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  • Mare Makes Remarkable Recovery

    A young mare who underwent two major operations in her short life is ready for a new home after being in World Horse Welfare's care for three years. Dolly, a 13.2hh piebald mare, arrived at the charity's Penny Farm near Blackpool as a yea

    Flossie Sellers - February 1, 2011 13:50

  • Arabian Horse Foundation Receives Gift

    The Arabian Horse Foundation has announced it received a $50,000 gift from the Barbara Wright Hutton Trust, the largest gift the non-profit entity has ever received since re-launching in 2007. The $50,000 gift was directed to horse rescue and rehoming

    Flossie Sellers - February 2, 2011 09:37

  • Pelleted Catnip Is Effective Fly Repellent

    Catnip, the plant that attracts domestic cats like an irresistible force, has proven 99 percent effective in repelling the blood-sucking flies that attack horses and cows. That's the word from a report published in ACS' biweekly Journal of Agri

    Flossie Sellers - February 2, 2011 09:57

  • Protect Horses from EEE and West Nile Virus

    You can decrease the chance of your animals’ being exposed to the virus by limiting their exposure to mosquitoes. The best way to do this is to reduce mosquito breeding sites. Mosquitoes can breed in any puddle that lasts more than 4 days. The be

    Flossie Sellers - February 3, 2011 10:26

  • Financial Grants to Non-profit Equine Organizations

    The USA Equestrian Trust is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for financial grants to non-profit equine organizations to be funded in 2011. The deadline is May 2 at 5 p.m. (EST).

    Flossie Sellers - February 3, 2011 10:47

  • Twin Reduction in Pregnant Mares

    According tto Peter C. Sheerin, DVM, twins are a common occurrence in thoroughbreds, draft horses and warmbloods. Horses crossed with these breeds also have an increased likelihood of having twins. At one time, twins were the leading cause of non-infec

    Flossie Sellers - February 4, 2011 11:03

  • Antibiotics and Diarrhea

    Antibiotics are commonly used in veterinary medicine to treat a number of infectious diseases. There are many different types of antibiotics, each targeting different pathogens and having different side effects.

    Flossie Sellers - February 4, 2011 11:05

  • Salmonella, Horses, and Biosecurity

    The NYS Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has isolated Salmonella Group C2 from cultures submitted from 4 different horse farms in either New Jersey or Pennsylvania in the last week. They have all shown the same profile, being resistant to most antibiot

    Flossie Sellers - February 8, 2011 14:01

  • Stem Cell Cartilage Repair Benefits Horses

     Tears in cartilage – stiff, connective tissue that acts as a cushion in joints – are common injuries among animals and humans alike, and can lead to limited mobility, pain, and eventually arthritis. The current surgical treatment to repair su

    Flossie Sellers - February 9, 2011 10:19

  • Woman Asks Congress to Stop Roundups

    Palomino Armstrong is taking the story of her rescued colt, Honey Bandit, to Washington, D.C. in hopes lawmakers will end federal roundups of wild horses across the West after they hear the colt's tale. Honey Bandit nearly died last September a

    Flossie Sellers - February 10, 2011 10:55

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