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While the attention of most equine enthusiasts was turned to Hong Kong for the equestrian events of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, preparations were well under way for the next major international equine competition: the 2010 Alltech FEI
With test results confirming that all remaining horses at a Redlands Veterinary Clinic are free from Hendra virus, Biosecurity officials in the Australian state of Queensland have lifted the stringent quarantine that was imposed seven weeks ago.
One of the two equine hospital staff workers hospitalized with Hendra virus in Australia has died. Veterinarian Ben Cunneen, BVSc, died Wednesday. He had contracted Hendra virus from a horse hospitalized at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic on the
Equine piroplasmosis was eradicated officially from Florida (and, thereby, the United States) in 1988. So it came as a shock to many people in the equine industry to hear that a horse in Florida was confirmed positive for the disease last week.
From a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Animal Industry release:
Testing performed on samples from horses on the index premises in Manatee County, Fla., have indicated that four additional horses
Members of the foreign press were invited to tour the Olympic stables. Access was limited and we didn’t get to see all of the stable blocks (we were assured they’re all identical), but we got a glimpse of life inside the famously
Like a sieve. That’s how riders are describing the footing and underlying drainage system at the main competition arena at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Sha Tin Racecourse. To handle the massive rains that inundate this part of the world on a
The Purebred Arabian Trust has begun construction of an 8,000 square foot addition to the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse. This addition will house the Arabian Horse Galleries. It will be the first major addition to the
An Australian veterinary practice that has been locked down due to several cases of Hendra virus will receive financial assistance through the Australian Veterinary Association following a meeting between Minister for Primary Industries and
The University of Kentucky’s pasture evaluation program will host a seminar called “Horse Pastures in the Fall: a Perfect Time to Renovate” in conjunction with the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) at the center’s facility in Nicholasville, Ky.
Last February, the seizure of 45 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses from a South Carolina family made national headlines. As court proceedings against defendants Hazelene, James, and Terry Trexler about to move forward, the effort
Large piles of material dot Santa Anita’s backside parking lot, as work continues on the overhaul of the track’s synthetic surface. Repairs to the drainage system are expected to be finished soon, with the next step being the placement of the
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Has there been any research on the safety of using “BTi mosquito dunks” in horse water troughs and buckets?
A cross-section of the racing industry addressed the New York Task Force on Retired Race Horses on the subject of synthetic surfaces at a one-day forum held July 29 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Co. pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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Draper Equine Therapy has been given the nod of confidence by a member of the five-part Canadian Eventing Team headed for the Olympics this August.
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