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‘Scarred and Blemished’ Classes Added to UK Horse Show
A horse show in Wales is showing some love to “all but perfect” horses by adding special classes for equines with scars and blemishes that otherwise might keep them from the ring, Horse and Hound reported.
The Cricklands Showing Spectacular, Sept. 19-20, will offer 12 “all but perfect” classes,
Cornell Equine Health Receives Funds From Sporthorse Tournament
Cornell University’s Equine Health Advancement Fund will get a boost from the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament’s ticket sales and silent auction.
The tournament will be held at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, from Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2009.
Drawing crowds of more than 18,000 in 2008, this year’s tournament will feature some of the highest ranked international riders,
Racehorse Conformation Discussed on New DVD
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Michael Matz, Keeneland sales inspector Ryan Mahan, Fasig-Tipton sales inspector Bill Graves, and noted bloodstock agent Buzz Chace share their knowledge and guiding principles when it comes to analyzing conformation in Conformation for Performance, a DVD released by Blood-Horse Publications.
The DVD is an hour-long, step-by-step guide for assessing
WEG Endurance Test Event Needs Volunteers
Want to spend a Kentucky autumn day watching some elite equine athletes and riders do their thing against a backdrop of Bluegrass? How about getting an inside view of the veterinary work behind the scenes at an international endurance event?
The organizers of the endurance portion of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are looking for a few good volunteers–160, in fact–to assis
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Judge Allows Controversial Mustang Gather
The roundup of more than 190 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) horses from the Pryor Mountain herd got under way on Thursday after a U.S. federal judge ruled against a group that tried to prevent the gather.
The roundup was originally scheduled to begin on Sept. 1. But wild horse advocates sought a temporary restraining order to stop the removal on grounds that it would threaten the herd’s
Maine Reports Five EEE Horse Deaths, Three Suspect
Five horses in Maine have died of confirmed Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and animal health authorities are waiting on test results of another three “suspicious” cases, reported the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Agriculture’s Animal Health and Industry Division.
EEE is a virus that is transmitted through the bite of an infected
Horse Bits and Bitting Extension Webcast this Month
A free Webcast on bits and bitting will be presented later this month through My Horse University and eXtension HorseQuest. Holly Spooner, PhD, assistant professor and equine Extension specialist at West Virginia University, will discuss factors such as bit selection for different stages of training and how a bit functions.
The Webcast will take place Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Equine Research Hall of Fame to Add Four New Members
Four scientists will be inducted into the University of Kentucky Equine Research Hall of Fame Oct. 25 at Keeneland Race Course by the Gluck Equine Research Foundation.
Mosquito-Borne Equine Diseases Prevalent on Both Coasts
As of Aug. 25, Florida led the United States in the number of documented equine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease with mortality rates of around 90% in horses. Washington state officials had confirmed the most equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) this year.
Thus far in 2009 cases of EEE are largely clustered in the Southeast. According to the USDA’s
California Racing Board to Examine New Safety Equipment
The newly-formed safety committee of the California Horse Racing Board will meet for the first time Sept. 4 to begin the regulatory process to establish new standards and specifications for vests, helmets, and whips.
The committee will examine updated safety equipment that uses the newest technology and materials available for the protection of racing participants.
Chaired by
Vet Graduate Survey Gives Salary, Employment Stats
The results of an annual survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reveal an economic mixed bag when it comes to what new veterinary graduates encountered in 2009.
The survey results appear in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in a Sept. 1, 2009, article entitled, “Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of
Walking Horse Celebration Exhibitor Suspended for Alleged Bribe
An exhibitor at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration has been suspended indefinitely after allegedly attempting to bribe a horse show official.
The Celebration’s management group suspended Walking Horse owner Clay Mills on Tuesday for violating a rule that prohibits any attempt to influence a Designated Qualified
