascination with the Thoroughbred horse remains strong,” said Steuart Pittman, the Maryland horse trainer who conceived of and conducted the Retired Racehorse Training Symposium at Maryland Therapeutic Riding in Crownsville, Md. “The demand for knowledge about how to train these horses after a racing career surpassed our expectations. We loo

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule that will rescind the so called “no-match” rule.
 
DHS originally issued the “no match” rule in August of 2007 in an attempt to crackdown on employers who “knowingly” hired undocumented workers. The rule required an employer that received a “no match” letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA), indicating

A large crowd of youth and youth group leaders are expected to attend the 2009 Youth Extravaganza, a weekend of equine activities and attractions. The Youth Extravaganza, co-hosted by the Manitoba 4-H Program and North American Equine Ranching Information Council (NAERIC), weill be held on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at the Westoba Agricultural Centre of Excellence Arena in Brandon, Manitoba,

Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech announced it’s Yea-Sacc 1026, a live yeast culture based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 1026, has been granted full European Union authorization as a feed additive for horses under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 886/2009.
 
The authorization follows years of extensive scientific research conducted in collaboration with leading

“It does not matter how or when you die. The only question is, did you really live?” These words, by the late Dr. Jerri Lin FitzGerald, defined the success and palpable enthusiasm among participants who united Oct. 3 at Twin Orchard Farm in Southampton, Mass., for the inaugural Canter Against Cancer benefit trail ride and pig roast to support the medical scholarship launched in the physician’

Mares that form close social bonds with other mares have improved pregnancy, foal birth, and foal survival rates, said a group of researchers studying wild herds in the North Island of New Zealand. The mares’ enhanced reproductive success appears to be linked primarily to mutual protection from harassment by stallions, they said.

Unlike most other mammal groups, the mares were

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing four horses in Lake County, Ore.

Between Sept. 20 and 21, four competition Quarter Horses were found dead at the 18000 block of Lake Ridge Road in Lakeview due to poisoning, local news reports.

Rick Mitchell, DVM, isn’t anticipating any major challenges regarding the health or welfare of the horses that will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

“The health concerns are pretty routine,” said Mitchell, who regularly travels from his home base of Fairfield Equine Associates, Newtown, Conn., to serve as a U.S. equestrian-team