Virikis Sis, the registered Arabian racing mare discovered wandering in a field in rural Hialeah, Fla., earlier this month was euthanized on Friday after being diagnosed with a shredded tendon, said Jeannette Jordan, president of the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the agency in charge of the horse’s care.
Law enforcement authorities discovered
According to a recent report, one out of every 10 work-eligible Kentuckians is unemployed. In response to the significant increase in jobless horse owners, the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) has modified eligibility requirements for its Equine Safety Net program.
Started in April 2007, Equine Safety Net provides feed for horses owned by individuals who have recently lost a job or su
Inspired by images from Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, and Rita, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, in cooperation with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), has created a mobile Veterinary Emergency Team (VET).
Dr. Wesley Bissett, DVM, PhD, serves as lead faculty member on the project. “The unit has to be prepared to treat a wid
Dr. Kristina Hiney, PhD, Omega Fields equine nutrition advisor, has prepared a series of seasonal tips to help horse owners transition their horses from one season to another. The following are the things you can do during this transition to summer:
Go for a trail ride or try a new discipline with your horse. Horses get bored if they are asked to perform the same tasks over and ov
A listening session will be held as part of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative June 28 in Charleston, South Carolina. State Horse Councils and equestrian associations from the region are encouraged to participate. In April of this year the President announced the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. The goals of the Initiative are:
More than 250 farm owners, managers, and Kentucky residents attended the Equine Farm and Facilities Expo hosted by the University of Kentucky Equine Initiative June 1 at Spy Coast Farm in Lexington.
While driving safely is important for everyone’s safety and welfare, it is particularly important for vehicles that are towing trailers. While it is best for a merging vehicle to accelerate to the speed of the other vehicles on the interstate, factors such as terrain, available space and design hamper the ability of a truck and trailer to get up to speed in time.
Alltech, a global leader in animal health and nutrition and the title sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, has named Stephen Duren, MS, PhD, the company’s official nutritionist. Duren, owner of Performance Horse Nutrition, LLC, is recognized as an expert on equine health and nutrition by feed manufacturers and horses owners throughout the world.
Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service is funded at the local, state, and federal levels and places representatives in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties to teach residents about the latest research from UK and Kentucky State University, Kentucky’s other land grant institution.
UK was founded in 1865 as one of the nation’s first land g
The University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center needs Lexington-area Thoroughbred farms to participate in a study to determine Thoroughbred weanlings’ seroprevalence (presence of positive serum antibodies) to Lawsonia intracellularis, the causative agent of equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE).
Using a modern TEM, which can magnify images up to 250,000 times with high quality resolution, researchers examined 14- and 16-day-old embryos (about a half an inch in diameter) to better understand the unique aspects of the developing horse.
A Nevada wild horse advocate wants the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on grounds that the BLM unlawfully removed horses from the Calico Mountain Complex Herd Management Area.
In February 2010, the BLM relocated more than 1,800 mustangs from the Calico Complex to long- term holding facilities. In December, In Defense of Anim
Al Roker of NBC’s “Today Show” visited Bozeman, Mont., earlier this week, bringing with him $1.2 million in donations for Eagle Mount, a local charity.
This trip was a part of the ninth-annual “Lend a Hand” program, whose purpose is “to help small charities across the country that work toward improving conditions in their communities,” according to MSNBC.com.
Federal officials are calling for more education, research, and cooperation when it comes to emerging equine diseases.
During the June 22 American Horse Council National Issues Forum, a panel discussion on “Emerging Diseases: A Challenge to the Horse Industry” took center stage. It was co-hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspe
A Maryland farm operator faces multiple animal cruelty charges for the alleged maltreatment of 26 horses on his Garrett County property.
Last month, animal welfare authorities removed the horses along with other livestock after receiving a tip about their condition, said Denise Clatterbuck Lohr, animal control officer for the Garrett County Humane Society. The horses are under reh
Goosegrass is a warm-season grass that germinates and emerges in spring and grows throughout the summer until the first killing frost.
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