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  • Horse Abuse to Continue in Europe

    Horse charity, World Horse Welfare, is dismayed that the European Commission is not proposing any changes to the legislation which governs the long-distance transportation of horses to their slaughter in Europe. A long awaited report from the European Co

    Flossie Sellers - November 15, 2011 12:35

  • Horse Business Tip: The Secret Power of November Numbers

    In her Horse Business Profit Tip: The Secret Power of November Numbers, Elisabeth McMillan reminds us that, 'It's that time of year again, the middle of  the final quarter. ' 

    Flossie Sellers - November 7, 2011 15:37

  • Horse Owners How-to-Conserve-Energy

    USRider urges horse owners to take a multi-faceted approach to conserve energy and to lower their overall fuel costs while traveling with their horses.

    Flossie Sellers - May 11, 2011 14:38

  • Horse Sale Caps Year of Education

    Since last August, three dozen students in the Colorado State University Equine Sciences Program have been training young quarter horses – guiding the horses from the earliest stages of human contact to performing calmly under saddle. This learning e

    Flossie Sellers - April 18, 2011 14:47

  • Insure Health and Prevent Loss

    In addition to being a treasured companion, a show horse is a significant investment for most people and it’s important to think about protecting that investment. Veterinary expenses for illnesses and injuries can be significant, especially colic surger

    Flossie Sellers - August 22, 2011 13:52

  • Levy on Horse Feed and Worrners

    The 2007 outbreak of equine influenza cost hundreds of millions of dollars to contain and eradicate, with federal authorities saying afterwards they could not guarantee any similar future response unless the industry signed up to the Emergency Animal D

    Flossie Sellers - March 4, 2011 10:58

  • Maryland Horses Exported to China

    According to a press release from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the first horses from Maryland have been exported to China. Two of the horses were bred and foaled in Maryland, with a third purchased in Maryland.

    Flossie Sellers - April 21, 2011 13:45

  • Merck Animal Health Expands Facility

    Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer campus in the Netherlands.

    Flossie Sellers - July 20, 2011 10:06

  • Merck Announces New Name for Animal Division

    Merck’s (NYSE: MRK) animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective today it will begin using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will be known as MSD Animal Health outside the United State

    Flossie Sellers - June 29, 2011 10:06

  • Merial Helps Set Stage for Success

    Competitive riders will use nearly any and all tools available to calm those pesky horse show nerves.  Like most seasoned athletes, they are prepared, excited and passionate about competing, but their nerves can and do, sometimes, get the best of them.

    Flossie Sellers - August 10, 2011 18:07

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