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  • Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM Joins EquiMed

    Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM Joins EquiMed EquiMed, LLC announces the addition of Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM, as a professional blogger for the company's website. Christy combines her insights as a large animal veterinarian with her exceptional w

    Flossie Sellers - April 27, 2011 08:46

  • OQHA Now Requires Negative Test for Piroplasmosis

    The Ohio Quarter Horse Association now requires certification of a negative blood test for equine piroplasmosis for all horses entering the Ohio Expo Center for the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The test must have been completed within one year

    Flossie Sellers - April 28, 2011 18:04

  • Penn State Equine Research Team-A First

    Twenty-three members of Penn State's Equine Research Team attended an undergraduate research symposium at Virginia Tech's Middleburg Agricultural Research Extension Center (MARE) earlier in April, joining with Virginia Tech students in sharing

    Flossie Sellers - April 28, 2011 18:21

  • Equine Spring Tips from Omega Fields

    Kristina Hiney, Ph.D., Omega Fields® Equine Nutrition Advisor, has prepared a series of Seasonal Tips which can be of great help to the horse owner transitioning their horses from one season to another.

    Flossie Sellers - April 28, 2011 19:54

  • Horses in Deplorable Conditions

    Sedgwick County officials are investigating a case of animal cruelty. It started Wednesday morning when the Sheriff’s Office was notified by Sedgwick County Animal Control saying several animals were living in deplorable conditions.

    Flossie Sellers - April 29, 2011 09:13

  • Neglected Horses Seized in Maryland

    Believed to be the largest case of horse abuse in Maryland history, more than 130 horses are found in terrible health on a farm in Queen Anne’s County. 133 horses were seized from the Canterbury Farm on the Eastern Shore dying of starvation and n

    Flossie Sellers - May 2, 2011 08:52

  • California Horse Racing Board Considers Rule Changes

    California Horse Racing Board has launched a 45-day public comment period on a controversial rule change that would void a claim when a claimed horse suffers a fatality during the running of a race or before returning to be unsaddled.

    Flossie Sellers - May 2, 2011 14:57

  • BLM Launches New Fertitlity Control Study

    A five-year trial is under way in Oklahoma to test a new formulation of the long-term horse contraceptive, PZP. The study is being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Geological Survey at the bureau's short-term holdin

    Flossie Sellers - May 2, 2011 15:36

  • Steeplechase Racing Under Scrutiny

    A horse died on the opening day of the Grand Annual Steeplechase carnival at Warrnambool, casting an even darker shadow over the future of jumps racing across the Tasman.

    Flossie Sellers - May 3, 2011 07:57

  • Fly Sheets Repel Insects

    Research at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institutes, in Bönnigheim, carried out under the direction of Dr Timo Hammer in conjunction with HKM Sports Equipment GmbH, in Neuenhaus has resulted in development of a light f

    Flossie Sellers - May 4, 2011 11:15

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