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Buzz Off Insect Shield
Buzz Off Insect Shield’s patent-pending technology provides effective, invisible, and odorless protection against mosquitoes, ticks, ants, flies, chiggers, and midges (no-see-ums). Buzz Off Insect Shield for apparel is now EPA-registered to provide
HitchSafe
Located in your hitch receiver, the HitchSafe can be used for spare key storage and it also addresses the dilemma of secure storage of keys, credit cards, and license during outdoor sports, and eliminates the discomfort, noise, and potential for loss
Oster Power Max
Oster Professional Products introduces the new PowerMax, a powerful two-speed clipper. The PowerMax has a slim, contoured body with a padded grip that makes it comfortable to handle.
Massey Ferguson Compact Tractors
Massey Ferguson has added two new models to its compact tractor line. Models 1529 and 1532 offer buyers compact tractor power and versatility. Whether cleaning out a stable, moving dirt or gravel, finish mowing, or clearing snow, these compacts give
Slaughter: Cavel Challenge Dismissed; Appeal Possible
The last United States plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption will remain closed after a federal judge July 5 dismissed its challenge to the state law that shut it down.
AAEP 2006: Therapeutic Options Forum
Jim Kenney, DVM, and Kevin May, DVM, co-facilitated a small gathering at the Therapeutic Options Forum at the 2006 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention in San Antonio, Texas, held Dec. 2-6. The first item on the agenda was
New NSAID: First COX-2 Inhibitor for Horses Approved by FDA
A new option in equine pain relief marks progress in the development of safer non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for horses. Firocoxib (trade name Equioxx), manufactured by Merial, is the first equine NSAID specifically targeting the
Great-Grandson of Secretariat Among Horses Seized in Tennessee
A descendant of the 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat was among 20 horses seized from a Bristol, Tenn., woman charged with animal cruelty, investigators said.
A 13-year-old Thoroughbred gelding named Rainaway, the champion’s
Jockey Suspended for Overuse of Whip
Jockey Frankie Dettori was suspended Thursday for 14 days for overuse of his whip while guiding Ramonti to victory in last month’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.
A disciplinary panel was told that Dettori struck his mount 25 times
Famed Virologist Dr. William McCollum Dead
William H. McCollum, MS, PhD, began working at the University of Kentucky in 1947 and retired as a Professor Emeritus in 2004 after 55 years of service to the horse industry. One of his greatest contributions was development of a vaccine against
Specialized Lameness Evaluation for the Jumping Horse
Horses performing different jobs require specialized examinations for lameness, according to Philippe Benoit, DVM, French jumping team veterinarian from 1991 to 2000. Benoit presented his method for examining jumping horses at the 2006 American
FEI Licenses Atari for Horse-Themed Video Games
Atari announced the support of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI, the international body governing equestrian sport) for its intention to create horse-themed video games. Atari says it will bring high-quality equestrian sport and
West Nile Virus Found in New Mexico Horse
A horse in Lea County, N.M., has been confirmed with the West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness that also can strike humans.
It was the first case in a horse in New Mexico this year, the state Department of Health said. There have bee
Horse-Drawn Buggy Hit by Dump Truck in Pennsylvania
Woman, 22, critical and horse killed after dump truck hits buggy
A young mother was critically injured when a dump track collided with her horse-drawn buggy in Lancaster County, Pa., causing her to suffer severe hea
N.Y. Horsemen Pull Out of Gaming Group
Decision to drop Empire Racing linked to working with the eventual winner of state track franchise
A group seeking to run New York racing has lost a major partner, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announce
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis: 14 Years Later
Sharon Spier, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, PhD, associate professor at the University of California, Davis, has pioneered much of the research on HYPP. She presented updated information gleaned over the past 14 years on this disease at the 2006 AAEP
