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Equine Laser Surgery Now Available through Wisconsin Vet School
Lasers are changing the options available to horse owners whose animals need surgical procedures.
“Laser surgery can not only save horse owners money for certain procedures, it can also be more effective than traditional surgery, with fewer
Southern Hay Option is Highly Digestible, Costs Peanuts
Perennial peanut hay is getting rave reviews as an extraordinarily delicious forage option for horses. Even better, it doesn’t result in explosive energy, gives a glossy coat, is easily digestible, needs no pesticides, and is not
Hurricane Livestock Rescue Effort Continues
Since the day after 20-foot storm surges sent water destroying nearly all of the fences throughout the Chambers and Jefferson counties of Texas, forcing some 20,000 livestock to make a desperate run for high ground, the Texas AgriLife Extension
Ohio State to Offer Online Courses for Vets, Horse Owners
Beginning in November, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine will begin to offer new online continuing education courses available to all veterinarians, technicians, breeders, and owners–nationally.
This program continue
Ike’s Remnants Batter Farm Crops in South, Midwest
From Texas rice farms to Midwest cornfields, some farmers in the path of Hurricane Ike’s remnants saw profits sink as strong winds battered crops.
“The timing was devastating,” said Mike Smith, an agricultural extension agent in Henderson
Horse Owner Unsure Whether Seized Mare is Dead or Alive
Horse owner Virginia Stack of Quakertown, Pa., wasted no time responding to requests for identification information about her Thoroughbred mare, Sharp Gal. The mare was residing at Norcrest Farm in Troupsburg, N.Y., when authorities with the
AAEP Foundation Disaster Relief Fund Accepting Aid for Horses
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund is accepting aid to help horses in Louisiana and Texas. Money donated to the fund will go to credible programs and organizations that ar
Tips on Caring for Livestock After Hurricanes
Immediate danger to livestock from hurricanes comes from drowning due to storm surges and accumulated rainfall. Injury can occur from flying debris or electric shock from downed power lines. But the risk of injury doesn’t end when the
Kentucky Reports First Equine West Nile Virus Case of 2008
Kentucky agriculture officials announced today that a 9-year-old Saddlebred gelding has been confirmed positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first WNV case in the state so far this year.
The affected horse lives in Christian
Wait Too Long to Call the Vet? See What Our Readers Said
More than 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do any of your horse-owning friends wait too long to call the veterinarian for injury or illness?”
Feed, Hay Needed for 20,000 Animals Displaced by Hurricane
An estimated 20,000 head of displaced cattle and horses in both the Chambers and Jefferson counties of Texas are in immediate need of hay and fresh water resulting from Hurricane Ike’s storm surges in southeast Texas, livestock officials said
Storm Effects Minimal at Churchill Downs
Power outages to the barn area and the Kentucky Derby Museum are about the only effects Churchill Downs felt from the Sept. 14 windstorm created by the remnants of Hurricane Ike.
Churchill vice president of racing communications John Asher
Four Equine Piroplasmosis Quarantines Lifted in Florida
Four additional premises in Florida have been released from quarantine as all horses on those premises have tested negative for equine piroplasmosis. There are currently 15 premises still under quarantine. Five of those premises have at
Moyer Named AAEP Vice President
William Moyer, DVM, has been named the 2009 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Moyer, of College Station, Texas, will join the Executive Committee next year and will serve as AAEP president in 2011.
Moyer is
Hurricane Recovery: Protocol Established for Livestock Carcass Disposal
Texas livestock owners who lost animals during Hurricane Ike need to make sure they follow protocol when disposing of carcasses, said two Texas AgriLife Extension Service engineers and other state officials.
The Texas Animal Health Commission
Maryland Bans Racehorse Steroids
The Maryland Racing Commission has approved a ban on anabolic steroids for racehorses, following the lead of other racing states including Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The issue of steroids in horse racing saw increased
