Citing a “failure to recognize” bad acts and a “lack of remorse,” Judge George J. Pulver Jr. on May 18 handed down the maximum possible sentence to prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder Ernest Paragallo. Convicted on 33 counts of animal neglect, a Class A misdemeanor, Paragallo was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to pay fines totaling $33,000 ($1,000 for eac
One case of Hendra virus has been confirmed, while an exposed horse has tested negative for the disease in Queensland, Australia. Biosecurity Queensland confirmed the case May 20 and on May 21 reported initial negative tests for the second horse.
The first horse showed acute neurological signs and upon veterinary examination exhibited normal respiratory and heart rates, but was fo
The U.S. Equestrian Federation National Open Reining Championship and official United States Equestrian Team Selection Trial for the Adequan U.S. Reining Team will take place July 10 during the Battle in the Saddle at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.
The Battle in the Saddle special reining event will decide who qualifies to represent the US in competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI
Rescued horses and equine movie stars, along with dozens of clinics and demonstrations, will make for a family-friendly Memorial Weekend at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
The horse stars of the Disney movies Hidalgo and soon-to-be released Secretariat will perform at Northeast Equine Expo at Belmont Park, May 29-30.
Secretariat is based on a true stor
Hydration and electrolyte depletion remain important factors to consider in endurance horses. Yet the impact of electrolyte supplementation on performance remains unclear and potential side effects may exist, relayed Harold Schott II, MS, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine at the 2010 Kentucky Equine Research Nutrition Confere
In an effort to show that Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) does not exist or is at very low levels in the US equine horse population, the USDA is offering lower-cost testing to owners of active breeding stallions through August. It is part of a nationwide survey, with the goal of sampling 3,000 stallions.
Conducted under the auspices of the USDA Animal and Plant and Health Inspect
All’s well that ends well, and so it is for Cherrios, a pony who tumbled 50 feet deep into a well on May 18 and is cheerfully running around again today with his pasturemates. “He’s a very playful pony, and he probably accidentally got bumped over the edge when playing with the other pony in the field,” said a riding instructor and tour guide at the Ferme Equestr
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program is partnering with the hunter/jumper shows at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to offer special Thoroughbred-only classes this summer.
The program’s mission to transition, re-train, and re-home retired racehorses continues to grow and expand. This year the program had a positive response when they reached out to the upcoming Country
First-time horse breeders Wilem and Tineka Vos, of Paris, Ontario, Canada, had to do a double-take when their Clydesdale mare gave birth just over two weeks ago. At about 5:30 a.m. on April 29, Wilem went out to the barn to see a filly on the ground and a colt in the process of being delivered by their mare, Bonnie.
Seven horses belonging to a Spring Hill, Tenn., riding academy are recovering after ingesting hay contaminated with botulism. Four other animals were euthanized at the scene as a result of botulism poisoning. The surviving horses were transported to the Tennessee Equine Hospital in Thompson’s Station for treatment.
Botulism is an anaerobic bacteria that produces a toxin that w
A new documentary called “John Henry: a Steel Driving Racehorse” has been rolled out by Open Sky Entertainment, in cooperation with Launchpad Releasing.
It is important to thoroughly clean and disinfect stalls where mares foal. Disinfectants such as phenolic compounds will kill rotavirus, as well as salmonella, R. equi, and other equine pathogens.
Equine welfare advocates from around the country gathered this week in Nashville to discuss horse rescue outreach at the fourth annual conference of the Homes for Horses Coalition (HHC). Sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the conference attracted more than 40 individuals representing 25 equine welfare organizations from 18 stat
A mutation in the gene called myosin Va (MYO5A) is responsible for Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), reported a group of researchers from Cornell University and The Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center.
Anyone who slaughters a horse and sells its meat for human consumption in Florida now faces criminal felony charges under a new measure signed into law by Gov. Charlie Crist on May 14.
Iceland’s national horse festival, the Landsmót, will continue as scheduled despite an outbreak of a yet-undiagnosed infectious respiratory disease, according to a statement from the Landsmót’s executive committee and a veterinary official.
The country’s preliminary breeding shows, currently in progress, will also continue as planned. However, additional
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