The annual Farm Safety Symposium will go “back to basics” in its 2007 edition Mar. 9 in Elizabethtown, Ky.
The symposium will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Pritchard Community Center. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The symposium will run in
Veterinarians, trainers, horse breeders, and owners will have a chance to get the latest equine nutrition information at the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference on March 28-29 at the Holiday Inn Select in Timonium, Md. The conference is hosted by
FBI agents arrested and charged a man with the May 27 hit and run of a horse carriage in Marietta, Ga., the Asheville Citizen-Times reported.
A number of exhibitors using the GPA brand of helmets while competing in USEF licensed events may be unaware that they are not wearing an ASTM/SEI certified model as required by USEF rules. Helmets purchased in Europe, from online stores in
A couple whose horse was stolen from their farm while they slept later found the white Arabian.
David and Amy Flach said someone scattered horse feed on the ground during the night of Dec. 9-10 and lured the horse away from their 20-acre
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA) at its Conference and Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in November. EFMHA, which was
Norco, a California town known as “Horsetown USA,” is under pressure to come up with a manure management plan to reduce the environmental impact of the town’s estimated 14,000 horses, reports the
A miniature horse owner in Hailey, Idaho says one of his animals was killed and two others were injured in a dog attack. Tom Riney says that for the second time in two years, loose dogs attacked two of his miniature horses and a burro on
Once the decision has been made to use some form of restraint, the device should be applied quickly, properly, and with purpose.
After four long years of waiting, an anxious equestrian world watched the clock roll down to the moment everyone had their eyes turned to– the Opening Ceremonies of the 2006 Aachen FEI World Equestrian Games. And while gray skies and wet and
In an effort to help improve safety of horses and those who travel with horses, USRider has been working with nationally known large-animal rescue experts Tomas Gimenez, DVM, and his wife, Rebecca Gimenez, PhD.
For the past three years,
Western Stockmen’s of Caldwell, Idaho, a business unit of J.R. Simplot Company, is recalling all Pride Mature Horse feed with the lot number 7701-050306. The lot might contain monensin sodium (Rumensin), a drug compound approved for use in some
This year’s running of the Belmont Stakes did not seem to have the same sizzle. Like every racing fan, I am still reeling from Barbaro’s injury, and amazed by the surgery and remarkable progress he has made since then.
As with all
When handling a horse, you are better prepared for his actions and reactions if you can interpret his body language, to know whether he is at ease with what you are doing, nervous, afraid, annoyed, or resentful.
Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, yesterday (June 5) announced it has issued a warning to its customers about a counterfeit version of one of its animal health products that may
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The Independent Veterinary Group (IVG), LLC, has been formed by Doug Byars, DVM, Dipl. AVECC, ACVIM, and others in response to the needs of the many solo practitioners in and around Kentucky who operate
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