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Tennessee Officials Urge Horse Owners to Protect Against EEE

Press Release August 30, 2008

The Tennessee Departments of Agriculture and Health this month urged horse owners to protect their horses from mosquitoes and to review vaccination records for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and other mosquito-borne diseases including West

Panama Considered Free of Screwworms

Press Release August 30, 2008

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has advised the public that it is amending the regulations regarding the importation of live horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs by removing Panama from the lists of regions where

Readers Respond: Tell Us What You Think

Megan Arszman August 29, 2008

More than 600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What aspects of TheHorse.com’s Horse Health E-Newsletter do you like the most?”

Coastal Horse Owners and Veterinarians Get Ready for Gustav

Erin Ryder August 29, 2008

On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, horse owners and veterinarians in the New Orleans area are fleeing ahead of Gustav, a storm the National Weather Service says is likely to become “a large, powerful hurricane as it approaches the

Katrina, Three Years Later: New Orleans Horse Industry Coming Back

Erin Ryder August 29, 2008

With preparations for the approaching Hurricane Gustav taking center stage…

Officials Test More Than 90 Florida Horses for Piroplasmosis

Erin Ryder August 29, 2008

The investigation into equine piroplasmosis in Florida is ongoing. The state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a statement Aug. 28 indicating that 11

New Orleans Remembers Unidentified Katrina Victims

The Associated Press August 29, 2008

As another tropical storm looms, New Orleans residents are marking the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a ceremony to remember victims who were never identified.

A horse-drawn carriage delivered seven unclaimed bodies to a

Endangered Equine Breeds Coming to Horse Park

Edited Press Release August 29, 2008

The Kentucky Horse Park will host some of the rarest horses on earth during the Festivale of Endangered Equines, Sept. 5-7. The event will feature more than 125 horses and ponies of 15 different breeds and is being hosted by the Equus Survival

U.S. Rider, Vet Unsure of Source of Olympic Drug Positive

Edited Press Release August 28, 2008

Following a routine drug test on August 19 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, Mythilus, a U.S. dressage horse, ridden by Courtney King-Dye, was found to have tested positive for Felbinac. Felbinac is considered a class A prohibited substance b

Horses Absorb Components of Gelatin, Researchers Find

Lydia Gray, DVM, MA August 28, 2008

In 2006, a pair of researchers who reviewed the literature on gelatin (hydrolyzed collagen) in humans found that it is absorbed intestinally and accumulates in cartilage. They also reported that supplementing gelatin led to a significant increas

Resource Helps Military Families with Horses Make their Move

Marsha Hayes August 28, 2008

In March 2008, horse owner Valerie Van der Veer launched a Web site to help military families locate on-base stables when they experience a Permanent Change of Station (PCS).

“It

Paint Horse Reported Stolen in Illinois

Edited Press Release August 28, 2008

Stolen Horse International is asking horse owners to help locate Maximum Reflections, a 12-year-old Paint gelding who was taken from his pasture in Flat Rock, Ill., on Aug. 23.

Keith Caughren, stepfather of Max’s 13-year-old owner,

Injured Racehorse Chelokee Discharged from Hospital

Esther Marr August 28, 2008

Chelokee, who sustained injuries during the Alysheba Stakes on the Kentucky Oaks Day undercard at Churchill Downs, has changed residencies from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital to Tom

Diagnosing Insulin Resistance: Q&A with Researchers

Kathryn Watts, BS August 28, 2008

Over the past few years researchers have described a strong association between insulin resistance and laminitis in equines. They are working now on defining standard testing protocols and interpretations to identify horses at highest risk for laminitis. Many questions remain unanswered. How should insulin resistance be defined and diagnosed? How do researchers interpret test results? Can

Reaction Case Underlines Need for Horse Owner and Vet Communication

Robert S. Johnson August 27, 2008

The ability to have a straightforward, informative conversation with your veterinarian about his or her prescribed treatments for your horse can be just as important as asking questions about treatments or diagnostics that your own physician