America’s Horse, September 28, 2009 — What’s a TV network without a news broadcast? Twice a month, you’ll find a news segment on America’s Horse TV, AQHA’s free online television network. AQHA News is filled with the latest information from the world of the American Quarter Horse including racing and show updates, and other industry [...]
America’s Horse, September 25, 2009 – Learn the ins and outs of working cow horse in a five-part series with renowned horseman, world champion and clinician Bob Avila on America’s Horse TV. Be a student from your computer and watch as Bob explains this exciting and challenging event, with the help of some of his [...]
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America’s Horse, September 18, 2009 — At a gathering of an elite group of Western artists, a couple of the younger members of the crowd began talking about using each others’ horses as subjects for some new pieces they were creating for the upcoming America’s Horse in Art: The Horse That Settled the West Art [...]
Increased production of ethanol and other demands placed on traditional crops will force horse owners to look at feeding in a whole new light. We often tend to view the equine industry as a separate entity–one that stands apart from the overall economic infrastructure. After all, it is far different… Read more
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Some pet owners are seeking temporary assistance to keep their companions through the economic downturn, and veterinary practices can refer them to a patchwork of programs that help with big veterinary bills or routine animal care.
The recession has increased demand and diminished resources for these programs, some of which operate through veterinary associations and colleges, [...]
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The AVMA has updated its backgrounder on canine influenza in light of the continuing spread of the disease and the release of the first vaccine.
According to the backgrounder, canine influenza emerged in racing Greyhounds between 2004 and 2005. The disease has become endemic in Florida, Colorado, and the New York City region. The disease also [...]
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Physical therapy for animals increasingly seen as viable treatment option
Over the past 10 years, pet rehabilitation has emerged from a boutique service to what is fast becoming a mainstream treatment option within veterinary medicine.
With animal rehabilitation services becoming increasingly commonplace, more and more clients are recognizing that physical therapy is not just for people but [...]
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Schaumburg, IL
— It’s tragic that a disease as preventable as rabies continues to do so much damage around the world.
Perhaps the oldest recognized infectious disease, and quite possibly the first known disease transmissible from animals to people, rabies in humans can be eliminated but still kills more than 55,000 people each year worldwide.
That’s why veterinarians [...]
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Do older horses build immunity over the years, or lose it? Do they build a resistance to worms as time passes, or to deworming agents? With more equines than ever living long into their golden years, these are questions an increasing number of horse owners are having to face. Due to a lack of hard [...]
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Rabies is a life-threatening neurologic disease that has the potential to spread from horses to humans. Once horses show clinical signs of rabies, death can occur within days. The best protection you can offer your horse is prevention.
Join TheHorse.com and Amanda House, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, to learn how to protect your horse and yourself from rabies [...]
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