America’s Horse, June 29, 2009 – The American Quarter Horse Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on national land conservation projects.
The Forest Service is a federal agency dedicated to the management of National Forest System lands for a variety of uses and activities, [...]
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— A groundbreaking study to be published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) shows that furosemide does more than enhance performance in Thoroughbred racehorses; it also has beneficial effects on the health and welfare of those horses.
Most countries ban the race-day use of furosemide because it improves performance in racehorses. Only [...]
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Horses might serve as good management tools for pastures moderately polluted by trace elements, according to Spanish researchers. And provided the animals receive adequate, systematic monitoring through biological sampling, they can be kept on this land without adverse health consequences. Scientists… Read more
Horse owners often search for a magic feedstuff that will enable horses to go farther, run faster, be healthier, and move sounder. Often, a variety of oral supplements are added to the diet, with unknown results. Some feed additives can cause more harm than good, or, at the very least, put a large hole… Read more
Since racetrack environments contain residues of multiple drugs that can be detected by standard testing procedures, environmental drug contamination as an explanation for positive drug tests in racehorses needs to be considered like it currently is in human athletes, said researcher Steven A. Barker, BS, MS, PhD, Everett D. Besch Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine [...]
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In an effort to bring together women owners, jockeys, trainers, and track staff, the Women’s Horse Industry Association has been formed. Created by sports marketing and association management executive Catherine Masters, the association is designed to help women network with one another.Continue reading…
An investigation to determine who fatally shot three horses in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., earlier this month is under way. The dead horses were discovered on June 12 when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee arrived to feed them, said Lorraine Keith, spokesperson for the BLM’s Wyoming office. Continue reading…
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Two riders setting off on a journey around the world are also looking to compile the world’s first complete equine genetic library through the unprecedented application of “crowd-sourcing.” Every horse owner is encouraged to participate by sending in samples and photos. Representative samples already are cataloged from nearly 100 horse breeds. Continue reading…
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As you know, vesicular stomatitis infection has been confirmed in Starr County, Texas and in De Baca County, New Mexico. A number of states have enhanced entry requirements
or restrictions to prevent the introduction of the disease. (The vesicular stomatitis requirements or restrictions are an ADDITION to entry requirements and do not replace
other documentation or testing [...]
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Good afternoon:
We have received notification from Dr. David Fly, New Mexico state veterinarian, that vesicular stomatitis has been laboratory-confirmed in a horse in De Baca County, New Mexico.
The premises has been under quarantine since June 18, 2009. No other horses are exhibiting signs of the disease. At this time there are no other investigations.
(As you [...]
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