 |
|
WEST NILE VIRUS PRESENTATION AVAILABLE ON THEHORSE.COM 
A free web-based seminar ("Webinar") on West Nile virus hosted by The Horse on Oct. 2 is now archived and available via article #10480 on TheHorse.com. Nearly 1,400 people registered for the presentation, which included streamed video, audio, and a slide presentation featuring Debra C. Sellon DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor of Equine Medicine at Washington State University, and live question-answering by Maureen Long, DVM, PhD, Dipl. AVCIM, an assistant professor of large animal medicine at the UNiversity of Florida.
Continue reading...
|
|
|
FLORIDA EQUINE VETERINARIANS PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AT THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 
More than 170 equine practitioners from Florida met Sept. 27-29 at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, the Bahamas, for the third annual Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP) Promoting Excellence Symposium.
Veterinarians who attended presentations at the event came away with 18 credit hours of continuing education and new knowledge of current topics in equine reproduction and lameness. Many of the presenters encouraged dialogue during case study sessions, with speakers questioning attendees on what steps they would take to diagnose and manage horses.
Continue reading... |
|
FREE PREVENILE WNV VACCINE POSTER GIVEAWAY
First 2,000 registrants at PreveNile.com to receive free poster
Be one of the first 2,000 people to visit www.PreveNile.com and sign up for a FREE full-color 18"x24" poster featuring the PreveNile horse. It's perfect for home, office, or stable.
Preserve this beautiful and distinctive artwork as a reminder of a product just as unique. PreveNile is the only label approved "one-dose" West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine available. One dose protection makes PreveNile the perfect choice for foals, horses with unknown vaccination history, and as a booster for horses previously vaccinated with other West Nile vaccines.
Act now while supplies last! Visit PreveNile.com today - this free poster is available to the first 2,000 registrants only.
Ask your veterinarian today about PreveNile - the superior, single-dose solution for WNV.
www.PreveNile.com
PreveNile is a trademark of Intervet Inc. or an affiliate.
© 2007 Intervet Inc. All rights reserved.
| |
|
|
AAEP HEALTHY HORSES WORKSHOP COMING TO FLORIDA The AAEP's Healthy Horses Workshop, an event designed for nonveterinarians interested in equine health care and featuring leading veterinary experts delivering the latest news and advances in horse health, will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, in Kissimmee, Fla.
Continue reading... |
|
|
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS FIND MINIATURE HORSE COOPED UP IN DOG KENNEL When U.S. customs officials were checking on a large dog kennel inside an airplane that landed at the world's largest airport, they were surprised to find a hunched-over Miniature Horse looking up at them.
Continue reading... |
|
|
INDUSTRY NEWS
TheHorse.com is your source for all the news covering the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games, and so much more.
|
|
|
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN HORSE STARVATION DEATHS A former Columbia Falls, Mont., woman has pleaded guilty to one count of felony aggravated cruelty to animals for the starvation deaths of six horses.
Continue reading... |
|
|
MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Voltare is a 7-year-old Paso Fino gelding standing at 14 hands. He has been worked under saddle and needs a knowledgeable, confident rider and handler. Please e-mail or visit the Horse Protection Agency of Florida Web site for more information about Voltare and other horses available at the Micanopy, Fla., facility.
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.
|
|
|
JOCKEY SUSPENDED FIVE YEARS FOR POSSESSING HORSE STIMULATOR Jockey Roman Chapa recently began serving a five-year suspension issued by the New Mexico Racing Commission after he was found to be in possession of an electrical device. Chapa had appealed the ruling to district court, which on Sept. 11 upheld the commission, according to the organization's manager, Rosemary Leeder.
Continue reading... |
|
|
U.K. MAN GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE, FINE FOR SERIAL HORSE ABUSE A U.K. man found guilty in July 2007 of causing unnecessary suffering to an injured stallion was told to pay further costs of £750 ($1,532) when he appealed against the conviction at Norwich Crown Court on Sept. 28.
Continue reading... |
|
THE HORSE - HORSE HEALTH NEWS IN YOUR MAILBOX
Subscribe or renew your subscription online to The Horse magazine and save up to 70% off the newsstand price! This all-breed, all-discipline publication provides breaking health news and practical information in an easy-to-use format, and it is monitored by a panel of experts from the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
Get the latest in-depth, veterinarian-approved horse health care information delivered to your door and an all-access pass to over 10,500 archived articles on TheHorse.com.
Subscribe today! Your horse will thank you for it! | |
Please do not reply to this message. The HORSEHEALTHNEWS-L
e-mail box is not monitored, and any e-mails received at
that address will not be read. |
|
Compiled by Megan Arszman
Copyright © 2007 Blood-Horse
Publications. All Rights Reserved.
PO Box 919003, Lexington, KY 40591-9003
Subscribe |
Unsubscribe |
Change e-mail address for e-newsletter delivery |
Contact Us
|
