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African Horse Sickness In Lesotho

African horse sickness (AHS) has claimed the life of another horse in Lesotho, in southern Africa, raising the death toll to two and the confirmed 2004 case count to 23 as of late April. According to Dr. Malefane Moleko, Chief Veterinary Officer

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Feeding Horses With Laminitis

What do you feed a horse with laminitis? Nothing, plus a bit of hay is a common diet. Does it work? Yes, and no. Expert opinions and modern research are showing that, in some cases, nothing might be the wrong answer when it comes to feedstuffs,

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NBC Olympics Viewing Marathon Held to Break Guinness World Record During NBC’s 24-hour Olympic Coverage

Guinness World Record for Consecutive TV Viewing: 50 Hours, 5 Minutes

Guinness World Record for C

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Laminitis: Today and Beyond

Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”aminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with t”minitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating ho”initis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As”nitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia”itis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equin”tis is a horrible disease, said White, head of th”is is a horrible diseas

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Olympics Equestrian News

Beginning Aug. 15, the world’s best horses and riders will compete in the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece. This page will contain a variety of information about the competition and competitors.

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Vesicular Stomatitis Regulation Planning Continues

Nine premises remain under quarantine in Texas due to vesicular stomatitis (VS), according to Max Coats, DVM, MSc, deputy director for Animal Health Programs for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). On July 13, Breeders’ Cup, the TAHC, and

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Ulcer Diagnosis Simplified With Sucrose

Diagnosing equine gastric ulcers might soon be a procedure that’s short and sweet. Until recently, ulcer detection depended on using an endoscope to peer at the stomach lining. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University, led by Noah

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Premises Quarantined in Three States Due to VS

Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico

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Full Implementation of Drug Testing Delayed

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association has delayed implementation of its drug-testing protocol for graded stakes in the United States because not all jurisdictions were prepared to implement it, the American Graded Stakes Committee sai

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Strange Tastes Poll Answers

Last week we asked you what was the weirdest thing your horse(s) ever ate or drank. Aside from the votes listed below, we also got quite a few write-in answers that might surprise you.

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Saddlebred Attacks: One Year Later

July 17 marks the one-year anniversary of the deaths of the first two American Saddlebreds near Lexington, Ky., that succumbed to injuries resulting from attacks on their left forelegs. Only two of the five attacked horses survived the ordeal,

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New Method for Lyme Disease Diagnostics

Horse owners will now be able to know the results of a Lyme disease test within minutes instead of having to wait for as long as a week. A new test, the Snap 3Dx assay, to confirm Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative bacterial agent for

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