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Florida Vet School Equine Repro Service Hits the Road
A mobile service for equine reproduction at the University of Florida (UF) aims to better serve area horse breeders while simultaneously moving students at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine more frequently into the field.
“The approach to
Managing a Horse on a Tight Budget
Most horse owners do not own horses as a business, or with expectations of generating household income from them. Rather, owners are more intent on maximizing the amount of pleasure or involvement per dollar spent. Saving money when it comes to
Hoof Summit Offers Education for Horse Owners, Vets, and Techs
Featuring in-depth sessions on all aspects of equine footcare, the 6th annual International Hoof-Care Summit offers 76 hours of continuing education opportunities.
Being held from Feb. 3-6, 2009, in Cincinnati, Ohio, this sixth annual
Authorities Confiscate 70 Horses From Tribal Lands in South Dakota
About 70 horses that were starving and without water were rescued from the Oglala Sioux Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota by tribal officials, Shannon County authorities, and state officials.
North Dakota Bill To Study Impact of Equine Slaughter Facility
North Dakota legislators are advancing a plan that would allow the nation’s only equine slaughter facility to be built in that state, according to an article on
Second Wisconsin Stallion Is CEM-Positive; Found In Trace From Previous Case
A second stallion quarantined in Outagamie County, Wisc., has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a treatable reproductive disease of horses.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the
All Nine CEM-Positive Stallions’ Names Released
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker released the names of the nine stallions that have tested positive for CEM late Thursday afternoon (Jan. 22).
List of CEM Stallions Released; No Positive Mares Found
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker yesterday released a statement alerting New York horse owners to the ongoing investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM), a contagious venereal disease.
“The New York State
AQHA to Host Equine Cloning Forum
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) will host a forum on equine cloning at the 2009 AQHA Annual Convention, which will be held March 5-9 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio.
Within the past couple of years, a number of horses have
Starving Horse Series: Freeway Shows Signs of Improvement
Freeway, the starving horse that Sue Thompson of Clayton, Calif., rescued in late 2007 and has rehabilitated over the past year, could be a step closer to recovery. The Quarter
New World Equestrian Games Web Site Launched
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has a new look on the Web! Today the World Games 2010 Foundation officially launched a new Web site for the 2010 Games. The new site can be accessed at
Horses Removed from Virginia Farm
Twenty-three allegedly malnourished horses are residing in foster care following their removal from a Zuni, Va., farm. Deputies removed the animals from property owned by Jeff and Diana Hansford on Jan. 21 after a team of state and private
Veterinarian Locator Service Improved
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), in conjunction with Bayer Healthcare Animal Health, recently launched its new and improved Get-A-DVM locator service. This online service allows horse owners to find AAEP-member
Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)
We have had a number of Friesian lovers and breeders write to us following publication of the article Contagious Equine Metritis Investigation Progresses in Wisconsin. Nanning
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 101
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a high-dose oxygen inhalation therapy that is achieved by having the patient breathe 100% oxygen inside a pressurized hyperbaric chamber. The delivery of oxygen to the tissues occurs through respiration becaus
Easy to Swallow: Readers Share Tips on Giving Medicine
More than 1,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What’s your favorite “mixer” to encourage horses to consume oral medications?”
