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Eight out of 10 people believe that animal welfare is a key priority for a civilized society, according to new figures produced by the RSPCA–compared to five out of 10 who believed it two years ago. David Bowles, Head of External Affairs a Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Dec. 15 signed legislation that extends the diversion to horse racing of 3% of revenue from the state’s four highest-grossing riverboat casinos. The provision is estimated to be worth as much as $30 million a year, American Quarter Horses will return to nationwide television for the fourth year in another NBC Sports special. The AQHA America’s Horse Championships presented by Bank of America is a special, one-hour broadcast of some of the most exciting The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ 54th Annual Convention united equine practitioners across the globe in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6-10. As the world’s largest meeting for equine veterinarians, the convention provided Emergency breakaway systems lock trailer brakes automatically if the trailer becomes disconnected from the tow vehicle. Maintaining this equipment is an aspect of trailer maintenance you don’t want to overlook, although hopefully you’ll never Through its Legend Down Under Sweepstakes, Bayer Equine recently awarded five veterinarians the trip of a lifetime and the opportunity to log hours of CE credits at the Bayer-sponsored AAEP Resort Symposium in Gold Coast, Australia. The meeting wil Amigos de Jes?s, an orphanage in Macuelizo, Honduras, is asking for some help from horse owners this Christmas season. The group has an agricultural program, which includes equine husbandry. They currently have seven horses, two burros, and two “We have a crisis in Thoroughbred racing,” stated Scott Palmer, VMD, of New Jersey, a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and head of the AAEP Racing Task Force. The AAEP Racing Task Force was conceived Keeneland announced its 2008 contributions at its annual holiday luncheon Dec. 16, reporting for the first time funding for community and charitable organizations as well as the association’s reinvestment in equine-related initiatives. State and federal agriculture officials announced Dec. 16 that a Quarter Horse stallion standing at stud in Kentucky has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM). As the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Alltech will sponsor a sport horse symposium for veterinarians to be held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The symposium, “Promoting Peak Performance in Equine Athletes,” will State and federal agriculture officials are investigating a case of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in a Quarter Horse in Central Kentucky. The 16-year-old stallion tested Problems associated with having the necessary paperwork transferred in an efficient and timely matter for horses that move from state to state to compete were the focal point of discussion at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Kentucky Horse Racing Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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