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SOUTHEASTERN DROUGHT AFFECTING FEED PRICES, HORSE SALES Some horse owners are looking toward a dire winter as hay prices soar, and rescue workers worry about animal neglect and abandonment in the coming months.
Both groups blame the drought, which wiped out hay crops across the South and affected pasture land that horses would normally graze through November.
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$1 MILLION DONATED TO UPENN LAMINITIS RESEARCH FUND
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has announced a gift of $1 million from philanthropists Marianne and John K. Castle to support its laminitis research. Continue reading...
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FREE FOAL CARE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Intervet Foal CareSM Program record-keeping system offers horse owners easy and convenient way to track foal health
Ever wished you had one convenient place to store all the critical health records for your foals? Keeping track of vaccinations and deworming is easier than ever thanks to the Intervet Foal Care Program recordkeeping system.
By visiting www.FoalCare.com, you can create an account and save information online or download and print the free forms, including a foal immunization record and schedule, deworming record and schedule, and growth and farrier record.
Horse owners also can use the free, online health care calendar to track breeding, vaccination and deworming timelines. Just enter the breeding date - or desired foaling date - and the health care scheduling calendar will do the rest. Create an account and store all the scheduling information for free.
Remember, there is no better resource than your veterinarian for managing your foal's health.
Visit www.FoalCare.com today to learn more and start your own personalized recordkeeping system.
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Intervet Foal Care Program is a service mark of Intervet Inc. or an affiliate.
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SOME ILLINOIS TRAILER ACCIDENT SURVIVORS MOVED TO NEW HOMES Eight of the horses that survived last month's semitrailer rollover accident in Wadsworth, Ill., have been placed in new homes, and four more are scheduled to be adopted within days, according to Donna Ewing, president of the of the Barrington, Ill.-based Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society, the organization coordinating the horses' adoptions.
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SHERIFF SAYS 'MUTILATED' PONY DIED NATURALLY A palomino pony found dead with suspicious wounds on its head died of natural causes, according to a statement from the Todd County Sheriff's Office, the St. Cloud Times reported.
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THIS WEEK ON THE RYDER REPORT
Video The Ryder Report is a weekly video broadcast presented by News Editor Erin Ryder, reviewing the top headlines in equine health, care, management, and welfare news.
This week's stories include the inquiry into the equine influenza outbreak in Australia and a preview of some of the progress made by equine genetic researchers.
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FROM THE HORSE MAGAZINE: TRAILER LOADING, PART 2
We last talked about how to aggravate the horse to load into a trailer. Remember, this isn't beating the horse or getting angry. It's like the horsefly being able to make a 1,000-pound horse move. You merely make it more comfortable to be inside the trailer than outside. All you want to do is take away the horse's options he's used in the past for not getting on the trailer. You also want him to understand the trailer isn't a jail or trap, and you must respect that some horses are genuinely afraid.
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MICHIGAN OKS COMPOSTING HORSE CARCASSES Michigan recently enacted new rules that make it easier for farmers to compost animal carcasses. A growing number of states allow farmers to compost the carcasses of horses, poultry, and livestock. The agriculture industry says it's a safe and economical way to dispose of dead animals, though some environmentalists question whether it could lead to groundwater and surface water contamination.
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EXCERPT FROM RIDING FOR LIFE: EQUESTRIAN LONGEVITY
If you ask any equestrian who has been fortunate enough to grow up and grow old in the company of horses, she'll tell you what you may already know: Horses can enrich a woman's existence at every stage of her life. Having shared my entire life with horses, I have no doubt they've made me a better, stronger person than I might have been otherwise. When I was a girl, horses gave me a reason to dream and a passion to pursue. Continue reading...
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RESCUED HORSE GOES FROM FEARFUL TO FIRST PLACE The pony cowered in the corner whenever Colin Mensch walked into her stall.
Beneath her fuzzy winter coat, the filly, called Color of Faith, was about 50 to 100 pounds underweight, the teenager remembered. Her hooves were long and cracked, the result of neglect by her previous owner. She couldn't stand properly, and the strain could damage her tendons.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Halo is a 20-year-old dark brown Arabian mare. She is sound and current on all of her shots, teeth, and farrier work; she doesn't need shoes unless you were to do some serious trail riding. Halo is well suited for trail riding and as a kid's horse.
Please e-mail or visit the People Helping Horses Web site for more information about Halo and other horses available at the Arlington, Wash., 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.
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INTERNATIONAL WELFARE TEAM HELPING ANIMALS AFFECTED BY MEXICO FLOODING A coalition of international animal welfare organizations, including Humane Society International, are responding to the needs of animals in the wake of massive floods that left approximately 80% of Tabasco, Mexico, underwater.
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