Public health officials in Texas are alerting anyone who may have come in contact with a certain horse at the Scurry County Rodeo, held in mid-July in Snyder, that they might have been exposed to rabies. More than 250 contestants from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas participated in the rodeo. Continue reading…
West Nile virus (WNV) cases are popping up across the country, with Washington state reporting the highest number of equine cases. As of Aug. 19 Washington animal health authorities had reported 12 equine cases. Other states reporting cases included Montana (4), California (3), Kentucky (2), and Louisiana (2). Mississippi, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia each [...]
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The American Quarter Horse Journal, August 25, 2009 – The 2009 Bayer Select World Championship Show begins August 31 and continues through September 6 at the Amarillo National Center in Amarillo, Texas. Admission to the show is free. The Bayer Select World Show is the world’s largest, single-breed horse show open exclusively to amateur exhibitors [...]
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23 (UPI) — A crackdown on mistreatment of Tennessee Walking Horses is under way with the formation of a new organization to regulate the breed.
The number of citations for violations of regulations tripled this year, The Nashville Tennessean reported. One of the most common is “soring,” deliberately injuring the front feet to [...]
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Do you ever feel like your horse might be watching your every move? He very well might be, according to a new behavior study by British scientists. Their research indicates that horses are highly sensitive to the attention we attribute to them, including our gaze. Continue reading…
Horses evolved to eat a lot of fiber, spending up to 17 hours a day grazing various forage plants. But not all fiber is created equal, especially when it comes to hay. Hay carries a few challenges compared to living forages. One, compared to fresh forage, dry hay lacks the moisture needed to move… Read more
America’s Horse, August 2009 – The mockingbird. The bluebonnet. Now the American Quarter Horse joins these two well-known Texas icons, becoming the official horse of the great state of Texas.
It’s an appropriate declaration, as Texas’ history is closely intertwined with that of the American Quarter Horse, beginning with Steel Dust, one of the forebears of [...]
Join the American Paint Horse Foundation for the “Vaquero Gran Gala,” benefit dinner to be held, Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6:30 to 11 p.m., at Bell Mountain Stables in Castle Rock, Colo.
The event will help raise funds for therapeutic riding and youth development programs, including scholarships.
The Gran Gala will feature a delicious Mexican feast, [...]
Response addresses commission’s recommendations, advertisements
An AVMA report says recommendations by a prominent critic of industrial animal agriculture are unscientific and can actually threaten human health.
The document, available at www.avma.org/PEWresponse, questions the validity of the content and review process for a report published in 2008 by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (www.ncifap.org) on [...]
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America’s Horse, August 17, 2009 – Renowned horseman, world champion and clinician Bob Avila comes to America’s Horse TV for a special five-part series on working cow horse. Be a student from your computer and watch as Bob explains this exciting and challenging event, with the help of some of his friends at the inaugural [...]