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Readers Respond: That Ticks Me Off!

Megan Arszman May 19, 2008

More than 1,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you have problems with ticks on your horse(s)?”

Equine Law Conference: Review of Pending Horse Bills

Ryan Conley May 2, 2008

American Horse Council president James J. Hickey Jr. briefed attorneys May 1 on legislative actions in Congress during the 23rd National Conference on Equine Law, but he also handicapped the immediate passage chances of a couple of them as

Equine Law Conference: Estate Planning for Horsemen

Ryan Conley May 1, 2008

An attorney specializing in estate planning says now is a good time for horsemen and others to establish tax-friendly programs that pass along assets to descendants–but warned that time was of the essence in organizing such efforts.

Natural Fly Management

MaryAnna Clemons May 1, 2008

Control flies around your barn with tiny wasps that reduce fly populations, but don’t sting horses or humans

Controlling the flies around you and your horses is very important, not just because of the irritating bites, but

Eradicating Pasture Erosion

Katherine Walcott May 1, 2008

Fixing pre-existing pasture erosion will probably entail a visit by a county extension agent or a pasture management consultant. Options would be to reduce the number of horses, lime and fertilize, or, in cases of major deterioration, to start over.

Equine Summit Tackles Competitive Horse Health Care

Edited Press Release April 29, 2008

The Well-being of the Competitive Horse was one of three major industry issues addressed during the Kentucky International Equine Summit.

Today’s summit agenda was comprised of panel discussions entitled:

The function

Racetrack Turf Expertise Brought to Hong Kong Cross Country Course

Edited Press Release April 28, 2008

The Olympic cross-country course at Beas River in Hong Kong has met all parameters for quality of the turf, the shock-absorbency of the footing, and its drainage ability. The turf has been declared ready for the cross-country portion of the eventin

Canadian Groups to Hold Biosecurity and Risk Management of Horse Farms Seminar

Press Release April 19, 2008

Learn how to protect your horse by managing health and reducing risks on your farm. Equine Guelph and the Ontario Veterinary College’s (OVC) teaching hospital are co-sponsoring a seminar on Tuesday, April 22, covering biosecurity and risk

EHV: Murray State Barns Remain Quarantined, No Clinical Signs Reported

Edited Press Release April 15, 2008

As of April 14, a horse that had shown clinical signs consistent with equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis while stabled at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., remains in guarded condition at a referral hospital in Lexington. Samples

Equine Herpesvirus Outbreak: WCVM Resumes Clinical Services

Edited Press Release April 14, 2008

Based on the results of diagnostic tests, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan has resumed all regular clinical services for equine patients at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The decision,

MRLS: Tent Caterpillars Hatch in Central Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment April 11, 2008

Experts have reported that Eastern tent caterpillars are developing normally this spring and have just completed the egg hatch stage. Controlling the caterpillars is vital to area horse farms, as University of Kentucky research has strongly linked

Welfare and Safety Summit Racehorse Injury Numbers Revised

Edited Press Release April 10, 2008

The catastrophic injury rates presented by Mary Scollay, DVM, at the March 17 Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit have been revised after a thorough review.

Fire Ants and Horses

Equine Disease Quarterly April 8, 2008

Fire ants deliver a simultaneous bite and sting that are very painful and give them their infamous name. The threat of fire ants to healthy, ambulatory adult animals is fairly minimal. However, fire ants can be a significant threat to recumbent

International Equine Disease Report Fourth Quarter 2007

Equine Disease Quarterly April 6, 2008

The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks:

A clinically severe outbreak of atypical myoglobinuria/myopathy (AM) was diagnosed among eight non-Thoroughbred horse

Aqueduct Cancels Races to Protect Surface

The Blood-Horse Staff April 5, 2008

Due to heavy overnight rains continuing into April 4, the New York Racing Association canceled live racing at Aqueduct yesterday in an effort to preserve the racing surface for today’s Wood Memorial program.

Aqueduct remained open

Readers Respond: Racehorse Awareness

Erin Ryder April 4, 2008

More than 1,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you think is the most pressing issue facing the welfare and safety of racehorses?”