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ReRun of New Jersey to Host All-Thoroughbred Charity Show
The New Jersey chapter of ReRun Inc. will host its Fifth All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show on Saturday, September 23 at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, New Jersey.
The event is designed to showcase the versatility of Thoroughbreds
KEEP Seeks Input On Issues Facing Kentucky Horse Industry
An educational public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 21st at the Piney Point Stables, 3942 East US 60, Grayson. The purpose is to discuss the state of the horse industry in Kentucky and to explain the Kentucky Equine Education
Livestock Inspectors Use Technology to Track Equine Movement
Wearing Wranglers and sporting a cowboy hat and boots, Buddy Eby doesn’t look like your typical computer geek.
But seeing him in his truck, with a small notebook PC on his lap, digital camera at his side, and inkjet printer in the passenger
Palm Partnership Training Offers Two New Short Courses
Two new three-day short courses will be offered this fall at Palm Partnership Training, and additional enrollments are available.
The first short course will be held October 13-15, 2006. This course is open to all breeds of horses and both the
Equine Industry Vision Award Nominations Due Jan. 12
January 12, 2007 is the deadline date for nominations for the 6th annual 2007 Equine Industry Vision Award, which will be presented on June 22, 2007 during the American Horse Publications (AHP) Annual Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
An Equine Athlete’s Heart
Trainers, owners, and researchers have long pondered the effects of a large heart (one that is naturally occurring and not a result of disease), and have even attempted to use heart size as a predictor of athletic ability.
Respiratory Disease: Not So Easy Breathing
The terms recurrent airway obstruction (RAO or heaves) and inflammatory airway disease (IAD) are often wrongfully used interchangeably to describe horses with non-infectious respiratory disease.
Prevalence of PSSM in Quarter Horses
Up to 6% of apparently healthy Quarter Horses could have subclinical polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM).
Aging and the Aortic Valve
Researchers from the United Kingdom report there is a decrease in contractile function of the horse’s aortic valve with age, resulting in aortic valve disease.
COX-2 Expression in Equine Tumors (ACVIM 2006)
Therapies for equine cancer are few and far between, but a veterinary oncologist from Colorado State University (CSU) thinks equine tumors could be treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Another Route For Ulcer Treatment
Omeprazole paste is the gold standard when it comes to treating equine gastric ulcers syndrome. However, researchers at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine said because of its potency and long-acting effect, an intravenous form
Multiple World Champion and Leading Paint Sire Sacred Indian Euthanatized
Sacred Indian, the famous Medicine Hat Paint stallion, owned by the Banister family of White Harvest Farms in Colorado, was euthanatized on August 31. The 22-year-old stallion, an APHA Leading Sire, had become severely arthritic as the result of
2007 AHP Student Award Contest Guidelines Available Online
If you are a high school senior or an undergraduate college student during the 2006-2007 undergraduate college year, with at least one semester before graduation, you have a chance to win a cash award of $1,000 plus an all-expense paid trip
Testing for Insect Hypersensitivity
Allergy testing is done in many species, including horses and humans. Unfortunately, testing to determine a horse is hypersensitive to insect bites is difficult. This disease (insect hypersensitivity) occurs seasonally, in horses of all ages and bree
Noni Juice–A NSAID?
Although more research is needed, Tahitian Noni Equine Essentials, an herbal product made from the Morinda citrifolia tree, could have uses as an anti-inflammatory agent, according to a cooperative study by the University of Wisconsin School of Vete
Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension
“Significant pulmonary hypertension is known to occur secondary to recurrent airway obstruction in horses,” researchers said. “How this relates to disease severity or long-term prognosis is not known. In part, this may be due to the difficulty and/or
