Horses Weather Hurricane Rain in Illinois, Indiana

The remnants of Hurricane Ike joined a slow-moving front across the Chicagoland area and northwest Indiana, dumping record rainfall Sept. 12 through 14. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has named seven Illinois counties disaster areas. However, it appears

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Ike’s Storm Surge Less Than Predicted

Forecasters warned of “certain death,” a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris.

What Hurricane Ike actually brought was a storm

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Texans Endure Sleepless Night As Ike Roars Ashore

A colossal Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.


Before the eye even

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Ike Approaches, Nearly 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate

Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and threatened to send a wall of water crashing toward Houston.

Nearly

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Ike’s Waves Begin Buffeting Texas

A massive Hurricane Ike sent white waves crashing over a seawall as it steamed toward Texas Friday, threatening to devastate coastal towns and batter America’s fourth-largest city.

Ike’s eye was forecast to strike somewhere near Galveston

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Hurricane Resources for Texas Horse Owners


The Texas Veterinary Medical Association has compiled a list of Hurricane Ike preparation resources for animal owners on its Web site.

These resources include links to government and weather information, evacuation maps, the

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Find Equine Evacuation Sites in Texas

The Texas Animal Health Commission is advising those evacuating for Hurricane Ike to call 2-1-1 for the latest information on available facilities open for emergency animal sheltering for livestock and pets.

“The 2-1-1 operators assist

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Disposal Directions for Eqvalan Dewormer Revised

The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has alerted veterinarians of revised directions for the disposal of Eqvalan (ivermectin) Liquid for Horses. The CVM has received a small number of reports of precipitate forming in opened or leaky

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Ike Could Reach Category 4; Houston-Galveston on Path

Forecasters expect Hurricane Ike to make landfall this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, creating the potential for heavy punishment for Houston even if it’s not hit directly.

Some forecasts say Ike could strengthen to a

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Texas Horses Move Inland as Hurricane Ike Approaches

Many Texas horse owners are moving with their horses out of harm’s way as Hurricane Ike approaches the coast.

As of 1 p.m., CDT, Ike was a Category 2 hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center noted in a public bulletin that it was

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Canadian Researchers Focus on Racehorse Safety

Since the loss of Barbaro and Eight Belles, NBC’s Roundtable on the horseracing industry at the 2008 Preakness Stakes, and the congressional hearing in June 2008, researchers are highlighting their efforts to improve racehorse safety and Canadian

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Results of Poll on Wrapping Up the Summer Riding Season

Nearly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “When do you start winding down from your summer riding levels?”


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Kentucky Horse Rescue Network Session Planned

A networking session for Kentucky equine rescue groups is scheduled for Sept. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Lexington. This is the second such meeting facilitated by the Kentucky Horse Council in an effort to support the needs of horse rescue groups

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