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Build it and they will come. And that’s exactly what happened when the gates at Horse Expo Pomona in California opened in early February, and people poured into the Fairplex grounds for this first-time-ever event.
Researchers at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences along with collaborators from the College of Agriculture and life Sciences and the Texas AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Center have successfully managed the sequencing the first Quarter Horse genome.
Nouvelle Veterinary, Inc, the makers of Cur-OST® anti-inflammatory supplements for horses has just released the findings of a preliminary study evaluating oxidative stress in a small population of Thoroughbred race horses.
The FDA has recently approved the use of a new formulation of pergolide for the treatment of Equine Cushing’s disease.Prascend® is the only FDA-approved product for the treatment of this condition. Veterinarians and horse owners are excited to have a product available that has consistent manufacturing and quality control with reliable strength and stability.
The Equine Canada Medication Control Committee announced this week that the anti-inflammatory drug Vedaprofen will no longer be a permitted medication in Equine Canada sanctioned competitions beginning June 1, 2012.
The number of horses suffering from abuse or neglect has risen dramatically in the past year, according to the charity World Horse Welfare. One of the factors causing this is that people are struggling in the current economic climate and the price of feed is rising, says the charity.
Downunder Horsemanship announces its partnership with Make-A-Wish North Texas in an effort to help grant wishes for children fighting life-threatening medical conditions.
"Horse Cent$ - The Savvy Horseowner’s Guide To 101 Ways To Lower The Cost of Horse Ownership" has just been released by Laurie Cerny.
According to a North Carolina Humane Society, animal cruelty investigators had to euthanize a horse found starving to death in Polk county last week. The horse was among six equines impounded after a utility worker noticed one of the animals appeared to be sick and dying.
Wildlife managers, along with The Humane Society of the United States, applaud official registration of the first contraceptive vaccine for horses. The HSUS had sponsored the move by the Environmental Protection Agency after more than two decades of trial and study.
