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Total Joint Care Performance Formula
Total Joint Care Performance Formula, a new supplement product from Ramard, Inc., combines many ingredients into one formula to support the structure and function of the entire joint in active performance horses.
Equine Veterinary Medical Treatment Boot
The EVMT-Boot allows the horse owner, groom, farrier or veterinary professional a fast and innovative solution to treat most hoof problems, such as abscess or dry cracked hooves.
Stall-Side Airway Test will be Available Soon
English researchers are working to move airway disease screening and diagnostics from the lab into the barn.
Equine HealthCare, a company based in the U.K., is developing a new respiratory diagnostic test based on measuring the amount of
Leading Thoroughbred Sire Vindication Dead
Champion Vindication, one of this year’s leading second-crop sires, was euthanized because of complications from colic. The 8-year-old syndicated son of Seattle Slew was taken Wednesday to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, Ky.
California Wildfires: Tevis Cup Endurance Race Cancelled
As a result of ongoing California wildfires, the 2008 Tevis Cup endurance race has been cancelled. The 100-mile ride, which was scheduled to take place July 19, draws entries from around the world.
Although the fires are not on the trail at
California Considers Enforceable Horse Trusts
In California, legislation that provides for the judicial enforcement of trusts created by owners for the continued care of their horses has made its way to Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk.
Ames Named Dean of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on June 13 approved the appointment of Trevor Ames, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
“Trevor has done an outstanding job as interim dean, and I believe that he
Opinions Differ on Curlin Sale Motion
A Kentucky judge is being asked to order the sale of 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin, but attorneys representing the ownerships interests of the champion colt question the merit of the request.
Plaintiffs in a high-profile civil lawsuit involvin
Walking Horse Exhibitors Withdraw from Show
Hundreds of trainers withdrew their horses from competition at a major Tennessee Walking Horse show last weekend after USDA inspectors arrived on the scene to examine horses for violations of the Horse Protection Act.
According to Earl
AQHA Donates $50,000 to Genetic Research Fund
The American Quarter Horse Foundation recently donated $50,000 to Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) to advance equine health through MAF’s Equine Consortium for Genetic Research (ECGR) project. The consortium includes 18 equine research institutes
Barbaro’s Surgeon to Deliver Racing Hall of Fame Address
Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, leader of the team that treated Barbaro, will be the guest speaker at the National Museum of Racing’s 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Aug. 4.
Trainer Carl Nafzger, jockey Edgar Prado, and the horses
USDA Ordered to Release NAIS Data
Agricultural journalist Mary-Louise Zanoni has succeeded in keeping the USDA from applying Privacy Act safeguards to information it has collected from livestock owners as part of the
Readers Respond: Herd Management
More than 2,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Should wild horses be euthanized to help control their population growth in the Western United States?”
