Equine influenza virus mutates as it travels around the world from one animal to the next, and equine influenza vaccine must be updated periodically if the virus mutates to the point that the current vaccine does not adequately protect horses.

Romain Paillot, PhD, and his colleagues have been testing EI vaccines against a recent strain that caused outbreaks in Japan and Australia

Cargill’s Nutrena brand recently launched a new blog site called The Feed Room that is designed to be a central source for horse enthusiasts to get the latest information on the care and feeding of their horses.

The site will cover a wide range of topics including horse feed, feeding tip

Two Nevada men each face penalties of up to one year in jail and $100,000 in fines after pleading guilty to shooting five Bureau of Land Management mustangs in Buckhorn Herd Management Area in Nevada in November 2009.

Agency helicopter pilots discovered the animals’ carcasses during a roundup of mustangs in a remote range along the Nevada-California border.

Federal

Following an accident in which Courtney King-Dye (USA) suffered serious head injuries in a schooling fall in Florida earlier this year, the FEI Dressage Committee strongly recommends that all riders wear properly fastened safety helmets when training and in pre-competition warm-ups at all international dressage shows.

Riders still have the choice of wearing protective headgear in

Lukas, a 17-year-old Thoroughbred gelding who stands 16.2 hands, may well be the smartest horse in the country–maybe the world, and owner-trainer Karen Murdock is trying to get him into the Guinness World Records for “Most numbers identified by a horse in one minute.”

On June 16, Lukas was able to identify a correct number at least 18 times.

“The

< The Unwanted Horse Coalition, now in its fifth year, adopted a multifaceted strategic plan June 21 designed to continue advocacy and education programs but move the organization to the next level. Coalition members met in Washington, D.C., as part of the American Horse Council National Issues Forum. The UHC, which falls under the AHC umbrella, devised the strategic plan during a m

“As an industry and as an organization, we completely support the EU requirement for the now compulsory passports of all equines within the community and the introduction of mandatory microchipping,” Princess Haya said.

Father’s Day will probably find the super dads of American’s equine racing superstars doing what many dads will do on their day: relaxing in the outdoors and basking in the sun and their offsprings’ accomplishments.

Medaglia d’Oro, Rachel Alexandra’s proud papa, and Street Cry, good ole dad to Zenyatta, share a lovely Lexington, Ky., hill on their home at Darle

At last night’s American Horse Publications Annual Awards contest in Lexington, Ky., The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care magazine and TheHorse.com happily received five awards for excellence in equine publishing in 2009. The highly anticipated awards contest attracts hundreds of entries each year from member publishers of equine magazines, books, websites, newsletters, videos, and more.

The American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) made horse riding history on June 13 with the first-ever Guinness World Records achievement for the Largest Trail Riding Competition. A total of 984 riders participated in the record-breaking achievement that successfully raised more than $69,000 for horse rescue programs across the nation.

The Office of the Kentucky State Veterinarian reports that during the second week in June, government officials in Panama reported two confirmed equine cases of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE).

The report cited two deceased horses to be part of a group of 21 “village horses.”

Control measures include vaccination and movement restrictions.

This

A cream containing 5% imiquimod (an immune-boosting drug) effectively and completely treated aural plaques in horses, but side effects of the drug (e.g., inflammatory reaction) limit the cream’s usefulness, reported a group of researchers from Minnesota and California.

Aural plaques are usually white, crusty lesions covering a layer of shiny red skin found on the inside (concave surface) of a

Beating the heat is the goal for Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program (FLTAP), and with a recent $2,000 grant from the American Humane Association’s Meacham Foundation Memorial, the Purple Haze Center will accomplish just that.

Sixteen individual hard-wired fans will be installed above each of the horse stalls in the Purple Haze Center, the state-of-the-art horse adoptio

Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director John Nicholson is the recipient of the ninth annual Equine Industry Vision Award.

Pfizer Animal Health, a world leader in discovering and developing innovative animal prescription medicines and vaccines, and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Nicholson with the award at a ceremonial breakfast held June 18 during the AHP 2010 40th Ann

Bob Ellis (GBR) has been appointed as the Jumping course designer for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The appointment of the British designer, who produced the courses for last year’s Alltech FEI European Jumping Championships, was announced by London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG).

Ellis will be responsible for the courses for all the Jumping competitions and als

The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup, an international leadership event that includes educational horsemanship clinics and a friendly Olympic-style competition, is hosting youth from 16 countries July 3-11 in Oklahoma City.

Each of the 16 teams consist of five competing American Quarter Horse Youth Association members. Additionally, teams can bring leadership participants.