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Oregon Vets Reporting Increase in Pigeon Fever Cases
Clinical signs of a contagious animal disease called pigeon fever (also known as dryland distemper) have been found in dozens of horses in Eastern Oregon this fall, according to area
Former Owner of Seized Maryland Horses Seeks Change to Cruelty Sentence
A woman convicted of animal cruelty for neglecting horses on her western Maryland farm has asked a judge to loosen the terms of her probation so she can move out of state.
Barbara P. Reinken, 62, wants to move to North Carolina but
Equine Influenza: Nearly 40,000 Horses Affected in Australia
News services and government sites from Australia are stating there are now nearly 40,000 horses with equine influenza in New South Wales and Queensland. Positive laboratory tests were obtained from horses in Singleton, Wellington, Dubbo,
HorseRacing TV to Salute John Henry Oct. 17
Study of EIPH Drug Seeks to Answer Effectiveness, Enhancement Concerns
Edited Press Release
October 17, 2007
A study led by Colorado State University and research partners will help to answer a long-debated question about health and performance effects of a drug commonly used to treat racehorses in the U.S. to prevent bleeding into their airways as the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption to be Held in North Carolina
Edited Press Release
October 17, 2007
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption at the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville, N.C. There will be about 70 animals, from yearlings to MRSA: Human Death Brings Attention to Bacterium Common in Horses
Erin Ryder
October 17, 2007
A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to antibiotics was in the news again this week after a Virginia teenager who was diagnosed with an infection caused by the pathogen died. Additionally, the Horse Rescued from Tennessee Swimming Pool
The Associated Press
October 17, 2007
A 1,200-pound horse is safe after rescuers used a wrecker to pull the animal from a swimming pool at a Knoxville, Tenn., residence. The award-winning show horse named “Mountain” was pulled out a little more than two hours after owner Debora Report: 43% of U.S. in Moderate to Extreme Drought
The Associated Press
October 17, 2007
Confirming what many farmers, boaters, and others already knew, the government reported Tuesday that the drought parching much of the West and Southeast spread into the Horse Sales Task Force Recommendations Draw Praise, Criticism
Ryan Conley
October 16, 2007
Preliminary recommendations aimed at self-regulation for the equine auction industry were unveiled by the Sales Integrity Task Force during a public forum held at the Keeneland sale Thoroughbred Group Offers Tips on Managing, Retraining the Ex-Racehorse
Edited Press Release
October 16, 2007
The proliferation of racehorse rescues and retirement programs means that thousands of retired Thoroughbred racehorses have been placed into new homes. Ensuring success in what comes next–the transition and retraining of Thoroughbreds by their Florida Town Considering Horse Manure as Electricity Source
The Associated Press
October 16, 2007
The 9,000 horses that live in Wellington, Fla., produce about 100 tons of manure a day, enough to cover a football field two feet deep. Now, Wellington’s village council is looking into burning some of that waste and produce electricity. It Readers Respond: Remembering Lost Horses Poll
Erin Ryder
October 16, 2007
Nearly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you remember a beloved equine you’ve lost?” ‘Soil Minerals: The Basis of Nutrition’ PowerPoint Lecture Available
Edited Press Release
October 16, 2007
Authored and narrated by Kathryn Watts, BS, a Power Point lecture on CD entitled “Soil Minerals: The Basis of Nutrition” is now available for horse owners interested in equine health and hoof care. The science behind mineral nutrition in grass and ha Equine Flu: Australia Sets Interim Importation Requirements
The Horse Staff
October 16, 2007
As equine influenza (EI) continues its spread through the infected areas of New South Wales and Queensland, Australian officials have ramped up the quarantine requirements for horses imported into the country. According to updates released USRider Advises Steps Avoid CO Poisoning in Horse Trailer Living Quarters
Edited Press Release
October 16, 2007
Two children and their grandparents were killed by carbon monoxide fumes while sleeping inside the living quarters of a horse trailer the night of Oct. 11 (for more on this see Readers’ Most PopularWeekly Poll |
