Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Since the passage of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act in 1971, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been charged with managing wild horse populations on public lands. The management policy must often obtain a
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rob Biggers, a horse trainer in Columbus, Miss., have agreed to a consent decision and order regarding violations of the Horse Protection Act.
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Kimberly S. Herbert, Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, was elected president of the Kentucky Horse Council on Feb. 17. She served as vice president for the past year, as well as headed the Communications and Public
Eleanor Green, DVM, professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Large Animal Sciences, and a member of The Horse‘s Editorial Advisory Board, has been selected as a distinguished
Bureau of Land Management Director Pat Shea recently announced the selection of nine people to serve on the newly re-established Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which will advise the Departments of the Interior and
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the nation’s largest veterinary organization, released a statement in support of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) assessment of the management of mares utilized in the
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has been assured by the British Government that phenylbutazone can continue to be used. France has followed BEVA’s lead and has agreed that sport horses can be classified as
Debbie Miller, director of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, announced new guideline for penalties covering Class IV and V drug violations. Class IV and V drugs are therapeutic medications, not performance enhancing drugs. Under
The New Mexico Racing Commission has suspended trainer Joe Meyers for five years after he was accused of stuffing a sponge into a horse’s nostrils. In action that effectively extends the penalty to a lifetime ban, the
Farnam Companies Inc. and Zimecterin (ivermectin) Advanced Technology Dewormer recently donated a life-sized plastic horse, retail value of $1,200, to Santa Barbara Equine Assistance and Evacuation, Equine Evac, a volunteer emergency equine
The American Quarter Horse Association was the recipient of the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s 1997 Equine Welfare Award which was presented December 9 at the AAEP’s annual convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
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The American Youth Horse Council has produced The Horse Industry Handbook, a publication combining information from 100 equine experts. The book was part of the award package for winners of the Graduate Student Awards competition at the Equine
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A multitude of compelling reasons exists for utilizing joint injections or aspirations (i.e., the removal of fluid). Certainly one of the most rewarding is the capability of the veterinarian to make better and more accurate diagnoses of lameness prob
In the past, much of the transportation of horses dealt with smaller trailers and how travel affected athletic performance or breeding. This is the first research dedicated to the quest for answers in how best to transport horses to slaughter.
Change is taking place in the world of equine veterinary medicine as more and more horse owners and practitioners look to alternative or complementary forms of treatment or prevention for a wide variety of maladies. It wasn’t
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