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CONTINUING GULF COAST HURRICANE COVERAGE
Katrina and Rita are long gone, but Gulf Coast residents and animals will be recovering from the storms for a long time. The Horse continues to report on the status of horses in the aftermath; now available online is a downloadable PDF preview of our November issue cover story on the hurricanes, as well as a slide show of additional hurricane aftermath images.
More information:
Cover Story: Enduring Chaos (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Hurricane aftermath image slideshow
Continuing coverage of hurricane recovery
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WISCONSIN HORSE DIES IN HAYRIDE INCIDENT According to the Watertown Daily Times, a horse died in an accident at Ebert's Greenhouse Village in Ixonia, Wisc., on Sunday afternoon as a fall festival hayride was about to begin.
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MICROCHIP INTEREST INCREASES AFTER HURRICANES At least two microchip manufacturers said they experienced recent increased interest in their products, presumably as a result of the animal identification problems following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Both companies said they worked with national disaster relief organizations after the hurricanes to provide scanners and identification methods.
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DON'T BE A NEEDLESS VICTIM. BE PREPARED WITH EQUIMAX:
More than 50% of horses sampled in the U.S. have been infected with tapeworms*, which can cause life-threatening incidents of colic that are not detected until it is too late. Don't take chances. Use Equimax. It's the only combination dewormer approved by the FDA to safely and effectively treat foals (four weeks and older), pregnant and lactating mares, and breeding stallions, all in a single dose. No wonder Equimax has become the global standard of care.
For more information, click here.
* C.R. Reinemeyer, A.W. Farley, S.A. Kania, B.W. Rohrbach, R.H. Dressler,
48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Denver, CO, July 2003. | |
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EQUINE INFLUENZA VIRUS TRANSMITTED TO CANINES Researchers recently identified a highly contagious canine influenza virus strain that is thought to be an adaptation of an equine flu strain, which was transferred from horses to dogs in 2004. It is unclear at this time whether the strain can re-infect horses.
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MORE LOUISIANA HURRICANE HORSES IDENTIFIED A tattoo or a microchip and some good record keeping can go a long way in reuniting horses with their owners. So says Bonnie Clark, president of the Louisiana Equine Council, who has been heading up the horse hurricane relief effort at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center equine staging facility in Gonzales, La. since Sept. 1.
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SUIT FILED OVER DEATH OF THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSES A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the owners of millionaire sprinter Saratoga County, stakes winner Egg Head, and two other horses against a pharmacy that allegedly supplied a compounded drug treatment that led to the deaths of three of the horses and severe injury to the fourth.
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RESEARCHERS EXAMINE RACEHORSES' DNA Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield and Cambridge University in England plan to extract DNA from the bones of three of history's greatest Thoroughbred racehorses--Eclipse, Hermit, and St. Simon. By examining the genetic makeup of these horses, researchers expect to gain insight into what makes racehorses legendary. Details of the proposed study were presented at the British Association Festival of Science held at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, in September.
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51ST AAEP ANNUAL CONVENTION OFFERS PREMIER EDUCATION FOR PRACTITIONERS, HORSE OWNERS Equine veterinarians from across the globe will gather in Seattle, Wash., for the American Association of Equine Practitioners' 51st Annual Convention Dec. 3-7. More than 3,300 practitioners, veterinary students, and technicians attend the convention each year, making it the largest equine veterinary meeting in the world.
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FIFTH ANNUAL STALLION SERVICE AUCTION TO BENEFIT EQUINE HEALTH STUDIES PROGRAM The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine kicked off its fifth annual Stallion Service Auction on Oct. 14. The event is a multiple-breed, Internet-based benefit auction for the LSU Equine Health Studies Program to expand and renovate the Equine Clinic, including the Equine Isolation Unit. The auction will run through Dec. 16.
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AAEP HORSEMAN'S DAY 2005 DISCOUNT
Horseman's Day 2005 is Sunday, Dec. 4, in Seattle, Wash. Horse owners may now register online for this event and receive a $5 discount off the price of registration if they use the promotional pass code of EDUP51 in the registration form.
Pre-registration cut-off is Nov. 4.
Click here to register today!
The program this year includes:
- Healthy Teeth Make a Happy Horse
- The Pre-Purchase Exam: A Practical Understanding of Today's Technology and Its Limitations
- Wound Management and Bandaging
- Laminitis: Facts, Myths, and Common Sense
- The Plight of the Unwanted Horse--Scope of the Problem and Potential Solutions
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AAEP ASK THE VET: DROPPED HIP/HUNTER'S BUMP
Q. My horse has an "uneven" hip that has been called a "hunter's bump" or a "dropped hip" by various people. Can you please tell me what these are, and how they are different?
A. Click here for the answer.
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POLL: BROKEN LEGS
The Horse wants to know--Have you ever had a horse that broke its leg?
Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
Do you use solar energy to power any part of your barn, fencing, or home?
- No, but I would consider it: 49.30% (177)
- Yes, fencing: 40.67% (146)
- No, I'm not interested: 7.24% (26)
- Yes, home: 5.85% (21)
- Yes, barn: 5.01% (18)
Total votes: 359
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: MANAGING THE HORSE IN OLD AGE
Age is somewhat relative in the horse, with some horses being considered "old" by the time they are eight-years-old and others going strong at 25. These differences can sometimes be attributed to breed, genetics, health care, and the type of work they have done during previous years. After a horse matures, it is sometimes said that one year of a horse's life equals three years of a human's. So, a 20-year-old horse is comparable to a 60-year-old human. To read more click here.
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LOOKING FOR SUPPLEMENTS?
Looking for supplements? Visit The Horse Source and use the pulldown menu at the top of the page to scroll to the Supplements category.
Buy a copy of The Horse Source at Exclusively Equine!
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BOOK EXCERPT: HOOF SUPPLEMENTS
Editor's Note: This excerpt is from Understanding Equine Preventive Medicine by Bradford G. Bentz, VMD. This book is available from www.ExclusivelyEquine.com.
A number of nutritional factors are promoted as hoof growth aids. Such products may include gelatin, numerous vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other dietary supplements. However, if a horse's nutritional requirements are being met with good-quality forage, grain, or pellets, none of these supplements have shown significant effect on hoof growth. To read more, click here.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Trilby is a 19-year-old, chestnut Thoroughbred mare. She is well-mannered, has been schooled in dressage, over low jumps, on trails, and is even broke to drive. For more information on Trilby or other retired racehorses at the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in Laura, Ohio, visit www.horseadoption.com/tbavailable.asp or e-mail dot@horseadoption.com.
Are you a registered not-for-profit organization with an adoptable horse? Send a photo, description of the horse, and your web site URL here to have your horse listed.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 20-23--Veterinary Thermal Imaging Seminar in Columbus, Ohio.
Nov. 3-10--United States Animal Health Association meeting in Hershey, Pa.
Nov. 7--Techniques for Handling & Utilizing Cooled Equine Spermatozoa in Fort Collins, Colo.
Dec. 3-7--AAEP Annual Convention in Seattle, Wash.
Dec. 4--AAEP Horseman's Day 2005 in Seattle, Wash.
For more horse events, click here. To submit a horse health event visit www.TheHorse.com/Events.
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