The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today announced the addition of Merial as an Educational Partner. The Educational Partner includes a group of 11 corporations dedicated to providing resources and support for education programs to AAEP member veterinarians and horse owners to improve the health and welfare of the horse.

“We are proud to partner with an organization

Citing decreases in purses and the local horse population, Kentucky Thoroughbred racetracks requested a greatly pared down live racing schedule for 2010.

A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission committee discussed the requests Oct. 26. The full KHRC will vote on the requests at its Oct. 27 meeting.

In all, 206 dates are sought for 2010, down from the 273 requested for 2009. Modifications

A new memorial program that celebrates the lives of horses has been launched through Equine Guelph. Hoofprints honors the memory of deceased horses through stories and pictures on Equine Guelph’s Web site.  

“As horse owners ourselves, we at Equine Guelph understand what it’s like to suffer the loss of a

The introduction of a damaging animal disease like foot-and-mouth could devastate American animal agriculture, harm the economy, and, for zoonotic reasons, threaten the public’s health. Having enough resources for a rapid response is crucial.

The National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS), part of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Veterinary Services, exists to provide

Tailored exercise programs involving habitual low-intensity loading during early development could reduce the prevalence of osteochondral injury later in life, said a group of veterinary orthopedic researchers.

According to the researchers, “The positive effect of exercise on bone mineral density has been documented extensively in several species, including the horse.”

The

The UC Davis Center for Equine Health, in collaboration with the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, and the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, is pleased to announce the 1st North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference to be held March 5-6, 2010, in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley just east of Santa Barbara, Calif.

The conference is intended to be a two-day working meeting

Horses are cows, said veterinary researcher N. Edward Robinson, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS, Matilda R. Wilson Chair in Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University.

Well, what Robinson actually said was that the “racehorse and modern dairy cow have several things in common.” Both have been genetically selected for performance via a small number of popular sires, performance relie

Tropical adventures, intimate lectures and world-renowned speakers will highlight the American Association of Equine Practitioners� 12th Annual Resort Symposium, Jan. 24-26, 2010, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.  Bayer Healthcare–Animal Health Division, an AAEP Educational Partner, is the symposium sponsor.

This one-of-a-kind meeting, to be held at the Hilton Papagayo Resort and

Due to the ongoing investigation into equine piroplasmosis in Texas, Canada has restricted the import of horses from that state.

The American Horse Council said in a statement that effective October 21, 2009, the USDA will not endorse any export health certificates for equines to Canada from Texas. Equines being exported to Canada from other states must have additional certification that

One main track record fell and a second was tied on a beautiful fall day of racing at Belmont Park Oct. 21.

In the first race, Repole Stable’s Super Shape took charge from the start and then shook off a challenge in the stretch from Todd Got Even to draw off by 2 3/4 lengths and equal the Belmont Park 6 1/2-furlong main track record of 1:14.46.

The 5-year-old Argentina-bred son of

About 840 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you manage weeds in your pastures?”

The Kentucky Horse Park and the Kentucky Equine Humane Center are partnering in a new project to assist Kentucky’s unwanted horses.

Last week the Kentucky Horse Park became aware that some pregnant Thoroughbred mares were in need of a home. The mares’ owner sent them to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC), a 72-acre facility located in central Kentucky. The KyEHC is a model shelter

The American Horse Publications (AHP) is conducting an Equine Industry Survey to gauge participation trends in the U.S. equine industry. In addition, the survey seeks to gather information regarding the most important issues facing the industry.

C. Jill Stowe, PhD, is providing consulting

A New Hampshire equine rescue got an unexpected makeover earlier this month thanks to a local filmmaker and a more than 100 construction-savvy volunteers.

The volunteers arrived unannounced at the Equine Protection of North America (EPONA) rescue in Epping, N.H., on Oct. 13. They spent nearly two weeks making $30,000 in improvements to the rescue’s facilities.

“They replaced the

West Point Thoroughbreds’ Macho Again will skip the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park, due to a cough he developed following his breeze Oct. 17.

“Talk about bad timing,” said Terry Finley, president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds. “We’re going to have to skip a breeze. This disrupts his training schedule enough that we aren’t going to send him to the Super Bowl of