Governor Brown has signed AB 1388 that changes the requirement for a negative Coggin's test for horses coming into the state from six months to one year.
Our goal with this new system is to achieve a broader screening of the horse's coordination, and through that, to be able to discover diseases and problems earlier.
The first reported equine case of West Nile Virus has been diagnosed in Colorado as of August 14, 2013 in a 3 month old colt.
Researchers from Duchy College in the UK set out to find out what differences existed between a rider's perceived rein tension and their actual rein tension when riding a horse.
Domestication has not removed the basic social, physiological and psychological needs of the horse, and some management and living conditions fail to meet these needs for horses.
The researchers sought to find out if these tight nosebands were doing physical harm or otherwise compromising equine welfare.
In addition to the free vaccination, Racing Queensland has also released a fact sheet for the subsidized Hendra virus vaccination program for all registered thoroughbred and standardbred horses.
It is not uncommon for some horses in a pasture to be more effected than others by slaframine found on clover, since horses vary in their preference for clover and sensitivity to the toxin.
Veterinarians in Australia are rallying around the call for vaccinations for all horses against the life-threatening Hendra virus.
According to government reports, 53 cases of Eastern equine encephalitis and 17 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in horses in 2013 with more expected this year.