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Middleburg, Va., Equine Training Center Drug Bust
An alleged cocaine ring was broken when Virginia State Police and Loudoun County authorities staged an early-morning raid March 8 the Middleburg Training Center in Virginia according to an article on
Washington State University Equine Scholarship Named for Top Vet
The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine has established a $25,000 scholarship in equine internal medicine in the name of the vet school’s Dean Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS, PhD. Bayly has often assisted The Horse
Horse Left for Dead in Arizona Needs Your Help
An abused and starved horse was dropped at a home in Mesa, Ariz., and the women and vet clinic caring for him are seeking donations to save his life.
Evidence Shows Horses Domesticated Earlier Than Thought
Research indicates the Botai culture, on the steppes of what is now northern Kazakhstan, domesticated horses about 5,500 years ago. That’s 1,000 years earlier than was previously believed.
Breeding The Problem Mare With AI
“In my opinion, a mare that fails to become pregnant by AI with good semen quality and does so by natural cover without human intervention is an example of poor or inadequate breeding management by the personnel performing the AI,” said Samper.
Fourth Wisconsin Stallion Tests Positive for CEM
A fourth stallion in Wisconsin has tested positive for contagious equine metritis, or CEM, a treatable reproductive disease of horses. One mare has also tested positive in the state.
Emergency Preparedness for Eventing
In general, event horses are subject to tendon and ligament injuries, lacerations and trauma, hyperthermia (overheating), hypoxia (low oxygen), tying-up, electrolyte depletion, exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, and other speed-related problems.
AHC Hopes to Direct Stimulus Funds to Horse Trails
The American Horse Council has asked the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management to use stimulus funding for trails.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 appropriates more than $1.7 billion fo
Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning
Aluminum phosphide is an indoor fumigant used to kill insects in most, if not all, of the stored grains we and our horses are exposed to. Like most pesticides, it can cause major problems in unintended species when used incorrectly.
2007 Agriculture Census Finds More, Smaller Farms
In the past five years, the number of farms in the United States has grown 4% and the operators of those farms have become more diverse, according to results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture recently released by the USDA’s National Agricultural
Marion DuPont Scott EMC Cares for Foals At Risk
Welcoming a healthy foal can be a challenge when the mare or the foal has health problems. At Virginia Tech’s Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center, expert faculty and staff have experience in helping achieve a good birthing outcome as well
Frozen Semen Use in Barren Mares
To rectify the lack of information problem, Barbacini and colleagues launched a study to determine the fertility of barren mares inseminated with either fresh or frozen-thawed semen. Researchers investigated the effects of mare age and uterine fluid
TheHorse.com Thoroughbred Adoption List Nears 100 Mark
We’re only seven horses away from hitting the milestone of 100 horses finding new homes through TheHorse.com’s Thoroughbred Adoption Service.
Launched in November 2008, 93
Oklahoma State to Launch Equine Critical Care Unit Campaign
The Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences has received $1 million from the Gaylord Foundation to launch its Equine Critical Care Unit at the center’s Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
“The establishment o
Barbaro’s Brother to Return to the Track
Nicanor is heading back to the track.
The full brother of 2006 Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro has been entered in a $40,000 maiden race over seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, his first outing since
Photography Project to Highlight Equine Welfare Work
Members of the Equine Photographers Network, a group of more than 500 photographers from around the world who specialize in the photography of horses, will focus their lenses on story projects that will highlight the plight of horses in need.
