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Ike’s Storm Surge Less Than Predicted
Forecasters warned of “certain death,” a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris.
What Hurricane Ike actually brought was a storm
Big Brown to Retire at End of 3-Year-Old Season
Michael Iavarone, co-president of IEAH Stables, clarified a story published in yesterday’s Washington Post that was picked up by other publications that stated Big Brown may race as a 4-year-old. Iavarone said that although IEAH has the righ
Hurricane Recovery: Equine Needs Being Assessed, Vets Asked to Check In
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART) continue to address animal issues resulting from Hurricane Ike. An Area Command was established in the TAHC headquarters Thursday, and can be reached at
Texans Endure Sleepless Night As Ike Roars Ashore
A colossal Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.
Before the eye even
Trainer Pleads Guilty to Cruelty Charges
A Kentucky-based trainer has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of second-degree cruelty to animals charges resulting from an October 2007 incident in Nelson County, Ky.
Joseph D. ?J.D.? Crescini, who signed the guilty plea Sept. 9, faces a
NTRA Hopes to Fast-Track Safety Plan
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) hopes to have a long-term implementation plan for uniform equine health and safety measures in place within 30 days.
Almost 70 industry stakeholders met the morning of Sept. 12 in
Equine Drug Testing Center Sought For NMSU
Funding is being sought by horse racing officials to start an equine drug testing laboratory at New Mexico State University.
They’ve been lobbying state legislators, but NMSU officials say they’re concerned about the cost of operating
Ike Approaches, Nearly 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate
Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and threatened to send a wall of water crashing toward Houston.
Nearly
Unwanted Horse Group Continues to Compile Facility List
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is still working on its list of facilities that accept, place, or use horses. Currently, there are more than 200 facilities listed on the UCH Web site.
“This is a continuing process for the coalition,” sai
Quarter Horses Debut on Polytrack
The first Quarter Horse race at Turfway Park since 1972, and the first held anywhere on Polytrack, will be held the evening of Sept. 12 at the Northern Kentucky track.
Multiple stakes winner Jessluvchicks is the 8-5 morning-line favorite fo
Ike’s Waves Begin Buffeting Texas
A massive Hurricane Ike sent white waves crashing over a seawall as it steamed toward Texas Friday, threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America’s fourth-largest city.
Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston
Soring Inspections Stepped Up at Walking Horse Celebration
Compliance with the Horse Protection Act (HPA) appeared to decline at the 70th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, dropping from 98% in 2007 to 95% at this year’s event, according to USDA figures. The Celebration took place
$28.5 Million Expansion for Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center
State and local government officials, including Gov. Steve Beshear, joined representatives from the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture today to break ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation of UK’s Livestock Disease
Piroplasmosis in Florida: Some Quarantines Lifted
Florida agriculture officials have started lifting quarantines at the some of the properties with animals exposed to equine piroplasmosis. Three premises have been released due to negative testing on all horses, leaving 19 under state quarantine
Hurricane Resources for Texas Horse Owners
The Texas Veterinary Medical Association has compiled a list of Hurricane Ike preparation resources for animal owners on its Web site.
These resources include links to government and weather information, evacuation maps, the
Ike Could Reach Category 4; Houston-Galveston on Path
Forecasters expect Hurricane Ike to make landfall this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, creating the potential for heavy punishment for Houston even if it’s not hit directly.
Some forecasts say Ike could strengthen to a
