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UK Authority Accepting Consults on Equine ID Program
The United Kingdom’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a consultation period to revise existing equine identification legislation. During this time,
Report: Government Must Revise Wild Horse Program
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday.
The report by the Government
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Researchers Explore Reasons for ‘Early’ Return of Small Strongyles Following Treatment
Research has shown that small strongyle eggs, apparent in feces, are returning sooner after treating horses with ivermectin (a commonly administered broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug) than when the drug was first marketed.
Calgary Trailer Accident Investigation Closed
The investigation into the October stock trailer accident in Calgary, in which a trailer carrying 44 horses overturned, has been closed.
According to a spokesman with the
Registration Program to Benefit Retired Racehorses
When Thoroughbred owners and breeders in North America submit their foal registration applications on or after Jan. 1, 2009, they will be able to participate in a voluntary checkoff program, created and administered by The Jockey Club, which wil
Racehorse Remains Undefeated in 18 Starts
Undefeated Peppers Pride left the door open for a challenge, but once again she proved too tough for her state-bred competitors, holding sway for her record 18th consecutive win in the $177,615 New Mexico Cup Fillies & Mares Stakes at Zia
University of Florida Veterinarian Troubleshoots West Nile Virus
In 2001, University of Florida veterinarian Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, became an authority on West Nile virus by accident. That year, Long and other UF Large Animal Medicine clinicians saw some of the first Florida horses breaking with
Thoroughbred Network Group Opens West Virginia Chapter
The Communication Alliance To Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses, known as CANTER, will offer a new chapter at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort of Chester, W.Va. This program offers a free horse sale listing service to trainers and
New Bolton Center Expansion to Enhance Large Animal Critical Care
Ground has been officially broken for the state-of-the-art James M. Moran, Jr., Critical Care Center at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center. The facility is named in memory of James Moran, who passed away in April 2008. Major funding for the center was
Kansas Trainer Vows Court Fight Over Relocated Horses
Kansas horse trainer Tammy Blase vowed to challenge landlord Scott Becker and his family in court on grounds that he violated their lease agreement by ordering the Nov. 4 removal of 59 horses from Mount Bethel Farm in Meriden, Kan., without firs
Washington Hearings Tackle Horse Farm Tax Issues
Operators of horse boarding and training farms in Washington state are poised to pack Department of Revenue hearing chambers Nov. 13 to convince the agency that their businesses should be included in statutory definitions
Link Between Equine Disease Outbreak and Psychological Distress Found
During the outbreak of equine influenza that occurred in Australia in 2007, mental health researchers identified extremely high levels of psychological distress in horse owners and other people involved in the equine industry.
According to
Stockyard Horse Injured in Oklahoma; Fall or Cruelty?
An attorney for a man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly kicking a horse says the animal was injured by falling into an empty swimming pool.
Attorney Russell Uselton says 24-year-old Justin Williamson of McAlester, Okla., is
Mustad Hoofcare Center, Delta Horseshoe Company to Combine
The Mustad Hoofcare and Delta Horseshoe families are joining forces to create an integrated team dedicated to the hoofcare industry and to the welfare of the horse.
Owned by its founding family since 1832, Mustad brings more than 175 years
Former Thoroughbed Jockey Gary Boulanger Recovering From Injuries
Former jockey Gary Boulanger, who rode the Florida circuit before he was injured in a 2005 spill at Gulfstream Park, was recovering from surgery Nov. 8 following a farm accident at a facility in Davie, Fla., where he had been teaching riding
