Yesterday (Dec. 20), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services officials held a meeting to address concerns and management issues related to the recent equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak in Wellington. More than 300 people
Representatives of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture verified today that there are no known cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) or official quarantines in their state.
These states received horse
Edited press release
Calder Race Course track veterinarian Mary Scollay, DVM, announced Dec. 19 that precautionary measures are being taken regarding equine herpesvirus, a contagious disease spread among horses with flu-like
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson says the department’s Division of Animal Industry is continuing the investigation into the presence of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) in several areas of the state
Colic is a common, expensive, and potentially fatal condition in horses that owners should try to prevent through proven management strategies. Fortunately, Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor at Texas A&M University’s
Members of the Indiana Paint Horse Club (IPHC) exceeded their fund-raising goal for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when their benefit trail rides raised $15,000 for the cause–more than double the amount raised in 2005.
The club
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced the recipients of its equine grants for the fourth quarter of 2006. A variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid from
Big Ass Fans, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) newest Corporate Partner is getting raves for its unusual display at the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. Workers from Big Ass Fans installed
From the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners’ Web site, www.faep.net:
A conference call was held last night between officials from the State of Florida and veterinarians from
State veterinarians from New Hampshire, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina have identified the horses exposed to equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) and are dealing with the situation.
In New Hampshire, State Veterinarian
Big Ass Fans, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) newest Corporate Partner is getting raves for its unusual display at the 2006 NRHA Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show. Workers from Big Ass Fans installed a fan in the rafters over the warm up arena in Barn 1. Exhibitors and spectators at the Futurity got an up close and personal demonstration.
The USDA re-published an updated proposal on December 13, 2006, that would permit the establishment and operation of permanent, privately-owned quarantine facilities under certain conditions.
The horse industry is an international
Gretchen Jackson, Barbaro’s owner and breeder, has become an Honorary Board Member of the RACE Fund, a 501(c)3 non profit organization, established as a funding source geared specifically to help Thoroughbred racehorses retire when they can no
Barbaro is scheduled to have his left hind foot examined Dec. 19 by Scott Morrison, DVM, an equine podiatrist from Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, Ky., according to a spokeswoman for the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton
James P. Thompson, DVM, PhD, has been named executive associate dean of the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Until his appointment, Thompson was the college’s associate dean of students and instruction
Two horses are recovering after being shot in the head in a Brown County pasture in southern Minnesota.
Authorities say one of the horses was shot on Dec. 5 and the second horse was shot two days later.
Deputies suspect the same person
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