International Equine Disease Report, Fourth Quarter 2015
Confirmed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, EHV, influenza, Hendra virus, equine infectious anemia, and more.
Confirmed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, EHV, influenza, Hendra virus, equine infectious anemia, and more.

Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, can be deadly in up to 90% of equine cases. Here’s what you should know.
Oklahoma City police are seeking those responsible for a shooting that injured a rider and a horse.

Of the 1,192 respondents, 358 (30%) said they spend an average of two hours per day riding and caring for horses.

The board advises the BLM and U.S. Forest Service on managing and protecting wild horses and burros on public lands.

The BLM said public input is valuable and will help enable the bureau to develop a well-informed assessment.
Jennifer Purcell, MS, PhD, will serve as the director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition.

Caitlin Halliwell and Allison Burke won the challenge and $1,500 with their idea for custom-fitted riding boots.

Researchers recently investigated factors that impact prices paid for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds sold at undertack sales.

Smith’s research is focused on determining the dietary requirement for the amino acid threonine in growing horses.

Climate change is creating conducive conditions for African horse sickness to spread further than it has in the past.

The fatality rate at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course in 2015 was 1.1 per 1,000 starts.
Seminar topics include imaging the equine neck, reproduction, and soft-tissue injuries in performance horses.

Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, and OBS amended their policies regarding steroids in weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds.
The thresholds and penalties will take effect April 15, the day cobalt testing begins at all Ohio racetracks.

Horses in the 2016 Wood Memorial will be subject to out-of-competition testing, publicized veterinary records, and more.
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