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Survey: Horse Industry Thriving in Minnesota

Press Release August 10, 2004

The horse industry in Minnesota has grown rapidly in the last five years. In a recent economical assessment, Brian Buhr, an economist with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, estimated that Minnesota’s horse industry generates nearly

New Bolton’s Widener Hospital Open for Appointments

Press Release August 9, 2004

Penn’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals reopened on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, for scheduled appointments for equine patients. We have to limit the cases right now because we only have one of the hospital’s barns available, said Bruce”enn’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals reopened on Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, for scheduled appointme

Advisory: Daily Distribution Schedule of NBC Athens 2004 Communications Information

Press Release August 9, 2004

ATHENS, Greece -Aug. 9, 2004-Following is a preliminary daily schedule of the releases and media advisories NBC’s Olympic communications team will be distributing from the 2004 Summer Games in Athens:

MRLS in Washington State?

Kimberly S. Brown August 9, 2004

While there has been speculation that several cases of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) happened in Washington state during the spring of 2003, the number of accessions to the state’s diagnostic lab doesn’t uphold that theory. Charles

West Nile Virus and EEE Detected in Maryland Mosquitoes

Press Release August 9, 2004

Mosquitoes collected in two separate areas of Prince George’s County are the first in Maryland this year to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) and for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). In the first instance, mosquitoes collected on

NBC Provides Tools to Help Viewers Navigate 24-Hour-a-Day Athens Olympic Coverage

Press Release August 5, 2004

From Interactive Listings on NBCOlympics.com to On-Screen Cross Promotion, Viewers Have a Roadmap to the Athens Games on the Networks of NBC

HorseTV Media Group, LLC Announces Exclusive Agreement for Olympic Video Distribution

Press Release August 5, 2004

Houston, TX–HorseTV Media Group, LLC announced today that an exclusive agreement has been reached between its affiliated company, Equestrian Vision, and NBC for the U.S. video distribution rights to the equestrian events of the 2004 Olympics in

Thoroughbred Charities of America Appoints Executive Director

Press Release August 4, 2004

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has appointed Liz Harris of Midway, Ky., as its executive director. Harris has served on the TCA board for eight years. Among other fund-raising activities, she recently was on the campaign

New Drug Tried for Equine Heart Fibrillations

Press Release August 4, 2004

Veterinarians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine believe they’re the first to use an oral drug to resolve a chronic case of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeats) in a horse.

Motion Filed in Federal Court to Exhume Saddlebred

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director August 3, 2004

A motion was filed on Aug. 2 for a court order to exhume the body of the sabotaged American Saddlebred Wild Eyed and Wicked from its burial site on Double D Ranch in Versailles, Ky. Lawyers on behalf of Sally and Joe Jackson filed the motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Lexington.

Wicked and four other Saddlebreds were injected with a toxic

AAEP’s Focus on Joints

Kimberly S. Brown August 2, 2004

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held its annual Focus meeting on July 22-24 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., to commemorate the first gathering of the group 50 years ago at that site. A plaque was given to the hotel

Corneal Endothelial Degeneration

Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVO August 1, 2004

My horse has corneal endothelial degeneration. My veterinarian and I have been using a “control” schedule for some time, but I would like some information about the condition.

Would You Drink It?

Sarah Evers Conrad August 1, 2004

Have you ever taken a really good look at all of your horse’s water sources, whether he is drinking from a large tank, pond, or automatic waterer? Have you asked yourself, “Would I drink this water? Do I really expect my horse to drink it?” If you’re looking at water that is full of debris, algae, insects, or water that has a weird color or odor, then most likely you wouldn’t drink it. And

21 Horses Lost in Kentucky Flooding

Kimberly S. Brown August 1, 2004

A Stanton, Ky., farm on the Red River lost 15 foals, five broodmares, and a stallion to flooding on May 30. Heavy rains rapidly forced waters higher in the already swollen river, and within three hours the river had covered pastures with up to

Slaughter Plant Reopens

Les Sellnow August 1, 2004

The Cavel International horse slaughter plant in DeKalb, Ill., opened for business June 2. The plant was destroyed by fire on March 31, 2002, and a new facility was constructed at the same location.

James Tucker, manager, said that the new

Drugs: Good and Bad

Kimberly S. Brown August 1, 2004

Olympics. Just the word makes us swell up with pride. This month horses and riders from around the world will converge on the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. The idea of the Olympics is to have all countries send their best