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Healing Cartilage
Cartilage in the joints, better known as articular cartilage, can suffer wear and tear over the years, especially in competition animals. Cartilage also can be destroyed due to injury or disease. Whatever the cause, when cartilage disappears, it
Double Dosing?
And down the stretch they come! With the track announcer’s call, each pair of eyes turns toward the head of the stretch. The crowd roars in anticipation as the big chestnut, the favorite, lies just behind the front runners. His jockey moves him
AAEP Convention 1998 Wrap-Up
Wonder where your veterinarian was the first week in December? If he or she is at the top of the game as an equine practitioner, you probably could find him or her enjoying the weather in Baltimore, Md., site of the 44th American Association of
UC Davis On Limited Accreditation
Due to deficiencies in its aging physical facilities, the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has been assigned limited accreditation status for two years by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on
Giving Horses Warm Water
I’ve heard it’s necessary to give horses warm water in the winter. Is this true? And if so, how warm should it be?
Heinz Hitch Percheron Horses Appear In Rose Parade
One of America’s most famous horse teams appeared in one of America’s most famous parades. The Heinz Hitch Percheron Horses made their third appearance in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1, 1999. One of only a few horse teams tha
Alice Chandler Elected UKERF Chair
The Board of Directors of the University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation (UKERF) announced this week that Alice Chandler has been elected as its chair. Chandler follows Albert G. Clay, who had served as chair for the past 10 years.
Chewing And Weather Changes
Does your horse have unexplained, occasional cravings for woody snacks? Gourmet items such as Fence Board Flamb?, Stall Door Surprise, and Tree Trunk Tantalizers? If so, it could be the weather!
Explained Wayne Loch, PhD (Animal
Forgotten Victims Of Hurricane Mitch
With an estimated 10,000 people dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, rescuers from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) are providing continuous relief for the animal survivors.
As soon as travel into Honduras was
Thoroughbred Thermography Trials
A three-month study of Thoroughbred horses in training at two racetracks has proven the benefit of thermography in competitive horses, said Tracy Turner, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. His
Auburn Builds New Large Animal Teaching Hospital
Thanks to a $52 million agriculture bond initiative that Alabama’s voters approved in the Nov. 3 general election, Auburn University and other state colleges and universities will receive a new supply of funding to help build new classroom and
Purina Mills Educational Seminars
More than 1,000 free equine educational seminars will be held throughout the United States this spring, beginning Feb. 15 and running through the end of May. The Purina Education Series, now in its fifth year, is the most extensive educational
Michigan’s Performance Center
The first step toward construction of a Michigan State University facility devoted to the care of the nation’s performance horse population was taken Friday, Dec. 11, when the University’s Board of Trustees hired an architect/engineer for the
Horse Owners Plead Guilty To USDA Import Violations
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that horse facility owners Emil and Anna Jung of Gehlenberg-Friesoythe, Germany, have pled guilty to three counts each of false statements and mail fraud. In May of 1998, the Jungs were
Sauers Honored
American Quarter Horse Foundation announced that Director Emeritus LaRue Sauers of Sedalia, Mo., is the 1998 Merle Wood Humanitarian of the Year award winner. Sauers was honored at the “You Can Make A Difference” reception on Tuesday, Nov. 17,
AQHA Parentage Verification
For the protection of all American Quarter Horses and so American Quarter Horse owners better understand certain genetic diseases and prevent them being passed on to future generations, AQHA is making an effort by positively identifying all
