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Horse Health
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Horses Starving in Ireland
A horse sanctuary in Northern Ireland has warned that equine welfare has reached a crisis point, with thousands of strays being left to fend for themselves. The Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary in Antrim is at the forefront of dealing with the pro
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New Regs for Contagious Equine Metritis
Regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a serious venereal disease, have an additional certification requirement for imported horses 731 days of age or less with added new testing p
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Horse-soring Indictments
The Humane Society of the United States has applauded US authorities including the Agriculture Office of Inspector General, The Justice Department, and the US Attorney's Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, for obtaining a horse-soring abuse indictment
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Strangles Identified in Two Arabians
Two horses from the same stable who attended New Zealand's National Arabian Championships held earlier this month have tested positive for the infectious disease strangles.
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Equine Health Apps for IPhone
With horses being accident prone and horse riders/handlers not always having computer or medical help readily available when an emergency occurs, new IPhone applications may be just what the veterinarian ordered.
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Zenyatta No Longer Pregnant
According to Zenyatta.com maintained by Jerry and Ann Moss, owners of the horse, and racing manager, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs, Horse of the Year Zenyatta is no longer in foal. On March 10 she was reported to be in foal to Bernardini, but the websi
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MRI Technology Benefits Horses
Veterinarians at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University now have the ability to look for lameness, brain damage, and other conditions within horses by using the first equine-capable high-strength magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Herpesvirus Type 1 Case Confirmed
In response to a confirmed case of equine herpesvirus type 1 infection, Cornell University has voluntarily quarantined its equine hospital. This highly contagious virus is widely present in the horse population.
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Equine Herpesvirus Update
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Marketsâ animal health officials and veterinarians from the Equine Hospital at Cornell University are investigating two confirmed cases of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in New York State.
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Time for West Nile and Encephalitis Vaccinations
Nationally, Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Services are urging all horse owners to check with their veterinarians regarding West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis vaccination recommendations for their animals. State officials are co