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Wild Horse Management Bill Draws Varied Reactions
An equine advocacy organization is criticizing new wild horse and burro management legislation, saying it fails to make efficient use of public land.
HR 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act, amends the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to
EEE Reports Prompt Horse Vaccination Push
Recent reports of several horses dying from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) serve as a reminder that horse owners should make sure their horses are vaccinated.
“We’ve always recommended that horse owners in Oklahoma vaccinate for it as a preventive measure,” said Carolynn MacAllister, DVM, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension veterinarian.
EEE is spread by mosquitoes.
Livestock Antibiotic Bill in the Works
A congressional committee recently held a hearing on a bill that proposes severe restrictions on the use of antibiotics in food animals. The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 would ban “non-therapeutic” uses of antibiotics that are also used in humans. It is hoped that this would prevent antibiotic resistance and preserve these drugs to treat human infections.
10 Questions for Piaff’s Vet
For the past few weeks we’ve been serializing a chapter entitled “Piaff” from the new book Equine ER: Stories from a Year in the Life
Australian Equine Vets Honored for Equine Influenza Efforts
Equine Veterinarians Australia, which representes more than 1,000 equine practitioners in that country, honored the Chief Veterinarians for New South Wales and Queensland for their efforts in eradicating equine infuenza from their states during the massive outbreak last year.
Dr. Bruce Christie from New South Wales and Dr. Ron Glanville from Queensland received the 2009 Equine
Traumatic Injury to the Equine Central Nervous System, ACVIM 2009
Whether it’s a yearling that flipped and landed on his poll or an older horse that tumbled after simply taking a bad step, traumatic injury to the central nervous system is the most common cause of neurologic problems in horses. Yvette S. Nout, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVECC, ACVIM, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, reviewed the pathophysiology and
AQHA Named Official Reining Breed Sponsor for 2010 Alltech WEG
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. today announced the American Quarter Horse Association as the Official Reining Breed Sponsor. Reining will be one of eight world championships contested at the Games, which will be held at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park on September 25-October 10, 2010.
As the Official Reining Breed Sponsor, AQHA will assist with the promotion and coverage of Reining
USA Rider Wins Individual Gold at WEG Test Event
Team USA rider Tom McCutcheon of Aubrey, Texas, won the individual final in Kentucky Cup Reining, the first test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Held in the Kentucky Horse Park’s new indoor arena, Kentucky Cup Reining, a CRIO4* competition officially sanctioned by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), featured 12 riders, four each from Canada, Mexico, and the
Readers Take on the Battle of the Flies
More than 1,100 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you deal with flies at your barn?”
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Horse owners have several options to provide water for their animals; one of them is to take advantage of a natural spring on your property. There was some concern in Philadelphia earlier this week when the Emmanuel Frmiet statue of Joan of Arc was unceremoniously loaded on a flatbed and This is the last week to sign up before our next Webinar, “West Nile Virus: Reality Check!”, on Thursday, June 30, at 8 p.m. ET. Four horses stabled in Allegheny County, Pa., have been euthanized after developing neurologic signs consistent with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), according to a statement circulated by the Animal Health Emergency Management and Information Network on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services. Three of the euthanized horses James H. Steele founded the veterinary division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1947. The 96-year-old veterinarian is called “The Father of Veterinary Public Health” by his colleagues. Nearly 125 people turned out on a steamy summer day, June 27, for the University of Kentucky’s first all-equine field day. Lameness, weight loss, colic, and equine Cushing’s syndrome are the four top reasons for euthanizing an older horse, said Catherine McGowan, BVSc, PhD, RCVS, European specialist in equine internal medicine, who presented research by Thomas McGowan, BSc, DVM, PhD, at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, held June 3-6 in Montréal, Quebec. To date there have been no Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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