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The Kentucky Horse Park, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, today opened a major venue that organizers hope will secure the park’s standing as a leading equestrian facility.

The $45 million arena includes 5,700 stadium seats. The arena floor, equal in size to a football field, features footing designed specifically for equestrian use. Additionally, the Kentucky Horse

The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) recently announced three new specialty academies for their members.

In addition to their existing specialties in dentistry, anesthesia, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, and behavior, the group now recognizes the following specialties:

• Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians,

North America is free of the African horse sickness virus, yet this disease poses an important threat should an infected horse or a biting midge that harbors the virus be introduced.

African horse sickness (AHS) is the most lethal disease known to horses. Fortunately for American horses, AHS is currently enzootic, meaning

Have questions about parasite resistance and how to manage it on your farm?

On Tuesday, July 14, at 8 p.m. EDT, TheHorse.com will host a live question and answer session with Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, from the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD of East Tennessee Clinical Research. This

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) 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 abandoning a 2-year-old mare in Meadow Canyon, Nev. The horse’s brand was cut from its body, leaving a large wound.

Nevada Agriculture Department Enforcement Officer Lt. Blaine Northrup reported

The treatment and diagnosis of conditions affecting the equine eye will be the topic of the AAEP’s debut fall meeting, Focus on Ophthalmology, Oct. 1-3 in Raleigh, N.C.

Ocular trauma, infection, and disease can lead to some of the most expensive and devastating conditions in horses. Equine veterinarians treating sport, work or show horses must be well-versed in the diagnosis and field

University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center’s Thomas Tobin, MRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ABT, was named co-recipient of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) 2008 Industry Service Award at its annual meeting July 3 in Shepherdstown, W. Va.

A new product designed to aid riders in achieving the perfect balance and alignment with their horse is now available. The Level Rider, a training tool developed by a team of non-pro NRHA, NRCHA, Youth and Amateur All-Around Competitors, maximizes riding time by helping the rider stay centered over the horse’s back. 

The Level Rider is comprised of a bubble lever attached to a

The title of President of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) was officially handed down today at the 2009 AVMA Convention in Seattle. James Cook, DVM, handed the title to Larry Corry, DVM.

Corry, a small-animal practitioner from Buford, Ga., becomes the 129th president of the AVMA.

Corry served 15 years in the AVMA House of Delegates, six years on the House Advisory

Intentionally approaching a wild horse in Currituck County, N.C., could get visitors in some serious trouble. On July 6, the Currituck County Board of Commissioners made it illegal to intentionally come anywhere within 50 feet of a wild horse.

The Wild Horse Ordinance, originally enacted in 1989, previously declared it only unlawful to lure a horse within 50 feet if the offender was

It is significantly more painful for a horse to be branded with a hot iron than it is to receive a microchip transponder for identification purposes, researchers concluded in a new study. They also found pain from hot branding lasts for at least one week.

There is some debate about how best to identify horses, with many supporters claiming that branding is best, sometimes citing the lack

Following is a report by the animal health surveillance network (RAIZO) of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec.

Only two cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) had been reported in Québec in the past 35 years until the fall of 2008, when the province experienced an outbreak of the disease. The first case was reported by Sonia Chénier,

Virginia’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year has been confirmed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). The horse, a 2-year-old female draft cross from Chesapeake, was confirmed positive for EEE late in the