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Commentary: Animal Guardianship and Horses
Imagine that overnight a new state law goes into effect declaring that from now on you do not own your animals but rather you are their “guardian.” Does this sound farfetched? Some local communities have already made this change The first legal step on this road has been the addition of “owner-guardian” language to local ordinances, then changing the wording to “guardian” only. One state now
Free Rabies Vaccines for Some Rescue Horses
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health plans to donate 7,250 doses of EquiRab rabies vaccine to the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) in honor of World Rabies Day. The donated vaccines were pledged to 150 UHVRC equine rescue and retirement facilities across the country, helping to protect the thousands o
Racehorse, Greyhound Adoption Fair Oct. 17
The U.S. Trotting Association and the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame will team up to present an adoption fair featuring racehorses and greyhounds on Saturday, October 17. The event will be held at the Museum, at 240 Main Street in Goshen, N.Y., from noon to 3 p.m.
About a dozen Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds ready for adoption will be housed as guests of adjacent Historic Track,
Monitoring Fetal Growth via Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography is a valuable tool for detecting pregnancy and establishing pregnancy loss, but it can also be used to evaluate equine fetal growth, said W.K. (Karin) Hendriks, DVM, Dipl. ECAR. Veterinarians could use a combination of transrectal and transabdominal ultrasounds to provide good information about fetal development.
Because it is difficult to define normal development
Equine Research Foundation Marks 20 Years
Fans can enjoy a racing/entertainment doubleheader at Keeneland on Friday, October 16, when the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation hosts a fund-raising celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of its creation, beginning approximately one hour after the conclusion of the day’s live race card.
The celebration will be held at the Keeneland Entertainment Center and will honor foundation
Grants Awarded to Eight Kentucky Equine Groups
Eight Kentucky non-profit organizations were recently awarded grant funding totaling $60,000 by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC).
KHC grant funding of up to $10,000 per organization is awarded to 501(c)(10) non-profits for the purpose of providing education related to the care and use of horses, community equine involvement, supporting the use of horses in a therapeutic setting, and othe
Readers Share Their Knowledge on Equine Rabies
More than 790 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How knowledgeable are you about equine rabies?”
West Nile Virus Returns to Italy
West Nile virus (WNV) has re-emerged in Italy, resulting in 28 equine clinical cases, including seven deaths as of last week, according to an epidemiological bulletin produced by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale” (IZSA&M), an Italian public health institute.
The epidemic began in central eastern Italy in August, in the same
Goulash, Dam of Champion Thoroughbred Ashado, Euthanized
Goulash, dam of two-time champion Ashado and two other graded stakes winners, was euthanized Sept. 30 because of founder. The 16-year-old daughter of Mari’s Book was owned by Aaron and Marie Jones and boarded at the Taylor family’s Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky.
Commentator to Retire at Old Friends
Tracy and Carol Farmer have chosen Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., as the permanent home for two-time Whitney Handicap (gr. I) winner Commentator, it was announced Oct. 2.
The 8-year-old gelding is currently at Mike Evans’ Sheltowee Farm in Versailles, Ky., and will be shipped to the 92-acre Georgetown facility on Oct. 4.
Campaigned for six seasons
University of Illinois Equine Section Head Wins International Award
Pamela Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, an equine critical care specialist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, recently received professional recognition at the international level.
Wilkins, section head of equine medicine and surgery and a professor of veterinary clinical medicine, was named the first recipient of the inaugural
Eddie’s Bad Day
Eddie, a 9-year-old gray Arabian gelding from Powell, Wyo., survived a wild ride last week after the trail beneath him collapsed, sending him through water
Condition Horses to Prevent Lameness
Many horses are trained athletes that are bred and conditioned for a specific sport such as racing, jumping, western performance or dressage. While these sports are relatively safe, just like a human athlete, there is always a possibility of injury and in most cases with horses the injury tends to be lameness.
Fecal Egg Counts Can Help Guide Deworming Choices
Worried about resistance? Concerned that your parasite control program isn’t working as well as it used to? With questions like these, it can pay to incorporate fecal egg count reduction tests (FECRT) into your deworming program this fall.
“While FECRTs aren’t a definitive test for resistance, it’s a good start for evaluating
WEG 2010 Ticket and Hotel Packages Available
Discipline series ticket and accommodation packages to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are available through Active Travel Inc. Tickets for the games, which will occur in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010, went on sale last week.
“We have worked closely with Alltech and Short’s Sports to develop packages for this event featuring a limited supply of A level premie
Thoroughbred Racing Safety and Integrity Standards to Expand
The independent monitor for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety and Integrity Alliance will conduct a “systematic and formal data-gathering phase” in the next few months and release a “detailed, comprehensive report” by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the alliance, which accredits racetracks, is developing standards for wagering security and tote protocol that will
