Researchers hope to help equestrians polish skills on a simulator to ensure good equine welfare when they ride a horse.
As part of a three-year commitment, Boehringer Ingelheim has become FEI Equine Health Partner and FEI Campus Partner.
At least four horses have died due to the lack of resources since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
The effort to outfit mares with GPS collars effort began last winter but was suspended due to poor weather conditions.
The events will take place June 10-13 at the Capital Hilton, in the heart of Washington, D.C.
The decaying remains of three horses ostensibly butchered for meat were found in Hialeah Gardens.
Half the owners didn’t understand equine thermoregulation, including horses’ bodily response to clipping and blanketing.
Officials say the new regulations are strengthening the integrity of the state’s horse racing industry.
The 9-year-old Atlantic County mare had not been vaccinated against EEE for two years and is undergoing treatment.
Of the 854 respondents, 681 (80%) said their horses are currently vaccinated against rabies.
Three horses tested positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator.
Seventy-two percent of vets polled disagreed that “corporatization is inevitable and will benefit vets and clients.”
Mares released back to the HMA will be retreated with a fertility-control vaccine to reduce population growth.
Dr. Michael Erskine has served as director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center since 2013.
The BLM is gathering horses from Wyoming’s Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas.
Drs. Eric Davis and Becky McConnico offer advice for sending donations to areas after a natural disaster.
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