Purdue to Host 2016 Horseman’s Forum on Feb. 6
The event will feature educational sessions, large animal hospital tours, and equine treadmill demonstrations.
The event will feature educational sessions, large animal hospital tours, and equine treadmill demonstrations.
The award recognizes farms for their dedication to environmental sustainability and management.

Attendees discussed potential changes to the jumping, dressage, and eventing formats for future Olympic games.

All horses must be accompanied by documentation of equine influenza and herpesvirus vaccinations within six months.

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event donated $10,000 to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) in support of its work.
Sue Dyson, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS, and Grant Moon, CJF, AWCF, will present on hoof-related topics.
Crundwell was convicted of misappropriating more than $53 million from the city of Dixon, Illinois, in 2012.

Learn which factors have the biggest impact on stalled horses’ welfare and how owners can improve their environments.
Take-homes on racehorse welfare, obseity, euthanasia, horse keeping and training, and more.

From being stationed on battlefields to serving soldiers returning home, horses have a long history with the military.
A prosecutor said evidence is lacking in alleged illegal horse slaughter cases connected to raids at three farms.

Of the 1,338 poll respondents, 682 (51%) said they use cats to control rodents in their barn and feed-storage areas.
The Ocala Initiative is designed to build support for equine health and welfare research in Florida.
The commission hopes a smartphone-based ECG device could help reduce risk of sudden death of racehorses.
The drug, AH-7921, is one of the novel psychoactive substances that continue to emerge onto the designer drug market.

Such equipment appeared most prevalent in sales advertisements for more expensive, higher-level horses, scientists said.
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