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Equine Program Encourages Elementary School Students to Read
Although they aren’t literate, 14 horses are now involved in teaching reading to the 360 students at Jefferson Elementary School in Farmington, Mo.
The project, devised by Sheryl Robinson, the school’s principal, and local horse
Washington State University Establishes Equine Internal Medicine Scholarship
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University is establishing the Warwick Bayly Scholarship in Equine Internal Medicine for veterinary students wishing to pursue a career in this area of study.
Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS
World Horse Welfare Describes Efforts in Lesotho
World Horse Welfare’s (formerly known as the International League for the Protection of Horses) International Training team recently completed its second year of training activities, and the group is pleased to announce its success in improving
Bidding Opens for Texas A&M CVM’s Legends Premier Stallion Season Auction
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has announced that bidder registration is now open for the first ever Legends Premier Stallion Season Auction at the Legends auction Web site, https://legends.cvm.tamu.edu.
This online auction of stallion seasons will benefit the continued research into
California Governor Proposes Tax on Veterinary Services
In an effort to raise funds for the state, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced his proposal to expand sales tax to include veterinary services. If this proposal passes, the governor estimated $357 million in increased revenu
Readers Share their Views on Vet’s Role in Welfare
More than 1,450 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you think is a veterinarian’s role in equine welfare?”
Fracture Recovery: A Stem Cell Case Study
Because of the severity of the fracture, a decision was made to use stem cells to enhance fracture healing. Bone marrow was taken from her sternum and submitted to the UC Davis Regenerative Medicine Laboratory for expansion of stem cells 12 days
Funny Cide to Retire from Pony Duty, Move to Horse Park
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide will become the newest resident of the Kentucky Horse Park Dec. 5. He joins another Kentucky Derby winner, Alysheba, who came to the park in October.
Funny Cide earned $3,529,412 and an Eclipse
EHV Hold Order Lifted at Maryland Track
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) reported today that all 25 horses in Laurel Park’s Barn 1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on a second round of tests. These tests essentially end the
Disease Control Yearly Planner
For a horse to perform to his utmost capacity, he must be healthy and sound throughout the year. The smallest details of farm management often
N.C. Horse Dies of Gunshot Wound
Authorities have questioned a group of Marines after a horse was shot in his paddock in early November near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Onslow County, N.C. The horse died of his wound on Nov. 21.
Owner Elizabeth Kachmor said she is
Cushing’s Horses Sought for Pergolide Study
Elanco Animal Health (a division of Eli Lilly and Company), in collaboration with Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, and Louisiana State University, is seeking horses with equine Cushing’s disease, also known as pituitary pars
Equine Guelph Offers Genetics Course
Equine Guelph is offering a new online course in equine genetics. The 12-week course will provide the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of the important role that genetics plays in the equine industry.
MSM Shows Protective Effect in First Equine Study
In the first peer-reviewed, published study to evaluate the effects of the nutritional supplement methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in horses, Spanish researchers found that MSM exerted a protective effect against the detrimental physiologic changes
Curlin to Parade at Churchill Downs
Curlin, North America’s reigning Horse of the Year and the continent’s richest racehorse of all time with earnings of $10,501,800, will be paraded at Churchill Downs Nov. 29.
The 4-year-old Smart Strike colt has won seven grade I events,
Efforts to Reduce Shortage of Large Animal Vets in Progress
The United States is facing a shortage of large-animal veterinarians that could jeopardize the nation’s food supply, and result in diseases spreading from animals to humans, according to a veterinary scientist in Penn State’s College of
