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Equine 911: Making the Call on When to Call the Vet
If you contact your veterinarian at the first sign of a problem, you might actually end up spending less and having better results. Let your veterinarian decide which of these three situations you fall in:
Situation one: Your veterinaria
Breeders’ Cup Contender a Stem Cell Success Story
The day after winning a big stakes race in 2005, Greg’s Gold turned up in his barn with a bowed tendon–the kind of injury that depresses owners and puts expensive Thoroughbreds out to pasture forever.
Not this time.
Using stem cells
World Games 2010 Names Official Artist
The World 2010 Games Foundation Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging, and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, today announced it has commissioned internationally renowned artist LeRoy Neiman as the Officia
California Fires Still Threaten; Horses Seem To Have Fared Well
The good news coming out of Southern California is that horse owners learned early evacuation lessons well from the fires four years ago, with only minor equine injuries being reported.
Mark Martinelli, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of
Merial Acquires New Zealand Animal Health Company Ancare
Merial Limited, one of the world’s largest animal health companies, has acquired Ancare, an animal health products company based in New Zealand.
The acquisition includes all of Ancare’s commercial and manufacturing
New Feature: Watch a Video Broadcast of Top Horse Health Headlines
Click here to see the first installment of The Ryder Report, a new feature launched today on TheHorse.com. The Ryder Report is a weekly video broadcas
Farms and Del Mar Offering Shelter from California Wildfires
Wildfires continued Oct. 23 to threaten homes and horse farms in Southern California, particularly in San Diego County.
Scoop Vessels’ Vessels Stallion Farm is among the facilities that have taken in evacuated people and horses, even whil
California Horse Owners, Vets Wait to Access Burned Areas
It’s a waiting game now for horse owners and veterinarians in the areas of Southern California affected by wildfires–waiting to see if the fires still roaring through the area will miss the designated evacuation points that each hold hundreds o
HSUS Team Arrives in California
Flying into California’s fire-ravaged San Diego area was shocking to Allen Schwartz, a consultant with disaster services and an equine specialist with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). He said the scene reminded him of
Racing Medication Group Refocusing on Drug Testing, Uniformity
After nearly five years in existence, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is refocusing on some of its core goals such as uniform rules, drug research, and standardizing drug-testing procedures in the United States.
Included as part o
Horse Sets Off Chain Reaction Montana Highway Crash; Two Killed
A van that became stranded after hitting a horse on Montana 212 near Busby was rear-ended by a semi tractor-trailer, killing two people, Big Horn County, Mont., officials said.
The van struck the horse around 10:15 p.m. Sunday. The driver
California Wildfires: Seven Counties Declared Federal Emergency Areas
Thousands more California residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Tuesday, bringing the number of people chased away by the wind-whipped flames that have engulfed Southern California to at least 300,000.
President Bush declared a
U.K. Horse Welfare Group Launches Scholarship Program for Vet Students
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has launched a new scholarship program for undergraduate veterinary students in order to encourage the advancement of veterinary education and equine welfare, and also to familiarize
Surrounded by Fire, California Thoroughbred Farm Unscathed
Golden Eagle Farm remains unscathed despite having been surrounded by wildfires that forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents. On Monday, Oct. 22, it was business as usual on the farm owned by the Mabee
California Horse Owners Evacuating in Face of Fire
Strong Santa Ana winds and a landscape already parched by drought have combined to help nearly a dozen fires spread across Southern California since the weekend. Many horse owners have evacuated, applying the lessons learned after a string of
WEG 2010: Rood & Riddle Named Official Equine Hospital and Veterinary Partner
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will be the official equine hospital and veterinary partner for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as announced today by the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. Rood & Riddle is the first sponsorship partner
