| Brazilian Cart Horse Care a Focus for MSU Researcher |
7/04/09 |
When Camie Heleski, PhD, MS, traveled to Brazil to attend a conference in 2000, she noticed that the horses used to pull carts transporting people throughout the country's villages appeared frail and their hair looked brittle and dull. The animals also displayed lesions on their bodies where dry sweat would build up under their leather harnesses.
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| More Slaughtered Horses Discovered in Florida |
7/04/09 |
The investigation into a series of horse killings in Florida widened on June 19 when a rancher discovered two slaughtered horses partially buried in a dirt mound on his Miami-Dade County property.
The discovery is the latest in an ongoing Miami-Dade Police investigation into a series of incidents involving horses slaughtered by poachers.
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| U.K. Horse Industry Group Opposing Proposed Levy on Horses |
7/04/09 |
The British Horse Industry Confederation (BHIC) has reported that it opposes a £10.50 levy on horse owners proposed by the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
BHIC Chair Professor Tim Morris (Equine Science and Welfare Director at the British Horseracing Authority), Mark Weston (British Horse Society Director of Access, Safety and Welfare), and Jan Rogers (British Equestrian Federation--BEF--Head of Equine Development) worked together to produce a response from the horse industry.
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| USDA Amends Regulations Establishing Standards for Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities |
7/04/09 |
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations pertaining to the importation of horses to establish standards for the approval of permanent, privately owned quarantine facilities for horses. APHIS is taking this action because regional and seasonal demand for quarantine services for horses often exceeds the space available at existing facilities.
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| Rachel Alexandra Auction to Benefit Charity |
7/04/09 |
Kendall-Jackson Winery announced July 2 a five-month-long charity auction that will take place on its Web site (kj.com/" target=_blank>www.kj.com) and will feature items, donated by winery owner and co-founder Jess Jackson, that are related to Rachel Alexandra's racing season. A new item and new auction will be introduced every month through November.
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| Drug Problem Exaggerated: Horsemen, Chemist Say |
7/03/09 |
The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) said July 1 it plans to be more involved as the racing industry considers medication and drug-testing policies, which horsemen believe could be detrimental and counterproductive.
The issues, some of which have been vocalized in the past, were discussed during the National HBPA Medication Committee meeting as part of the organization’s summer convention in Shepherdstown, W.
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| Kentucky International Equine Summit Dates Set |
7/03/09 |
The second Kentucky International Equine Summit (KIES), sponsored by the Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville in cooperation with the University of Kentucky’s Equine Initiative, will be held April 26 and 27, 2010, in Lexington, Kentucky.
The inaugural Summit held in April of 2008 featured more than 90 speakers and panelists from around the world discussing industry economics, horse welfare, and genetics and breeding.
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| Equine Sinus Infection Treatment Balloons at WCVM |
7/03/09 |
A few years ago, a magazine article describing a minimally-invasive treatment for people with chronic sinusitis caught the eye and imagination of Chris Bell, DVM. What if such a treatment could be adapted for use in horses?
Last summer, the chance to test that theory came up for Bell when second-year veterinary student Dane Tatarniuk began working on a project to define the bony anatomy of the horse's sinus.
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| Boston Police Horses Relocated After Budget Cuts |
7/02/09 |
The horses of the Boston Police Department Mounted Unit disappeared from Boston's streets as of June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The 12 horses fell victim to budgetary cutbacks needed to bridge a $20 million shortfall and avoid layoffs of uniformed officers.
Of the unit's 12 horses, four will be maintained by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department (PCSD), three have been returned to prior owners, and five will be leased to the New York City Mounted Unit.
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| Poll: Mosquito Control Measures |
7/02/09 |
About 980 readers of thehorse.com/">TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "What mosquito control measures do you utilize?"
thehorse.com/images/content/poll_mosquito-net.jpg">Results were as follows:
Insect repellants 78.
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| Oregon Horse Shooting Case Concludes |
7/02/09 |
Russell Willeford, the Oregon man convicted of shooting and abandoning a 6-year-old Arabian gelding in the Deschutes National Forest, will serve 90 days in the Deschutes County Jail and pay more than $9,000 in restitution in connection with the incident. He will also serve five years probation, and is barred from possessing firearms or domestic animals during that time.
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| Horse Incentive Fund Bill Signed by Texas Governor |
7/02/09 |
All American Quarter Horses, American Paint Horses, and Appaloosas conceived by mares and stallions living in Texas during 2009 are eligible to be nominated to the new Texas Equine Incentive Fund. House Bill 1881, which was signed by Gov.
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| Free Thoroughbred Identification Service Expanded |
7/02/09 |
The Jockey Club has enhanced its free Tattoo Identification Services by adding access its markings database to the tattoo research module.
The free tattoo identification service was unveiled in April to help owners identify tattooed but unknown Thoroughbreds in their possession. For legible tattoos, owners could use a free tattoo lookup feature available from The Jockey Club's website, and for illegible tattoos or partial tattoos, customer service representatives from the Registry were made available to provide free research of a Thoroughbred's identity using the information contained in The Jockey Club's database, including color, markings, and photographs.
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| Horse Farms Damaged in Ice Storm Will Not Receive USDA Aid |
7/01/09 |
Dozens of Central Kentucky horse farms that thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=13543">suffered significant damage from a January ice storm will not receive any relief from the USDA due to the wording in the agency's handbook.
Five months after horse industry officials lobbied for funds from the USDA's Emergency Conservation Program to help cover farm property damage, the USDA delivered its negative news.
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| Horse Manure Management the Subject of Michigan State Program |
7/01/09 |
Horse owners who keep their animals in suburban settings might find challenges in handling manure to avoid issues with odor or flies that can strain neighborly relationships. To help them learn strategies for managing and composting manure, a Michigan State University (MSU) Extension program is scheduled for two western Michigan locations in August.
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| Washington Horse Rescue to Host AVMA Convention Volunteers |
7/01/09 |
An area horse rescue will benefit when the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2009 conference comes to Seattle later this month. Hope For Horses, a Woodinville, Wash., based equine humane society, will host nearly 100 volunteers attending conference.
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| Broodmare's Laminitis Battle Aided by Volunteer Vet |
7/01/09 |
"She is just a nice, plain mare; nothing special."
That is the way Don Blowe describes 16-year-old Halo Silver, a bay mare he purchased in 2001 to add to his small band of broodmares at Ascot Thoroughbreds, a farm he and his wife, Beth, own in Canada.
Blowe never guessed that a few years later, Halo Silver, who quickly proved she was a valuable producer, would be fighting for her life.
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| Horses React to Human Heart Rates, Study Finds |
7/01/09 |
An increase in a human's heart rate affects the heart rate of the horse they are leading or riding, researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences recently reported.
Linda Keeling, PhD, and colleagues tested horses and riders to see if humans inadvertently communicate fear and anxiety to horses.
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