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Scientific Review Reports Pros and Cons of Equine Herbal Supplements
According to a recent scientific review, there is only limited evidence supporting the administration of herbal supplements in horses, despite their widespread use in the industry. Further, adverse events associated with herbal supplementation
Texas Prepares for Effects of Hurricane Dean
Officials opened emergency operations centers, moved inmates to prisons deeper inland and passed out sandbags along portions of the Texas coast as Hurricane Dean barreled toward the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Dean was several days
Campers Pull Together to Help a Neglected Horse
The story she was told was that he was dumped at an abandoned hotel, with nothing to eat or drink. He subsisted on sawdust.
True or not, the ending to the story of Bones, a male horse believed to be older than 30, is destined to be better than
Animal Cruelty Charges Filed Against Horse Trader
A Wanette, Okla., man has been charged with felony cruelty to animals after authorities confiscated more than 100 horses and mules from his property.
Prosecutors allege 61-year-old Charles Edward Johnson failed to provide adequate food, drink,
Anthrax Season Firing Up in Texas
With the weather in Texas transitioning rapidly from extreme rainfall to extreme heat, anthrax has reemerged in Tom Green county and caused the death of two horses so far.
Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming bacteria that occurs
Deadline Nearing for Hoof Boot Video Contest
There are only two weeks left to enter a contest held by EasyCare Inc. Entrants can submit their own ?booting tips or commercials? to EasyCare via YouTube.com. Videos should depict or illustrates how to use EasyCare Hoof Boots, or show EasyCare
Wild Horse Herd Wins Reprieve
Hundreds of wild horses and burros slated for roundup at a national wildlife refuge along the Nevada-Oregon line will continue to roam free, at least for now, to the relief of wild horse advocates and dismay of some other environmentalists and
Preparing for Winter Trailer Storage
While it might be hard to imagine that winter weather is only a few months away, now is the time to perform preventative maintenance on your horse trailer so that your rig is road-safe and ready come spring.
“Your trailer has safely
Hurricane Dean Strengthens to Category 3; Could Hit Texas
Hurricane Dean strengthened into a Category 3 storm and tore through the eastern Caribbean on Friday, ripping the roofs from a hospital and homes, and flooding buildings with rain and seawater.
With 125 mph winds, the first hurricane of the
Deputies Seize 9 Oregon Horses
Deputies from the Crook County, Ore., sheriff’s office seized nine allegedly neglected horses from a Prineville woman.
Authorities received a report of horses being neglected and got a warrant for the seizure of the horses.
Deputy
ACell Therapy for Injuries; Powder Form Again Available
Tissue-engineered products such as extracellular matrix (a graft material that can be implanted at the site of damaged tissue) are being used by a growing number of equine veterinarians to stimulate swifter and better healing for tendon and
Chase to Oversee Horse Council Communications
Sarah A. Chase is joining the staff of the American Horse Council as the new director of communications for the Washington, D.C.-based organization.
Chase, who has served as director of the Washington office of a major national consumer group,
Equine Vets Participate in Wet Labs at Hambletonian Festival
Equine veterinarians from around the country gathered during the first week of August to participate in a wide range of educational seminars during the 2007 Hambletonian Festival of Racing, sponsored, in part, by Pfizer Animal Health. This was
Horse Races in Japan Cancelled due to Equine Influenza Outbreak
An outbreak of equine influenza has forced the Japan Racing Association to cancel horse races on Saturday and Sunday, local media reported.
The JRA decided to cancel the races after 29 of 163 horses checked were determined to have contracte
Kentucky Barn Blown Down; Racehorses Rescued from Debris
The owner of Czaria Farm in Bourbon County, Ky., said five of her racehorses were in a barn that was blown down by high winds last night, but they escaped with apparently minor injuries.
Sarah Hamilton said one of the horses escaped the
Commentary: Considering Test Results in Context
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Actually, it’s much more accurate to say “Factual knowledge in context is power.”
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is an extremely sensitive test for biologic agents in horses. However, a positive PCR for
