Latest News – The Horse
Herpesvirus: Horses Stable at Equine Medical Center
A press release from Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center at 5:29 p.m. today (February 28) stated that four horses being held in the Biosafety Level 2 isolation unit at the Equine Medical Center are in stable condition after
Herpesvirus: Test Results Returned on Maryland Horses
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received test results taken last week from 13 Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia. Twelve of the test results were negative, resulting in
Equine Herpesvirus: Va. Officials Awaiting Test Results
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that a horse from a farm in Fauquier County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This horse had been admitted to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical
Thoroughbred Charities of America Announces New Endowment Fund
Thoroughbred Charities of America has announced a gift of $250,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The fund will be used to create a permanent endowment for TCA to assure future grant giving.
It will also offer donors an
Elastikon Award to Promote Soundness In Horses
A research project to be conducted by a team led by Chris Kawcak, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, at Colorado State University and aimed at avoiding a common type of fracture in athletic horses has been designated the recipient of the first Elastikon
New Trial Date Set for Sharpsburg Horse Neglect Case
Barbara Reinken, the Sharpsburg, Md., woman whose 74 horses were seized in December 2006, appeared in Washington County District Court on Thursday Feb. 22. The State requested the matter be rapidly set for its trial date and Judge Mark D. Thomas
Teens Charged in Ky. Horse Shooting to be Tried as Adults
Two Pike County, Ky., high school students charged with fatally shooting three horses will be charged as adults, the Appalachian
Derby Winner Real Quiet Sidelined from Stallion Duty
Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet was taken to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center Feb. 19 after showing signs of discomfort after mounting his mares. He stands at Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm near New Freedom, Pa.
Herpesvirus: More Negative Maryland Tests
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today (Feb. 27) at 5:20 p.m. announced that test results taken last week from 16 more Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia, for a total of 28
Control of EIA Should Take New Directions
Horse owners in the United States pay over $50 million each year to test for equine infectious anemia (EIA). What return are they getting for their money? How concerned should they be about EIA? This article attempts to put EIA in a contemporary
Illinois Horse Slaughter Bill Introduced
An Illinois State Representative introduced a bill on Feb. 22 that would prohibit the transportation of horses in the state for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption.
State Rep. Robert Molaro (D-Chicago), who sponsored the bill
BLM Hosting Wild Horse and Burro Adoption in Arkansas
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States will be hosting a horse and burro adoption. More than 60 horses and a few burros will be available.
Animals will be available for viewing March 9, 2007, from 1:00
Budweiser Clydesdale Auctioned to Benefit Habitat Restoration
A Budweiser Clydesdale filly went for $20,000 at a fund-raising auction staged by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Reno.
Rodger Fleming of Butler, Pa., a member of the foundation’s board of directors, submitted the winning bid Saturday
Storm Cat Colt Dies During Calder Workout Show
A Storm Cat colt that sold for $900,000 as a yearling collapsed and died Sunday after working an eighth of a mile at Calder Race Course during the first under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. The
Tornado Destroys Arkansas Horse Feed Plant
A pet foods plant with Arkat Nutrition, an animal feed company that produces Enhance Equine horse feed, was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through Dumas, Ark., on Saturday.
According to a report by The Associated Press, the National
