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Readers Respond: All I Want For Christmas

Erin Ryder December 10, 2007

More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What are you planning to get your equine family member(s) this holiday season?”

BLM Planning to Thin Nevada Wild Horse Herds

The Associated Press December 10, 2007

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced plans to gather and remove nearly 1,000 wild horses from public land in northeastern Nevada, citing insufficient forage caused by drought conditions.

Plans call for the removal of about

Michigan Horse Seizure Affecting County Budget

The Associated Press December 10, 2007

Jackson County, Mich., is taking a budget hit after tending to horses seized last spring in an animal cruelty investigation.

As of Nov. 30, overtime wages for county animal control employees had come to nearly 400% of the amount budgeted

LSU to Host Equine Artificial Insemination Workshop

Edited Press Release December 10, 2007

The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine is hosting an equine artificial insemination workshop for horse owners and breeders Feb. 9-10, 2008. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and

Kentucky Equine Education Project Raises $4 Million

Esther Marr December 9, 2007

Many horse industry figures were in the spirit of giving Dec. 7 during the Kentucky Equine Education Project stallion season auction, billed with the tag line, “No Time to Hold Your Horses.” The auction was held for the first time since 2004 to

Sharpsburg Horse Rescue: One Year Later

Edited Press Release December 9, 2007

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the largest recorded horse rescue in the state of Maryland. The Humane Society of Washington County (HSWC) continues to feel the affects of the horse seizure, and six horses are still in need of

ACVS Foundation Honors Equine Surgeon

Press Release December 8, 2007

The American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) Foundation Board of Trustees presented the esteemed ACVS Foundation Legends Award to Charles W. Raker, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, in November.

The ACVS Foundation Legends Award recognizes ACVS

Old Friends Welcomes Thoroughbred Champion Williamstown

The Blood-Horse Staff December 8, 2007

Williamstown, a former mile record holder at Belmont Park, has arrived at Old Friends retirement home near Georgetown, Ky. He was pensioned from stallion duty after proving infertile this year at Rockin’ River Ranch near Winterset,

New York City Ban on Carriages Will Be Proposed

The Associated Press December 8, 2007

The horse-drawn carriages that clip-clop around Central Park in New York City could be banned under City Council legislation to be introduced at the urging of animal advocates who say the horses are treated inhumanely.

Councilman Tony

National Parks, Breed Registry Partner to Promote Trail Riding

The Associated Press December 8, 2007

The National Park Service (NPS) announced the first partnership with a horse breed registry–the Tennessee Walking Horse–in an agreement designed to revive interest in trail riding by rangers and park visitors.

The breed’s high-steppin

Scientists Use Tissue Matrix for Damaged Ligament Reconstruction

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc December 8, 2007

Researchers from The Ohio State University recently reported that a new ligament reconstruction technique involving a tissue matrix product permits early ligament healing and helps to stabilize the damaged joint.

Ligaments functio

Mississippi Vet School Completes its First Frozen Embryo Transfer

Mississippi State University December 7, 2007

Her future registered name might be different, but around the horse unit at Mississippi State University (MSU), everyone calls her Popsicle.

Born in September, Popsicle is the result of MSU’s first successful frozen embryo transfer in

Horse Talk Radio to Host Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Discussion Dec. 8

Erin Ryder December 7, 2007

Horse Talk Radio, a weekly broadcast hosted by Jen Hegeman and broadcast on Park City, Utah’s KPCW (91.9 FM), will again examine the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act tomorrow.

Guests on the Dec. 8 show will include: AAEP Past President Robert