Latest News – The Horse
Draft Horses Add Historic Touch to Christmas Tree Farm
Isabel and Irene are moving along at a casual pace among the Scotch pines and matted grass, as casually as 1,500-pound giants do anything. A brisk wind is blowing through a windbreak of oak trees nearby.
The sounds of brown leaves rustling
AAEP Convention Breaks Attendance Record
The 52nd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), held Dec. 2-6 in San Antonio, Texas, set a new attendance record for the association’s flagship event, as 6,842 veterinary professionals, guests and exhibitor
Herpesvirus Update: Ocala Crowd Attends EHV Meeting, Horse Recovering
Yesterday (Dec. 20), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services officials held a meeting to address concerns and management issues related to the recent equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak in Wellington. More than 300 people
Equine Herpesvirus: No EHV-1 in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Representatives of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture verified today that there are no known cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) or official quarantines in their state.
These states received horse
NRHA Futurity Takes
Big Ass Fans, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) newest Corporate Partner is getting raves for its unusual display at the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. Workers from Big Ass Fans installed a fan in the rafters over the warm up arena in Barn 1. Exhibitors and spectators at the Futurity got an up close and personal demonstration.
Calder Closes Stable Area to New Horses; Takes Other EHV-1 Precautions
Edited press release
Calder Race Course track veterinarian Mary Scollay, DVM, announced Dec. 19 that precautionary measures are being taken regarding equine herpesvirus, a contagious disease spread among horses with flu-like
State Vet Investigating EHV in Ocala and Jupiter, Fla.
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson says the department’s Division of Animal Industry is continuing the investigation into the presence of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) in several areas of the state
Colic Prevention: Proven Tips to Reduce Risk
Colic is a common, expensive, and potentially fatal condition in horses that owners should try to prevent through proven management strategies. Fortunately, Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor at Texas A&M University’s
Trail Rides Raise Record Amount for St. Jude’s Hospital
Members of the Indiana Paint Horse Club (IPHC) exceeded their fund-raising goal for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when their benefit trail rides raised $15,000 for the cause–more than double the amount raised in 2005.
The club
ASPCA Announces Equine Grants
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced the recipients of its equine grants for the fourth quarter of 2006. A variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid from
NRHA Futurity Takes
Big Ass Fans, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) newest Corporate Partner is getting raves for its unusual display at the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. Workers from Big Ass Fans installed
FAEP: 11 Confirmed Positive and Neurologic Cases
From the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners’ Web site, www.faep.net:
A conference call was held last night between officials from the State of Florida and veterinarians from
Herpesvirus Outbreak: No EHV-1 in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Carolinas
State veterinarians from New Hampshire, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina have identified the horses exposed to equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) and are dealing with the situation.
In New Hampshire, State Veterinarian
Missing Mich. Horse Located
A couple whose horse was stolen from their farm while they slept later found the white Arabian.
David and Amy Flach said someone scattered horse feed on the ground during the night of Dec. 9-10 and lured the horse away from their 20-acre
Herpesvirus Update: Kentucky Mare Cleared
Since equine herpesvirus (EHV) is not a federally reportable disease, state officials have become better at communicating among themselves when there might be a problem involving EHV. Such was the case when a shipment of 15 horses from Germany
New Horse-Friendly Highway Bridges Span British Roads
Britain’s Highways Agency is today celebrating the completion of two new bridleway bridges over the M3 in Windlesham and Chobham in Surrey, after they were installed overnight on Dec. 8 and 9.
With a higher headroom clearance than the
