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‘Very Active’ Hurricane Season Predicted
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be “very active,” with nine hurricanes and a good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday.
Forecaster William Gray said he expects 17 named storm
Training Stable, Medical Director Get Drug Council’s Push
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council has reaffirmed its support for a 20-horse training stable that will be used to produce samples for drug-testing research, but implementation of the program will wait until the Kentucky Horse Racing
Maryland Woman Given Probation in Sharpsburg Horse Neglect Case
The owner of 74 horses seized from a Sharpsburg, Md., farm in December 2006, was sentenced to five years of probation today, NBC
Alabama Horse Rider Charged with DUI
A woman who went for a horseback ride through town at midnight and allegedly used the horse to ram a police car was charged with driving under the influence and drug offenses, police said Tuesday.
“Cars were passing by having to avoid it,
Slaughter: Cavel Horses Likely Transported to Canada
Two hundred horses are likely on their way to Canadian slaughterhouses now that a court ruling has indefinitely shut down the last three horse slaughterhouses in the United States, including one in DeKalb, Ill., a state official said.
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Derby Festival to Honor New Bolton Center
The veterinary clinic that treated Barbaro will receive an award this month for its efforts to save the life of the 2006 Derby winner.
The New Bolton Center will receive the Silver Horseshoe Award, an honor bestowed by the Kentucky Derby
BLM Hosting Wild Horse and Burro Adoption in Indiana
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States will be hosting a horse and burro adoption event this month in Indiana. More than 60 horses and a few burros will be available.
Animals will be available for
Horse Killed by Rogue Cricket Ball
A horse in Lalru, India, died after being struck by an errant cricket ball, The Times of India reported.
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Celebrity Team Penning in Kentucky April 10
A great night of good, clean fun for the whole family will be found April 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington, Ky., at the Celebrity Team Penning event to raise money for the Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund. Emmy-winning actor and
Ireland Lifts Final EIA Movement Restrictions
Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Food on March 21 lifted all movement restrictions still in place due to the outbreak of equine infectious anemia (EIA) that started last summer and claimed 28 horses. The last case was confirmed
Keeneland Unveils New Web Site
Keeneland unveiled its new Web site April 2, just in time for the 2007 spring race meet that begins Friday. Still located at www.keeneland.com, the site offers a new look, as well as additional
The Cool Mom
Spring has arrived in the Bluegrass and the two foals have stopped tagging along quite so close to their dams. They now venture off impressive
Clogged Tear Duct
What treatments are available for a clogged tear duct in my horse’s eye?
Eating Trees
Is there anything I can do to stop the horses from eating the bark off of my trees?
Let Nature Work it Out (Shy Stud Colt)
I desperately need some advice about my new colt. He is a 2?-year-old Gypsy Cob named Geordie. He was raised in a herd, then separated as a yearling colt, and ran with a colt herd until I imported him to Australia. He is naturally gentle and not
Therapeutic Options in Veterinary Research
Veterinarians desire to be the gatekeepers for horse health and welfare, so they need to be educated in therapeutic options to meet expectations of clients. Surveys performed by the AAEP in 1998 and 2002 indicated an increased use of and referral
