Latest News – The Horse
University of Maryland to Offer Equine Business Management Program
Beginning this fall, the University of Maryland’s Institute of Applied Agriculture will offer a two-year certificate program in Equine Business Management. The program is designed to train people who wish to own and/or manage horse boarding
FEI World Singles Championship Cancelled
Recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus affecting horses in the United States and France and resultant European Union restrictions have resulted in a decision by the Organizing Committee of the FEI World Singles Driving Championship to cancel the
USDA Seeks Comments On Animal Welfare Act Research Regulations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering replacing or modifying the system used to classify animal pain and distress for animals used for research, tests, experiments, or teaching. USDA is also considering creating an Animal Welfare Act
HSUS Holds 8th Annual National Farm Animals Awareness Week
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s largest animal protection organization with more than 7.3 million members and constituents, will hold its 8th Annual National Farm Animals Awareness Week (NFAAW) September 17-23. NFAAW
Get Daily Olympic Equestrian Updates
Visit the American Horse Shows Association’s Olympic Web Site for daily updates of the equestrian events of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia. To access these pages, go to the AHSA’s web site at
FEI Eventing Committee Meets In Chantilly
The Eventing Committee met at the end of June to finalize the Safety measures and rule modifications following the Hartington International Eventing Safety Committee report.
The Committee agreed on the following issues and amendments”P>The Eventing Committee met at the end of June to finalize the Safety measures and rule modifications following the Hartington”>The Event
U.S. Olympic Eventing Horses Arrive At Game Site
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Olympic eventing horses arrived at the Sydney International Equestrian Center at Horsley Park on Monday. All horses arrived safely and appear ready for the opening of the eventing team
Montana Veterinarian Elected To The AAEP Board of Directors
Duncan F. Peters, DVM, MS, has been elected to a three-year term on the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Board of Directors. Peters, of Kalispell, Mont., will represent the members of the nine states which comprise the Wester
Proceedings From AAEP Encore Available
Proceedings from the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) second annual Encore seminar, held July 28 – 30, 2000 in Orlando, Fla., are now available for purchase. Featured are two illustrated presentations by Chris Pollitt, BVSc,
AAEP Brings Horseman’s Day To San Antonio
Health-care education for horse owners will take center stage when the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) holds its first-ever Horseman’s Day, November 30, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas. Designed for the horse owner and caregiver,
LSU Veterinarians Recieve Grant To Help Fight Laminitis
Each year veterinarians worldwide wrestle with laminitis, a critical, debilitating horse disease that often causes chronic lameness or death in the animal. Despite the high number of laminitis patients veterinarians examine and treat, prevention
NY State Health Department Announces West Nile Virus Detected In Mosquitos and Four More Birds
New York State Health Commissioner Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr. P.H. announced July 17 that the State Health Department for the first time this year has identified preliminary evidence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes by using a rapid,
Protect Your Animals Against West Nile Virus
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is recommending that animal owners take several precautions to protect their animals from West Nile virus.
Given that mosquitoes were associated with the 1999 outbreak, the key to preventing or”P>The U.S. Department of Agriculture is recommending that animal owners take several p
New York Man Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
New York City Health Commissioner Neal L. Cohen, M.D., announced Friday, August 4, that a 78 year-old Staten Island man has tested laboratory-positive for West Nile virus. Serum and spinal fluid samples from the patient were received by the New
Three Human Cases Of West Nile Virus In New York
New York City Health Commission announced Saturday, August 12, that a 64 year-old woman and a 63 year-old man, both residents of Staten Island, tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) at the New York City Department of Health’s laboratories.
Five Birds Collected In Brooklyn, NY Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Today (August 16) it was announced that the New York State Department of Health confirmed yesterday that blood samples obtained from five live wild birds collected in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn have tested positive for West Nile virus. Blood
