Latest News – The Horse
Champion Endurance Horse Successfully Cloned
As was reported earlier today, Pieraz, the two-time World Champion endurance gelding owned by Valerie Kanavy of Virginia, was successfully cloned in Italy by Eric Palmer,DVM of the Italian laboratory LTR-CIZ, in collaboration with Cryozootech.
Clone of Endurance Champion Thrives
Italian researchers today (April 14) announced that the first clone of a gelded horse is healthy and thriving. The Arabian colt is a genetic copy of U.S. endurance rider Valerie Kanavy’s world champion Pieraz and represents the ability of
CEM Confirmed in British Horse
The United Kingdom’s Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced the detection of a contagious equine metritis (CEM) carrier stallion in the Frome area of Somerset (in southwest England) on April 30. Officials
Large Animal Emergency Response Training at the Kentucky Horse Park
“Horses often find themselves in extremely dangerous situations, and we want to do everything in our power to save their lives,” said John Nicholson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. “That’s why we’re so pleased that
Facchiano Receives NIAA Chairman’s Award
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) 2005 Chairman’s Award was presented to J. Amelita Facchiano, of GlobalVetLink, during the organization’s annual recognition banquet on April 5 in St. Paul, Minn.
The Chairman’s Award
North Carolina Horse Industry Growing
The North Carolina Horse Council announced April 5 that the referendum vote on the Horse Industry Promotion Assessment held March 9 passed with a 95% favorable vote. The vote authorizes the continuation of the $2 per ton voluntary assessment on
Happy Trails Selected as 2004 Book of the Year Finalist
Happy Trails: Your Complete Guide to Fun and Safe Trail Riding has been selected as a ForeWord Magazine 2004 Book of the Year Award finalist in the Adventure & Recreation category.
U.S. Horse Passport Program Gaining Popularity
The list of states accepting equine passports is growing longer as Florida is implementing its own passport program in order to fulfill state and federal initiatives as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Greg Christy, DVM,
Triad Specialty Products Licenses Feed-Through Fly Control Product to Pfizer
Piedmont Pharmaceuticals’ wholly owned company Triad Specialty Products announced on April 7 that it has licensed its new equine feed-through fly control product to Pfizer Animal Health. Triad developed the product and received regulatory
Educational Event to be Held During Rolex
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation will host an educational seminar at the Kentucky Horse Park (KHP) in Lexington on April 28 during the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. The seminar is scheduled to commence
Management of Pregnant Mares
As breeding season begins, James Brendemuehl, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, an equine veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, is often consulted about broodmare health.
Brendemuehl explains that
Cold Air and Lung Health
Researchers at Oklahoma State University (OSU) recently completed a study on airway cooling and mucosal injury during cold weather exercise. Using the Thoroughbred racehorse as a model, scientists found that even cantering in sub-freezing
Additional Horse at Maryland Farm Shows Signs of EHV-1
(edited from press release)
Facility managers who are handling a neurologic equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) incident at a Columbia, Md. horse stable (Columbia Horse Center, CHC; read archived stories) reported April 7 that an
First Florida EEE Case Reported for 2005
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services (FACS) Commissioner Charles H. Bronson says this year’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in Union County and he is urging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated
Merial Launches Site for Equine WNV Vaccine
Merial has announced the launch of www.EquineWNV.com, a web site that offers comprehensive information about RECOMBITEK Equine West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine. Aimed at horse owners and
Bleeding from the Ears, Nose, or Mouth
Bleeding from the nose also can be considered a veterinary emergency, especially if the hemorrhage is coming from one nostril and is not associated with exercise.
