Day: June 26, 2009

WIDESPREAD DRUG CONTAMINATION FOUND AT RACETRACKS

Since racetrack environments contain residues of multiple drugs that can be detected by standard testing procedures, environmental drug contamination as an explanation for positive drug tests in racehorses needs to be considered like it currently is in human athletes, said researcher Steven A. Barker, BS, MS, PhD, Everett D. Besch Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Continue reading…

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WOMEN’S HORSE GROUP FORMED

In an effort to bring together women owners, jockeys, trainers, and track staff, the Women’s Horse Industry Association has been formed. Created by sports marketing and association management executive Catherine Masters, the association is designed to help women network with one another.Continue reading…

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HORSES SHOT AT BLM CORRAL, INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS

An investigation to determine who fatally shot three horses in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., earlier this month is under way. The dead horses were discovered on June 12 when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee arrived to feed them, said Lorraine Keith, spokesperson for the BLM’s Wyoming office. Continue reading…

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RIDERS SEEK TO CIRCLE GLOBE, COLLECT DNA SAMPLES

Two riders setting off on a journey around the world are also looking to compile the world’s first complete equine genetic library through the unprecedented application of “crowd-sourcing.” Every horse owner is encouraged to participate by sending in samples and photos. Representative samples already are cataloged from nearly 100 horse breeds. Continue reading…

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OK, CA, and NM Vesicular Stomatitis Requirements

As you know, vesicular stomatitis infection has been confirmed in Starr County, Texas and in De Baca County, New Mexico.   A number of states have enhanced entry requirements or restrictions to prevent the introduction of the disease.   (The vesicular stomatitis requirements or restrictions are an ADDITION to entry requirements and do not replace other documentation or testing requirements routinely required.) For instance, Texas now requires a statement on certificates of veterinary inspection for all livestock entering from New Mexico, due to VS infection there. The statement is: “The animals represented on this health certificate have not originated

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