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Two Horses Shot in Oregon; One Dies

“It’s just the biggest heartbreak you can imagine,” said Doris Mataya, owner of Laddie, a 14-month-old registered Paint colt and his pregnant dam, Lady. The two horses were shot multiple times in Mataya’s pasture between midnight and 7 a.m. on

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Event Celebrates Equine Volunteers at Lamar-Dixon

The scene at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center during the past five weeks has been all business. Veterinarians, veterinary students, and volunteers have dutifully cared for the facility’s residents–Katrina’s equine refugees that were rescued from their

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Days End Report from Louisiana, Oct. 6

Allan Schwartz, vice president of Days End Farm Horse Rescue from Lisbon, Md., said there were two things that they wouldn’t be able to share with others once they returned home from rescue work following the hurricanes: The smells of rot and

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Botulism (Book Excerpt)

Botulism is the most potent biologic toxin known, and horses are highly sensitive to its presence and effects.

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Louisiana Animals Still Suffering

While much of the focus of the country remains on the areas struck by Hurricane Katrina, the people and animals hit hard by Hurricane Rita are in need.


Allan Schwartz, vice president of Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) from Lisbon,

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Breeders’ Cup Gala To Benefit Hurricane Victims

Officials of Breeders’ Cup Limited and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that the 2005 Breeders’ Cup Charity Celebration will be held on the evening of Friday, Oct. 28, at historic Roseland Ballroom in New York, with

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Keeneland Celebrates Dreamer

For the second time in two years, Keeneland’s stunning landscape and picturesque setting provided the backdrop for a Hollywood movie. To celebrate the opening of Dreamer, the most recent movie filmed at the historic racecourse, Keeneland will

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Study Compares Castration Methods

Even considering the higher potential for complications, castrations performed in the field are still less expensive (including complications) than sterile procedures performed in a hospital setting, according a United Kingdom study.

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Texas A&M Vet Hospital Used for Human Patients During Rita

The following was a press release on Sept. 28 by Texas A&M President Robert M. Gates.

For the second time in three weeks, Texas A&M University on Sept. 20 mobilized to care for evacuees from a major hurricane–Rita.

This time was dramatically different than for Katrina because, as of mid-day on Sept. 21, Rita’s path was projected to pass about 20 miles to the west of

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One Mississippi Vet’s Stories of the Aftermath

“Every life was changed overnight in this area. Every life in America was changed. What if we did get attacked by a foreign country? I can tell you now that it would be like it is here.”


This quote was from Jacqueline Broome, DVM, a mixe

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Owners Need to Claim Horses at Lamar-Dixon

Officials at the Lamar-Dixon Expo facility in Gonzales, La. asked owners to claim their horses before Oct. 1. As of Sept. 30, Lamar-Dixon still housed more than 200 horses rescued from the New Orleans area.
 
Horses not claimed before

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Dreams Can Come True

So?ador is Spanish for “dreamer,” the title of a movie opening this month that sounds like a natural fit for horse lovers. According to information from DreamWorks, Dreamer’s writer/producer John Gatins grew up loving racehorses, and wondering

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