For the past several years, the McBeth Foundation of Laguna Beach, California, has provided generous financial support to the Animal Rescue and Disaster Medicine Endowment at the University of California, Davis, Center for Equine Health (CEH).
Veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will deliver educational lectures on a variety of equine-health topics during the Western States Horse Expo, June 11-13 at the Cal Expo in Sacramento, Calif. 
The most common sign of the onset of laminitis is lameness. If the horse can be persuaded to walk, it moves with a shortened stride, with each foot quickly placed back on the ground.
(Updated Story) A jury awarded $1,007,500 to plaintiffs who alleged in a lawsuit that Farnam’s Equitrol, a feed-through fly control product, was defectively designed and caused harm to their Thoroughbred and Warmblood sport horses.
When her beloved horse is tragically blinded, a deserted and destitute young mother must harness her inner strength and build a brand new life for herself and her child in The Long Shot (Believe in Courage), a Hallmark Channel Original movie”P>When her beloved horse is tragically blinded, a deserted and destitu
On April 9, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced its first probable case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2004. The patient is a 79-year-old male from Scioto County.
With warm weather in recent weeks, mosquitoes have become active,”P>On April 9, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced its fi
Farriers got an eyeful of what the future might hold for them at the highest levels of equestrian sport at the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) Convention, held in March 2004 in Rochester, New York. This future is specialized video monitorin
The University of Kentucky’s (UK) equine drug research program, funded by pari-mutuel handle under the auspices of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, has been suspended indefinitely.
A memorandum obtained by The
Mares shipped from Ireland to Britain are being tested for the respiratory and venereal disease equine viral arteritis (EVA). This practice has been routine in recent years for mares visiting Britain from the rest of Europe.
Tests on
After a 17-year absence from Kentucky, one of the largest known broods of periodical cicadas will emerge this spring, and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer is warning vineyard and fruit tree growers to be aware of the coming of
Voluntary Salix use, 24-hour rule on non-steroidals sought
Officials gathered in New Orleans for the first Joint Conference of Racing Regulators approved model rules for a national medication policy. It
A jury has returned a verdict of $1,007,500 to plaintiffs alleging in a lawsuit that Farnam’s product Equitrol, a feed-through fly control product, was defectively designed and caused harm to their horses; Farnam has countered with a press
The American Horse Council (AHC) National Equine Identification Plan Task Force, composed of representatives from all segments of the horse industry, held its second meeting in Dallas, Texas, March 18-19, 2004. Clearly, the meeting indicated”P>The American Horse Council (
Darley lost one of its flagship Irish stallions Saturday with the death of In The Wings, winner of the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. IT) and a proven European classic sire.
The 18 year-old son of Sadler’s Wells–High Hawk (by Shirley
Derby Winner War Emblem, who experienced difficulties breeding mares at the Yoshida family’s Shadai Stallion Station in Japan in 2003 during his first season at stud, has covered nearly 50 mares at the farm this year. The resourceful Shadai team
The American Horse Council (AHC) has initiated efforts to update the National Economic Impact Study of the Horse Industry in the United States. The original study, completed in 1996 by Barents Group of Washington, D.C., established that
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