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World Veterinary Organization to Meet in Moscow in 2008
The 10th International Congress of the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) will be held in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2008. The event is hosted by the Russian Equine Veterinary Association (REVA). This exciting and important event
Happy Birthday, Barbaro! Fans Pay Tribute
No cake, no oats. Only memories, tears, and stories of Barbaro’s spirit were shared at this birthday party.
Fans traveled from around the world to pay tribute and honor Barbaro at Delaware Park on Sunday on what would have been the
NBC Barbaro Documentary to Air on CNBC Derby Eve
“Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse,” which was pre-empted April 29 by an overtime hockey game on NBC, will be presented Friday, May 4, at 9 p.m. ET and again at midnight on cable network CNBC. In addition, NBC is scrambling to see if it can find a timeslot
McIlwraith Receives Award for Research Accomplishments
The Scholarship Impact Award, one of Colorado State University’s top annual honors for research accomplishments, was presented to C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the
Farm Animal Veterinarians on the Decline
Public health experts are concerned that a shortage of farm animal veterinarians could lead to disease outbreaks, potentially endangering human health and risking the nation’s food supply.
The American Veterinary Medical Association, a grou
Laminitis Lessons: What Not to Do
Baker, who is both a veterinarian and a farrier, presented a discussion of six case studies and what they taught him not to do in treating laminitis. He began by describing the following common causes of treatment failure.
Fighting White Line Disease
Untreated white line disease can undermine your horse’s feet, causing lameness and coffin bone instability.
Managing the Hard Keeper
Horses lose weight for a variety of reasons–some medical, some man-made. Learn why your horse might be underweight and what you can do about it.
Have your veterinarian perform a complete physical examination to rule-out medical diseases or
ISU Creates Copies of Ancient Horse Feet for Exhibit
The Idaho Museum of Natural History in eastern Idaho now has two sets of prehistoric horse feet casts.
One will remain at the museum and the other will be part of a traveling exhibit that explains the significance of
Bachman and Gryffindor Lead After Cross Country at Rolex
Nearly 47,000 people turned out for a spectacular day of cross country yesterday (April 28) at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. A variation of last year’s course greeted horses and riders, and at the end of a
Accident on the Way to the Slaughterhouse Ends Up Rescuing a Handful of Horses
The new foal is so tall he has trouble tucking his long, white legs underneath him to nap.
Considering where he came from, the colt called Baby can rest easy.
New life has sprung from a gruesome middle-of-the-night wreck of a
Equine Research Coordination Group
How are we going to address these diseases that threaten the health of our horses and the viability of the equine industry? How are we going to deal with new diseases and conditions as they arise? What are we going to do when diseases we thought were
Rolex Kentucky Won by Aussie
A press release from the International Sports Movement stated that Australian Clayton Fredericks won the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. U.S. riders Phillip Dutton and Karen O’Connor finish second and third,
African Horse Sickness Not Confirmed
This is a followup to an article posted on TheHorse.com April 19 concerning deaths of horses in South Africa. You may read that news item here.
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Rolex Three-Day Event: Tryon and Le Samurai Take the Lead After Dressage
Day Two of dressage during the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, welcomed much drier skies than the previous day, and it provided a much nicer environment in which to wrap up the dressage phase and head into cross country
Calculating the Equine Attention Span
Using operant conditioning, scientists have quantified horses’ attention spans, and they have drawn some conclusions that could help horse trainers and owners better understand their charges and how they learn.
The researchers at
