Horsemen: Penalties for Dermorphin in Horses Should Be Harsh
The Blood-Horse Staff
June 22, 2012
Dermorphin is a natural opiate more potent than morphine but less likely to produce addiction.
Dermorphin is a natural opiate more potent than morphine but less likely to produce addiction.
The agency cannot use helicopters to gather animals in non-emergency sectors of the herd management area.
Dutch scientists determined that all non-natural head and neck positions affect horses’ breathing.
Kentucky’s last comprehensive study of this type was conducted in 1977.
An Indiana woman has died from injuries sustained when a falling tree struck her during a guided trail ride.
Owners receive will a $15 discount when vaccinating horses for EEE through a participating veterinarian.
The positive cases were found after two Otero County, N.M., horses tested positive for the disease in April.
The report chronicles and reviews research conducted by LSU faculty and students from 2008 through 2010.
Researchers compiled a set of best management practices to help reduce horse-related environmental pollution.
The amendment restricts funding for USDA inspections at U.S. horse processing plants in 2013.
Up to $10,000 could be awarded for information leading to the arrest and conviction of HPA violators.
TheHorse.com blogger and author, Jennifer Bryant, returns to cover the equestrian events during 2012 Olympics.
Freezing or inhibiting fecal samples from diarrheic horses allows C. perfringens detection for weeks longer.
Several horse health and industry organizations received grants during the first round of funding distribution
Sophie Stenbeck has contributed $74,000 to provide veterinary care for the organization’s horses.
The petitioner said she filed the suit after attempts to resolve gather-related issues with the BLM failed.
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