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AAEP Research Fellow Scholarship Winner Chosen
Jennifer G. Barrett, DVM, MS, PhD, from Urbana, Illinois was named the recipient of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation’s first-ever Research Fellow scholarship on Monday, Dec. 4, at the association’s annual
Illinois Extension Launches Ag Safety Site
A new website that seeks to provide research-based information and resources to assist individuals and organizations with agricultural safety issues has been launched by University of Illinois Extension.
The new site is Agricultural Safety
Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA) at its Conference and Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in November. EFMHA, which was
KER Launches New Division for Horses with Special Dietary Needs
Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has established a new division called KERx Special Needs Nutrition. KERx is designed to combine the individual strengths of veterinarians and nutritionists to optimize wellness in all horses. Partnering
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Announces Athlete’s Advisory Committee
In order to ensure that the needs and concerns of the equestrian world?s best athletes are addressed at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization in charge of putting on the Games,
HEART Equine Ambulance Hosting Hoedown to Raise Funds
The Humane Equine Aid and Rapid Transport (HEART) Equine Ambulance is a very personal cause for many of the top equestrians. There will be a fun packed, heel-stomping hoedown held at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in the Special Events Pavilion
Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Facilities Progressing
The Hong Kong Jockey Club reported on the progress of its construction of new facilities for the 2008 Olympic equestrian events during the week of its Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races. While the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in
Number of Calif. Horses Failing Drug Tests Doubled Since 2000
The number of horses that have failed drug tests in California have doubled since 2000 and the offenses rarely result in disqualification or other stiff penalties, the Orange County Register reported Sunday.
While failed drug tests
New Director of Designated Qualified Persons and Animal Welfare Named
The National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) announced Dec. 8 Dr. Martha M. Day as the new Director of Designated Qualified Persons (DPQ) and Animal Welfare.
The NWHA board is convinced that Day will continue to
Ouija Board Withdrawn From Final Start Due to Soreness
Ouija Board has been withdrawn from the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase (HK-I) at Sha Tin Racecourse Sunday due to soreness in the splint bone of her left foreleg.
The mare had been expected to conclude her
AHC Offering Tax Handbook for Horse Owners
This year, give your favorite horse owner the gift of a stress-free tax season with the American Horse Council’s 2006 Tax Handbook. This 1,000-page guide for horse owners and breeders explains the Internal Revenue Code as it pertains to
AQHA Cutting, Reining to be Featured on NBC
American Quarter Horses will take center stage Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC Sports Television at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific for the America’s Horse Championships presented by Ford Trucks. The one-hour special is based at a portion of the
New Administrator Named for USEF Drugs and Medications Program
The USEF has announced that Dr. Stephen Schumacher of Columbus, Ohio has been selected to become the Chief Administrator of Testing Programs for the USEF Drugs and Medications Program.
Schumacher received his B.S degree from The
Horses Injured in Barn Collapse Healing
The injuries were too much for the pregnant mare, but 20 other horses that were in a southwest Missouri barn that collapsed under the weight of ice and snow are coming along, their owner and a veterinarian said.
Robin Ramirez has been
NAHMS Study Ranks EIA Awareness and Testing Rates
Horse owners’ familiarity with equine infectious anemia (EIA) varies greatly by where they live, the size of their operation, and how they used their horses, according to the National Animal Health Monitoring System’s (NAHMS) Equine 2005
Zebras at Virginia Zoo Die in Accidents
A young zebra at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Va., has died in a freak accident following a rabies shot.
Zoo spokeswoman Alison Swank says zookeepers administered the shot with a blow dart gun, but the zebra bolted, struck a fence and fell
