Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Bob Gould
Six stables in Delaware are under official quarantine after a horse that displayed neurologic signs was confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
The affected horse was euthanatized Jan. 17. While polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on nasal swab samples confirmed the horse to be positive for EHV-1, additional tests to determine whether it’s the neurogenic strain [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Bob Gould
FORT WORTH, Texas—American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) member Christine Gordon was recently named Youth of the Year by the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA).
The 14-year-old Evergreen, Colo., resident, active AjPHA member and avid Paint Horse reining competitor received the honor for her outstanding participation in the NRHyA Varsity Reining program. According to NRHyA, [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by Bob Gould
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—At the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo’s Chisholm Challenge, held Jan. 8–9 in Fort Worth, Texas, Paint Horse BR Miss Macho topped a field of 98 horses to earn the prestigious Carrot Award, which is presented to one horse that distinguishes itself through its actions. The Chisholm Challenge is a horse show [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by Bob Gould
by: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
After years of studying equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a serious neurological disease in horses, scientists have mapped the first steps in the migratory path of Sarcocystis neurona–the chief parasitic cause of EPM.
“Before now, it was unclear how the parasite gained entry to the horse’s central nervous system to cause disease,” explained [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Bob Gould
The American Quarter Horse Journal, January 18, 2008 – History was made in Denver as Sixes Pick and Chance D. O’Neal won the open world title and Peppy Chex Your Gun and Terri Cooper won the amateur world title at the inaugural AQHA Fort Dodge Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships. The event took place at [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Bob Gould
Norman, OK – XL Enterprises, owned by Pat and Robin Hofmann, are pleased to announce 4-Star Trailers will be awarding two Deluxe 2-Horse Slant Load Trophy Trailers as year-end awards in the 2008 XL Barrel Futurity Tour. According to Robin Hofmann, the XL Barrel Futurity Tour organizer, one trailer will be awarded to the [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Bob Gould
If you’re like most folks you are taking your time installing Microsoft’s latest round of security patches. However, you may want to get your rear end in gear.Specifically apply MS08-001, which was released on Jan. 8. That patch fixed a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) processing vulnerability that was critical for XP and Vista.
The vulnerability [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2008 by Bob Gould
Lexington, KY — Blood-Horse Publications announces two promotions within its editorial department effective immediately. Evan Hammonds has been named executive editor and Patty Ranft has been named managing editor. Hammonds has been managing editor of The Blood-Horse since 1998, while Ranft has held the title of editorial production manager since 1994. The promotions were announced [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2008 by Bob Gould
The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, January 16, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association today announced the 2007 AQHA Racing Champions during a ceremony at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City. Hosted by American Quarter Horse authority Tom Dawson, a packed house listened as the 13 horse categories, four horsemen categories, three divisional champions [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2008 by Bob Gould
FORT WORTH, TEXAS— Now, it’s easier than ever for show personnel to stay organized with the help of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA), which recently debuted a new interactive Web site, which can be accessed from apha.com/showmanagers. The new Web site is tailored to the needs of breed event managers and secretaries, and makes [...]
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