The University of California, Davis, has announced the appointment of K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, ACVCP, chief of neonatology and critical care at the university’s, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, as the the Roberta A. and Carla Henry Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Magdesian is the first to hold this honor, which was made

Mike Repole, owner of this year’s Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Uncle Mo, is donating a portion of the colt’s earnings from the World Championship race to support five equine retirement organizations.

Beginning with the 2011 ride year the North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC) will allow in competition all hoof boots designed for sole protection.

In past years Gary’s Good Grub has been a popular online feature among American Association of Equine Practitioners convention-goers. This year Gary solicited the help of local Maryland diner Nick to help him compile his list of good eats. Gary and Nick hope all attendees of the 2010 AAEP convention in Baltimore enjoy their restaurant recommendations!

The University of Louisville, Ky., College of Business has recently undertaken a $3.38 million expansion project that will benefit the school’s equine business education program. The university is in the process of constructing an addition to its current business college that will house the Equine Industry Program.

Whether they work in an exclusively equine practice or a mixed-practice setting, veterinarians attending the 2011 North American Veterinary Conference will encounter a program devoted to their specific interests, note the organizers of the event, which will take place Jan. 15-19 in Orlando, Fla. The five-day equine program includes a variety of world-class speakers and topics, with most days …

The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Operation Gelding program continues to enjoy success as participation has spread across the United States. The program is designed to offer funding assistance to organizations, associations, and events that wish to conduct a public gelding clinic under the name and guidelines of Operation Gelding.

Mosquito-borne illness in horses has been a hot topic this summer with several states reporting a record number of positive test results for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). According to the USDA’s National Animal Health Surveillance System (NAHSS), this year a total of 228 confirmed EEE cases were reported nationwide as of Nov. 12.

Lookin At Lucky, the 2009 champion 2-year-old Thoroughbred male and winner of the 2010 Preakness Stakes, has been purchased by Coolmore Stud andis being retired to stand for stallion duty at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., in 2011.

Thanks to climate change and increasing amounts of grain blends, the prevalence of feed-borne mycotoxins (dangerous toxins exuded from molds) is on the rise, according to Trevor Smith, PhD, of the University of Guelph, Canada. Smith, a professor with a research interest in feed and food toxicology, discussed the effects of one of the most common families of mycotoxins–Fusarium–on

At the United States Pony Club (USPC) Board of Governors meeting November 6-7, 2010, the Pony Club Riding Center Program was approved by a unanimous vote to become a permanent program. This approval comes after a five-year ‘beta’ period during which the program was tested at over 50 Pony Club Riding Centers serving more than 700 members around the United States.

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A truck driver is facing animal cruelty charges in Kansas after two horses he was transporting fell inside their livestock trailer and were later euthanized. On Oct. 31, John Caldwell of Wetumka, Okla., was hauling 15 horses from Colorado to Oklahoma when fellow motorists traveling on Interstate 70 in Salina, Kan., alerted him that some of horses inside the trailer had fallen …

Before Zenyatta leaves for the next stage of her life as a broodmare at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky., Hollywood Park in Inglewood Calif., will stage an appreciation day for the brilliant mare Dec. 5.

The full skeleton of a horse that lived in France 100,000 years ago has been discovered in the volcanic region of Auvergne, according to several French news sources including the French Press Agency (AFP).