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NEW ORLEANS CARRIAGE COMPANY REBUILDS The horses and mules rescued last September from the flooded stables of Charbonnet Mid-City Carriages helped usher in Valentine's Day in Baton Rouge and Mardi Gras in New Orleans to the delight of many residents in Katrina- and Rita-stricken Louisiana. Business is much slower for the company than it was before Hurricane Katrina, and the stables aren't what they used to be, but a series of little successes have kept the Mid-City family hopeful.
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JUDGE DISMISSES SUIT, HORSE SLAUGHTER FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLAN IMPLEMENTED On March 14, a federal judge ruled in favor of the USDA to allow fee-for-service inspections to horsemeat processing plants despite efforts of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other animal rights groups to prevent the inspections and thus close the plants.
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KAUFMAN RESIDENTS SLAM THE DOOR ON HORSEMEAT On March 3, the Kaufman, Texas, zoning board unanimously voted to close Dallas Crown Inc., one of three horsemeat processing plants in the United States. The board ordered the Kaufman-based plant to close its doors by Sept. 30, citing public health and safety concerns as reasons for their decision.
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MISSOURI STABLE LEVELED SECOND TIME BY TORNADO Nearly three years after a tornado destroyed the barn at Stokely Farms near Battlefield, Mo., another tornado decimated the farm's replacement barn on Sunday night (March 12). One horse was killed during the storm, and several were injured. Owners David and Christine Stokely and their family are safe, and their home was spared.
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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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TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION CANCELS MARCH 23 MEETING The Texas Animal Health Commission canceled its March 23 meeting. The commissioners were to consider proposed regulations that would require registration of sites where livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, and exotic fowl are held, managed, or handled, and rules that would require a premises registration fee.
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KENTUCKY UPDATES RESTRICTIONS ON MARYLAND HORSES
Officials from Kentucky's Office of the State Veterinarian announced March 9 that they have removed restrictions on horses originating from Chevation II, a barn at Fair Hills Training Center in Maryland that had logged cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). All horses in that barn have tested negative for EHV-1 using nested polymerase chain reaction assays on both whole blood buffy coat and nasal swabs. MORE...
NYRA to Accept Maryland Shippers March 18
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VETERINARY STUDENTS RECEIVE AAEP FOUNDATION/ALSIC SCHOLARSHIPS Eight veterinary students were recently selected to receive $2,500 scholarships from the American Live Stock Insurance Company and the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation. The scholarships are presented annually to fourth-year veterinary students who plan to pursue a career in equine veterinary practice.
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GET THE HORSE FIRST!
The Horse's Electronic Edition format is available for the same low price as the print edition, and it arrives even faster! This exact copy of The Horse magazine is downloaded directly to your computer. It is ideal for customers who currently experience mail delivery delays, and for customers living outside the United States. Click here to get a FREE sample issue.
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ANIMAL HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Nearly a century ago, farmers had a medicine chest of products to "cure" their animals, with names such as Lee's Gizzard Capsules, Liquid Hog Medicine, and Kow-Kure. The gizzard capsules, made with nicotine, were advertised to get rid of worms in turkeys. Liquid Hog Medicine, which contained lye, was for treating diarrhea in pigs. And Kow-Kure, whose exact ingredients remain a mystery, purported to prevent miscarriages in cows.
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FUNDING BILL POSSIBLE FOR CALIFORNIA SURFACES PLAN California Senator Dean Florez is developing legislation to address the issue of funding for the state's major Thoroughbred racetracks to install Polytrack-like surfaces in order to reduce injuries to horses and riders.
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MICROCHIPS, EQUINE GENOMICS ON HORSE COUNCIL AGENDA The American Horse Council 2006 National Issues Forum will feature an all-day meeting of the Equine Species Working Group as well as a discussion on equine genomics, funding for which could be included in the next farm bill authored by Congress.
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AAEP ASK THE VET: BREEDING OLDER MARES
Q. I have a 12-year-old Quarter Horse barrel mare I would like to breed. She has never had a foal, and we have not been able to get her to settle after breeding her with cooled semen for three cycles. What could be causing fertility problems in an otherwise healthy mare?
A. Click here for the answer.
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: DORSAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE SOFT PALATE
You have heard the term referred to by your veterinarian, but you're not exactly sure what it means. Dorsal displacement of the soft palate is a condition in which the soft palate, located on the floor of the airway near the larynx, moves up into the airway. A minor displacement causes a gurgling sound during exercise while in more serious cases the palate can block the airway. This is sometimes known as "choking down" or "swallowing the tongue" but the tongue does not actually block the airway. The base of the tongue is connected to the larynx, of which the epiglottis is a part. When the epiglottis is retracted, the soft palate can move up into the airway (dorsal displacement). This condition can sometimes be managed with equipment such a figure eight noseband or a tongue-tie. In more extreme cases, surgery might be required, most commonly a "myectomy" (excision of the muscles that retract the larynx).
Click here to read more about this and other terms in the glossary of racing terms.
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POLL: HARD KEEPERS
The Horse wants to know--Do you have trouble keeping weight on your horse?
Vote here.
Results of Last Week's Poll
What type of water source do you have in your pasture for horses?
- Water trough: 67.73% (573)
- Automatic waterer: 19.86% (168)
- Natural source (pond, creek, etc.): 17.14% (145)
- Buckets: 15.96% (135)
- Other: 1.77% (15)
Total votes: 846
Click here to view poll answers and comments!
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LOOKING FOR HORSE WATERING SYSTEMS?
Looking for horse watering systems? Visit The Horse Source and use the pulldown menu at the top of the page to scroll to the Watering Systems category.
Buy a copy of The Horse Source now at Exclusively Equine for the sale price of $14.95!
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BOOK EXCERPT: RUSHING A MARE
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from Understanding Your Horse's Behavior by Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB. This book is available at www.ExclusivelyEquine.com.
I'm a veterinarian asking this question on behalf of clients who are standing a stallion at stud. The stallion isn't new to breeding or to this farm; he's in his third or fourth breeding season. He normally breeds eagerly, without hesitation. Recently, he's been doing something unusual just with one particular mare. He seems interested in this mare, but rushes right up and mounts her before he's ready (gets an erection). They pull him off, and he does the same thing again. If they take him to another mare, he proceeds as usual--teases, gets an erection, and waits for the handler to signal him to mount. They asked me what might be causing his rushing of this one mare and what they should do about it.
Click here for the answer.
Buy Understanding Your Horse's Behavior this week ON SALE for only $10.95!
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Mona Lisa is a 4-year-old bay Quarter Horse/Arabian mare. She is a very quick learner and easy to handle. She has started training under saddle. For more on Mona Lisa or others at the True Innocents Equine Rescue in Riverside, Calif., visit www.tierrescue.org/Residents.htm or e-mail info@TIERRescue.org.
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
March 17-19--Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training in Richmond, Ky.
March 18-19-- CT Horse Symposium in Storrs, Conn.
March 31--Mare and Foal Care and Behavior in Kennett Square, Pa.
March 31-April 2--Equine Experience in Poso Robles, Calif.
For more horse events, click here. To submit a horse health event visit www.TheHorse.com/Events.
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