State Veterinarian Boyd Parr, DVM, suspended some South Carolina interstate animal transport requirements to accommodate equine evacuations ahead of Hurricane Florence’s arrival.
While horse owners in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia brace for Hurricane Florence’s arrival, just how—or if—the storm will affect the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, getting underway in North Carolina, remains uncertain.
Community disaster planning begins at home and in neighborhoods, and with understanding your farm.
Critical conditions such as colic, injuries, and dehydration can strike when you’re at a competition with your horse. Here’s how to handle them.
The universal microchip look-up tool would provide a single source where the public and various organizations and emergency response teams could find a horse’s identity or the registry with which the animal’s microchip number is associated.
Dr. Rebecca Gimenez explains why using box fans in horse barns is dangerous.
Dr. Rebecca Gimenez of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue explains how to select and learn to use a fire extinguisher for your horse barn.
Do you have a plan in place to evacuate your horses in case of fire or another emergency? Dr. Rebecca Gimenez of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue and Alayne Blickle of Horses for Clean Water tell you how to get started.
The summit, which was organized and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club, featured discussions on topics ranging from disaster preparedness, jockey injuries, and equine injuries to racing integrity, Thoroughbreds as sport horses, and racing surfaces.
The Kentucky Horse Council will host a large animal emergency rescue training Aug. 10-12 at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington.
A new law requiring horses to be microchipped was introduced June 25 with the goal of preventing abuse and improving welfare.
Wildfires and barn fires present a real threat to horse and human safety. Learn how to make your property fire-free during this Q&A.
Wildfires are terrifying natural phenomena, but horse owners can take steps to protect their horses, facilities, and themselves in advance.
Kīlauea began erupting on May 3, sending molten lava into residential communities and forcing more than 1,500 people and a still-undetermined number of horses to evacuate.
Can you answer “yes” to the question, “Have we done due diligence with developing a functional all-hazards disaster plan to protect us and the animals that make up such a significant part of our lives?”
Learn how emergency responders helped the 88,000 horses, donkeys, and mules residing in the 41 Texas counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
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