A resolution instructing Arkansas’ Congressional delegation to vote against a bill that would prohibit the export of horses to slaughter facilities in Mexico and Canada is now before that state’s governor for his signature.
HCR 1004 was sent to Gov. Mike Beebe on April 3 after passing the full Arkansas General Assembly. The resolution instructs Arkansas representatives in Washington
The sudden death of 21 polo horses in Florida may have been caused by a toxin that has yet to be identified by tests and could have been in the animals’ feed, vitamins, or supplements, veterinarians said Monday.
The horses from the Venezuelan-owned team Lechuza Caracas became sick just before a tournament Sunday, collapsing and dying on the scene or while being treated at
The United States Polo Association has released the following statement:
“The United States Polo Association is participating in an investigation to determine the cause of death of over 20 polo ponies that died prior to a polo match on Sunday, April 19 at the International Polo Club-Palm Beach, located in Wellington, Florida.
“The cause of death for these horses will not be
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs is free on $20,000 bond after being charged with one count of Class 4 felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of animals at his ranch. The charge carries penalties of up to 5 years in jail and up to $10,000 in fines.
In general, overt pathology is easy to identify because of the ease by which the equine eye can be examined. The largest challenge for general practitioners is determining the significance of subtle variations in normal eyes and recognizing the milder changes that occur in significantly diseased eyes.
Methods for evaluating the ubiquitous presentation of “poor performance” in equine athletes have improved in the past few years, enabling veterinarians to better explain why a horse might not be performing at its previous level, explained David R. Hodgson, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, FACSM, a professor and head of the department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland Regional
A sell-out crowd applauded, cheered, and good-naturedly jeered some of the most famous jockeys in the world as they put themselves in the spotlight to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund during a Riders Up! fundraiser on Friday, April 17, at Keeneland race course’s Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky. The karaoke competition was filled with surprises.
Lexington’s
One of the groups that has successfully used the Thoroughbred Adoption Services on TheHorse.com is Kim Clark’s LeightonFarm.com. Now she has established a 501(c)(3) to help Thoroughbreds transitioning to a new life off the track.
“I placed 150 horses in 2008 through LeightonFarm.com,” said Clark. “Most of them Thoroughbreds retiring from racing. Being a Thoroughbred
The Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Veterinary Health Science’s Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has partnered with a sports ing company. Dynamic Sports Construction Inc., in Leander, Texas, developed a prototype
Three students from the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine have received financial awards from Gulfstream Park, a Thoroughbred racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Fla., to further their equine studies.
Established after the death of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, the award program is in its third year. One of a family of racetracks owned by Magna Entertainment
VetCell Bioscience’s pioneering stem cell technique, which is used to return injured horses to top levels of performance, will be tested in human medicine. The trials will be conducted by VetCell’s parent company MedCell Bioscience Ltd under the guidance of David Glover, MD, former medical director of Cambridge Antibody Technologies, Professor Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCS(Orth), one of
The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine now offers horse owners the option for radiation therapy of equine skin s that could not be treated easily with more conventional techniques.
According to Brian Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, professor of ophthalmology
A horse with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is typically middle-aged with either generalized or regional adiposity (fat deposits). The horse with Cushing’s or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is typically older than the horse with EMS; most affected animals are older than 15 years of age.
Three of the five trainers that were banned from Suffolk Downs last fall for violating its zero tolerance policy toward horse slaughter have been reinstated and will be allowed to saddle horses for the East Boston, Mass. track’s 2009 season, which runs May 2-Nov. 7.
The trainers–Wayne Sargent Jr., Gerry LaFleur, and Tony
African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and bluetongue virus (BTV) are both members of the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae. Both cause serious, noncontagious but infectious, arthropod-borne diseases in equids and ruminants, respectively. AHSV infects all equids, causing asymptomatic infection in zebra and African donkeys, but it is the most lethal infectious disease of horses
Horse owners who fail to pay boarding fees can and do create real hardship for farm owners. Legislation was recently signed into law that will dramatically improve the outlook for boarding operations left in the lurch by non-paying horse owners.
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