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Model Rule on Steroid Use Blasted
The model rule regulating use of anabolic steroids in racehorses is flawed and not based on scientific evidence, and the current state-by-state roll out of the regulations is problematic, horsemen?s representatives said Jan. 25.
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Second Racehorse Welfare Summit to Examine Progress
The second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, set for Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18, at the Keeneland Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Ky., will feature wide-ranging discussions of critical equine health- and safety-related issues
New Vaccination Guidelines for Horses Released
Revised guidelines for the vaccination of horses are now available from the Infectious Disease Committee of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). The committee, chaired by Mary Scollay, DVM, has made recommendations for the us
Florida Sets Limit on Horse Auction Rules
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services claims it doesn’t have the power to regulate certain aspects of horse sales in the state, but is prepared to publish proposed rules it says are intended to prevent unfair or deceptive
Herpesvirus Hold Order Lifted in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has lifted the “investigational animal hold order” on Barn 7 and the isolated barn on the grandstand side of the Bowie Training Center after follow-up testing on the initial nasal swab samples sent to the
Readers Respond: Bunking Up
More than 1,200 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do uninvited guests bunk in your barn during the winter?”
