Disaster Preparation

Fair Grounds Race Course Sustains Hurricane Damage

Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States with damaging winds, rains, and flood waters, caused damage to Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, La. Fair Grounds and its affiliated off-track betting facilities and

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In Wait for Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina made landfall again this morning (Aug. 29) as a Category 4 storm, striking the Louisiana coastline days after damaging parts of south Florida, particularly Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Florida and Louisiana equine

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Katrina’s Damage Minor at Florida Tracks

For the fourth time in less than a year, a hurricane has disrupted Calder Race Course’s racing schedule and track president Ken Dunn says he has seen enough.


“Making plans for a storm is an expertise I wish I didn’t have,” Dunn said afte

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Identity Mix-Up Regarding Dubai Excellence

 By Ric Chapman with additional reporting

Authorities are conducting DNA testing to determine the identity of a horse shipped to stand in Australia after preliminary tests proved it is not Dubai Excellence. Th

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Horse Smart Card in the Works in Colorado

The horse industry in Colorado is instituting an Equine Smart Card identification program that will meet National Animal Identification System (NAIS) standards. The NAIS is being developed by the USDA and state agencies, and it is intended to

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Microchip Proposed as Required Form of Equine ID

“The advancement of animal ID is currently one of the NIAA’s greatest missions,” began Amelita Facchiano, consultant for GlobalVetLink and chair of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture (NIAA) Equine ID Subcommittee at the NIAA annual

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Horse Smart Card in the Works

The horse industry in Colorado is instituting an Equine Smart Card identification program that will meet National Animal Identification System (NAIS) standards. NAIS is a national program being developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and

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U.S. Horse Passport Program Gaining Popularity

The list of states accepting equine passports is growing longer as Florida is implementing its own passport program in order to fulfill state and federal initiatives as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Greg Christy, DVM,

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A New Orleans Vet’s Perspective

“It’s just so amazing to me that in one day, it can all be lost and suddenly you live in a dangerous place,” said Allison Barca, DVM, who has served many of the horses in and around New Orleans for years. Most of Barca’s clients were affected by

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