Day: November 5, 2008

The Horse Launches Weekly Equine Nutrition E-Newsletter

Lexington, Ky. – The Horse announces the launch of the most recent addition to its electronic newsletter stable, an informative weekly Equine Nutrition e-newsletter, which is available free to registered users on TheHorse.com, courtesy of OCD Pellets. To view the inaugural edition of the e-newsletter, visit http://www.thehorse.com/enews/topic/nutrition/10272008.html. To sign up for the free Equine Nutrition e-newsletter, or any of the other electronic newsletter from The Horse (Health and Welfare and Industry News currently published weekly, with Lameness, Preventive Care, and Breeding, coming soon), visit TheHorse.com/Newsletters. The Equine Nutrition e-newsletter will be archived and available for viewing each

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New AQHA Web Site Features Three Premiere American Quarter Horse Sales in Three Weeks

“3 Weeks, 3 Sales, Thousands of Horses” reaches out to horse buyers worldwide Amarillo, Texas, November 4, 2008 – The American Quarter Horse Association announces the launch of a new online resource for horse buyers worldwide. “3 Weeks, 3 Sales, Thousands of Horses” at www.aqha.com/horsesales is your online reference guide to this year’s premiere American Quarter Horse sales featuring AQHA and its alliance partners, the National Cutting Horse Association and National Reining Horse Association. If you’re looking for a reining prospect, cutting champion or an all-around show-stopper, you’ll find what you need in Oklahoma City and Fort

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AN ALL AMERICAN RECALL?

Officials with the New Mexico Racing Commission on Wednesday confirmed that 2008 All American Futurity winner Stolis Winner tested positive for caffeine after the race. Click here for more of the story.

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LIVESTOCK RABIES CAN TAKE MANY FORMS

Most U.S. states reported a large animal rabies case during the time period of 2002 to 2006. However, there are eight states that reported more than 41 reported cases of rabies in horses, cattle or sheep: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia.Continue reading…

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TETANUS DEATH REVIEW FINDS CORRELATION TO AGE, VACCINATION STATUS

Young horses are more susceptible to the dangers of tetanus than their older counterparts and are at a greater risk of death due to the disease, according to recent study carried out by Belgian researchers at the University of Liege. Their research also revealed that contrary to a common belief, the administration of tetanus antiserum is not 100% effective in preventing tetanus, said Gaby van Galen, DVM, MSc, primary author of the study, which was published recently in a Dutch veterinary health review. Continue reading…

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Thoroughbred Adoption Service Launched for Free Horses.

      Lexington, Ky – BloodHorse.com and TheHorse.com are teaming up to bring Thoroughbreds in need of homes to the attention of hundreds of thousands of horse owners across the United States. Creating this database was the brainchild of Antony Beck of Gainesway Farm in Lexington. With the Thoroughbred Adoption Services, any registered Thoroughbred, of any age, is eligible to be placed on this database of free horses. The database will be housed on TheHorse.com and will be promoted in the Thoroughbred industry by The Blood-Horse and BloodHorse.com and in the pleasure horse and sport horse industries by The Horse and TheHorse.com.   In

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