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Florida Veterinary Students Gain Valuable Experience

Lisa Hinder, president of the Student Chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (SCAAEP), and approximately 20 other University of Florida veterinary students who belong to SCAAEP have had a regimen of activities that would mak

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A Source of a Different Color

With this month’s issue of The Horse, subscribers receive a supplement valued at $25 as part of their subscription. The Horse Source is the equine industry’s most comprehensive directory of products, suppliers, and organizations.

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AHSA Authorizes New Jersey Court Action

The American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) and the United States Equestrian Team (USET) have been in an ongoing struggle over the national governance of equestrian sport (

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Demand For Veterinary Surgical Specialists On The Rise

There was a time not too long ago when the family doctor would manage all aspects of their patients’ medical needs, including surgery. Eventually, increased understanding of injury and disease combined with advanced surgical techniques gave rise

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Equine Research Grants Awarded

Three veterinarians will share grant money totaling $18,818 to pursue research projects benefiting equine medicine. The grants are awarded annually to resident and graduate student veterinarians, and were approved by the American Association of

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Humane Society Urges Flood Preparation For Animal Owners

As different areas of the country prepare for spring floods, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) urges pet owners and farmers to be prepared.

Many people mistakenly leave their companion animals behind when they evacuate”P>As different areas of the country prepare for spring floods, The Humane Soci

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New Immigration Act

Horse farm employees across the country can take advantage of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE Act). The LIFE Act allows illegal residents of the United States to file a labor certificate application, which among other things

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New Slate of Research Projects to Be Launched

A dozen new equine research projects will be launched soon as a result of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s latest allocation of funds. The Foundation’s board of directors met in Florida on Feb. 26 and approved 11 new projects. The

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AHSA Releases Submission to USOC

The American Horse Shows Association, Inc. (AHSA) today (March 2) publicly released its submission to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Membership and Credentials Committee.

In commenting on its summary presentation to the

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AHSA Approves Budget Supplement

A special meeting of the American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) Executive Committee was held late on Feb. 22. Its members voted to approve a supplement to the 2001 budget of approximately $3.5 million, immediately responding to any threat to

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Quality Control

Life Data Labs, the producer of Farrier’s Formula and other equine nutrition products, recently became one of the first equine nutrition manufacturers to receive International Organization for Standard-ization (ISO) 9001 certification for animal

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FEI Holds Annual Veterinary Meetings

The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) had its annual combined meetings of the Medication Control Panel (MCP) Testing Veterinarians, the Medication Sub-Committee, and the Veterinary Committee in Helsinki, Finland, Feb. 3-6. Orion Animal

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Middleburg Research Ride

The first annual Middleburg Research Ride will be held in Middleburg, Virginia on April 1, 2001. This 50-mile Endurance competition (the first research of this kind in the exercising horse) is being held by Virginia Tech at its Middleburg

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Conference Combines Disease And Nutrition

Recent developments in equine disease and nutrition will mesh to become the focus of the eleventh annual Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers April 30-May 1, 2001 in Lexington, Ky. Sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. (KER), the

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TRF Kentucky Farm Welcomes First Foal

The first Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) foal was born on January 17 at the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Ky.Logan’s Blush (1987), by Great Prospector, out of Full Blush, foaled a strong, healthy colt by

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AHSA Presents Proposal For A National Governing Body

A Proposal for a Single, Unified Structure for Equestrian Sport was made by the American Horse Shows Association members on the AHSA/USET (United States Equestrian Team) Strategic Planning Initiative Drafting Task Force to the AHSA Board Of

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