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Herpesvirus Stops Event; Equestrian Triathlon on Hold

In light of the recent outbreak of the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), organizers of this year’s Sidelines Equestrian Triathlon have postponed the event originally scheduled for Jan. 6, 2007, at Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington,

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Monday’s Florida EHV-1 Status Report

The following edited release is from the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ Division of Animal Industry.


Equine Herpesvirus-1 Status Report–Florida
Revised December 25, 2006, at 12:30 pm


Nine

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Luigi the Donkey Receives a New Leg and a New Family

Luigi, a miniature donkey rescued by Central New England Equine Rescue, now has both a new leg and a new family after a series of fortunate events worked out in favor of the long-eared equine.

Luigi came to Central N.E. Equine Rescue after

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Merry Christmas, Barbaro

It’s been a Barbaro Christmas at the New Bolton Medical Center. America’s favorite horse, who this year was given the greatest gift of all, has been inundated with Christmas presents and cards from his ever-growing legion of fans and admirers

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4-H Members To Care For Neglected Horses

A group of 4-H club members are devoting their holiday break to helping two veterinarians and others feed and care for seven seriously malnourished horses rescued from a Dayton-area farm.

Members of the Making Strides 4-H Club started preparin

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Officials: Equine Virus Kills Fifth Horse

An equine herpes virus first detected in Palm Beach County, Fla., has killed another horse.


A spokesman from the Florida Department of Agriculture said the horse died Friday at Payso Park, a 500-horse facility in Martin County now under

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Take Time to Analyze Bad Bit Manners

The average horse weighs at least five or six times the average human adult. So it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to predict who’s going to win if they get into a pulling contest.


Humans who find themselves in pulling matches with

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“Tuesday Talk” Highlights Neurologic Issues

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center presented “Equine Neurological Issues Over the Life Course” during its first Tuesday Talk session of the season. The seminar, which was held in Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, featured Martin O.

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Stopping Steroids

Progress in racing’s war on drugs started with a report in August 2000 from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Task Force on Racing Integrity and Drug Testing at The Jockey Club Round Table in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The following

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