A study from Texas A&M University (TAMU) on roping horses determined, “Horses used for heading were most commonly affected by lameness in the right forelimb. Horses used for heeling had more bilateral hind limb lameness than horses used
The horse industry in the United States contributes $39 billion in direct economic impact and generates about $102 billion in total spending, according to a detailed economic impact study released June 28.
The Economic Impact of the
The release of what is being called the most comprehensive study ever done on the horse industry in the United States will be released June 28 in Washington, D.C.
The study, called “The Economic Impact of the Horse Industry in the United
The Bureau of Land Management announced June 17 that it has restored public access to its national web site (www.blm.gov), which the agency had taken down for several weeks while it resolved issues
The 23rd annual American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum shattered attendance records with a total of 3,251 attendees in Baltimore, Md., June 1 ? 4.
Baltimore’s attendance surpassed the previous record of 3,07
Jerry and Ann Moss’ homebred Giacomo, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) will be sidelined for the remainder of the year with a bone chip in his left front ankle, suffered in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). Trainer John Shirreffs said the
Victoria’s emergency response plan to a horse disease outbreak was put through its paces June 7 when Racing Minister, John Pandazopoulos, launched Exercise Pegasus.
Pandazopoulos said over the past three years the State
Congress has passed and sent to the President the Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations bill. The President is expected to sign it immediately. The bill includes legislation sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and supported
The 2004 2-year-old filly champion, Sweet Catomine, whose fifth-place finish as the favorite in the April 9 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) was followed by a controversy over her physical condition, has been retired.
“After the Santa Anita
There is a growing awareness in the equine community of unwanted, neglected, and mistreated horses. At the 2004 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) meeting, an entire session was devoted to a discussion of the “Unwanted Horse.”
Twelve Belgian/Quarter Horse cross yearlings will be sold on May 1, 2005, at the sixth annual auction of its kind to benefit the Rutgers Cook College Young Horse Teaching and Research Program in New Brunswick, N.J.
The annual selection and
Gain an understanding of how the horse is constructed and what this means in the realm of form to function.
The percentage of horses that suffer from food allergies remains unclear.
The Equine Club at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting its first annual Stallion Service Sale fundraiser/ 2005 stallion services may be purchased for half the stallion’s regular stud fee! Bidding for the
Epitome, who staged a stirring stretch drive to win the 1987 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) by a nose, has died at age 19. The mare died Nov. 12 after suffering a ruptured artery. She was boarded at John and Benny Williams’ Elmwood Farm
Once you have committed to a pack trip, the preparation begins, even though it might be a year away. First of all, you must decide where you are going and obtain all possible information about the area.
A letter or phone call to the
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