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New Zealand Tests Imports for Equine Flu

Tom LaMarra April 4, 2008

New Zealand biosecurity officials are retesting samples taken from horses imported directly from the United States to the Karaka quarantine facility due to conflicting test results that indicate the presence of equine influenza, the

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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?”


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Clearing Sand From the Gut

Christy M. West April 3, 2008

Sand colic due to an accumulation of sand in the intestines accounts for up to 30% of all colics, often causing weight loss and chronic diarrhea. Psyllium has often been recommended as a laxative for clearing sand out of the intestines, although

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Australia Equine Flu Inquiry Wraps Up

The Associated Press April 3, 2008

Leaders of an inquiry into Australia’s billion-dollar equine influenza outbreak finished taking evidence Thursday after five months and testimony from 200 witnesses.

Former High Court judge Ian Callinan, who will issue his report by April 25,

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False Giveaway Ads a Cover for Saddle Theft

The Associated Press April 2, 2008

It wasn’t a hoax or revenge that cost a Southern Oregon man many of his belongings when people responded to a Craigslist posting and nearly emptied his rural home, officers say: It was a pair of thieves covering their tracks.

Jackson County

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EPM Prevention

Nancy S. Loving, DVM April 1, 2008

How can you keep your horses safe from EPM?

The best way to keep your horses healthy is prevent them from getting sick. Sounds absurdly simple, right? In theory, this works. But in the real world of trying to protect horse

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Fencing on the Rocks

Heather Smith Thomas April 1, 2008

Over, around, or through, when your fencing runs into rock, there is a variety of choices to solve the problem

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Laminitis and Controlling Spring Pasture Access

University of Illinois College of Agriculture March 31, 2008

Equine veterinarians have known for years that some horses can handle the spring grass, while others will become ill and develop laminitis, a painful disease process in which the hoof wall separates from its attachments in the foot.

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Buying a Horse: Tips for First-Time Owners

Agricultural Communications, Texas A&M University System March 28, 2008

It might be just one horsepower, but before riding off into the sunset on that new horse you’ve just purchased, make sure you know what you are getting.

Michael Martin, DVM, equine field service clinician at Texas A&M University’s

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Arkansas Horse Owners Face Floods

Pat Raia March 27, 2008

Despite rising river waters and extensive flooding throughout Northeast and Central Arkansas, Kay Jordan has not received a single call from horse owners with stranded animals.

“I would have heard from local humane societies if there was a

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Racehorse Welfare and Safety Summit Concludes

Edited Press Release March 18, 2008

Participants from the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry who attended the second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, Ky., on March 17 and 18 drafted action plans in seven areas to improve conditions in a multitude of

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Jockey Club Now Selling Microchips

Edited Press Release March 13, 2008

The Jockey Club is now offering microchips for sale to interested owners and breeders for use in Thoroughbreds residing within the United States, the organization announced March 12.

Microchips are not currently a requirement for Thoroughbred

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West Virginia Track Barn Quarantined

The Blood-Horse Staff March 12, 2008

A barn at Charles Town Races & Slots was placed under quarantine March 10 after a local veterinarian reported he was treating a 4-year-old filly for neurological signs of an unknown origin.

Live racing and training at the West Virginia

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