Day: June 4, 2008

New sale format to premiere at APHA Fall Championship Show

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and Professional Auction Services will debut the APHA Fall Championship Show Select Sale presented by Markel Insurance_ _on November 8, 2008, in the W.R. Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Memorial Center complex in Fort Worth, Texas.  Featuring multiple sessions, the new auction format offers first-session Paints the chance to enroll in the innovative “APHA Sale Stakes” program—special reining, Western pleasure, hunter under saddle, longe line and halter competition—that promises big cash payouts. The Select Sale, which is presented by Markel Insurance and produced by Professional Auction Services, Inc.,

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Is tap water safe for your dog?

FOR MORE INFORMATION David Kirkpatrick Phone: 847-285-6782 Cell: 847-409-0519 e-mail: dkirkpatrick@avma.org    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2008 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — With all the concerns about what’s in our food and our water, many of us are paying even more attention these days to what we are giving our pets. You can’t blame pet owners for taking a few precautions. After all, pet food recalls raised concerns about chemical contamination; even treats have been scrutinized. So, should we resort to bottled water for our canine companions? According to a study in the June 1, 2008, Journal of the

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World Show Schedule Changes Shift Cutting Classes

The American Quarter Horse Journal, June 3, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association’s World Show isn’t starting until November, but AQHA is already busy building on the success of the 2007 World Show. The championship excitement begins Friday, November 7 in Oklahoma City and will include enhancements to the schedule to better accommodate exhibitors. The World Show cutting classes will be held earlier in the schedule this year. The open cutting preliminaries will be contested on November 15, and the junior and senior cutting finals will take place November 19. The schedule is tentative and subject

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INDIANA HORSE OWNERS WARNED OF INFECTIOUS ANEMIA RISK

Horse owners and veterinarians are being asked to watch their animals closely for any unusual clinical signs, in light of a cluster of recent cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA). According to Tim Bartlett, DVM, director of equine programs for the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, three horses on a south-central Indiana farm have tested positive for the disease in the last few weeks. Continue reading…

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HAY TYPE AND PASTURE KEY TO DECREASING RISK OF ENTEROLITHIASIS

Too much alfalfa, too little oat and grass hay, and limited access to pasture grazing are important factors that put West Coast horses at risk for developing enterolithiasis (intestinal stones). Enteroliths are composed of a crystalline mineral that forms one or more concretions in various regions of the colon. Enteroliths have the potential to cause colic. Continue reading…

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