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Featured The American Quarter Horse Journal – AQHA Corporate Partner Farnam, a company dedicated to horse care, has teamed up with AQHA as the title sponsor of the Farnam All-Around Amateur Award this year’s Adequan Select World Championship Show. The Adequan Select World Show is August 29 – September 4 in Amarillo. The Farnam All-Around Amateur Award goes to the top Select amateur exhibitor-and-horse team earning the most points in three or more events in two categories during the Adequan Select World Show. The winner of this award receives $10,000 cash, plus $1,000 of Farnam product and a WeatherBeeta blanket; the
The legislation was drafted to exclude selling videos of hunting or fishing in response to Supreme Court concerns about free speech By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington — The House on Wednesday passed legislation to make it a federal crime to sell videos depicting animal cruelty in response to a Supreme Court ruling that struck down an earlier version of the law. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley), the bill’s chief sponsor, said the measure addressed the court’s free-speech concerns while aiming to stop so-called animal crush videos that show women in high heels stomping
This month, a horse in Jefferson Davis Parish and a dog in Lafayette Parish have been diagnosed as having rabies. In addition, two skunks were found to have the disease. And while dogs and cats are required by law to be vaccinated against the disease, there is no such law covering horses. “Rabies is endemic in Louisiana. There are laws covering pets, but not livestock. However, the American Association of Equine Practitioners has added rabies vaccination as part of their core recommendations.” said Dr. Christine Navarre, of the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter. She added that the
After an Arizona woman died from the West Nile Virus, ranchers are gearing up for a potentially deadly season… for their horses. Owning a horse can be a lot of work, and this season ranchers have another task to worry about. They have to protect their animals from West Nile. “It can be deadly,” Veterinarian Stacey Cameron has been caring for horses for more than a decade. It’s part of her job to inform owners about the signs and symptoms of the virus carried by mosquitoes. “Mosquito bites in horses are similar to those in humans. You’ll
On July 15 a chuckwagon race outrider mount became the sixth horse to die during the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada. The annual event features rodeo-style competitions and livestock exhibitions, including the GMC Rangeland Derby chuckwagon race, which pits four teams of horse-drawn wagons against each other in a series of elimination races over several days. Each team consists of four wagon horses and four horses carrying outriders. Continue reading…
Loxahatchee, FL- July 23, 2010 – Recently, Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) successfully completed four weeks of summer camp sessions in conjunction with seven weeks of riding lesson at their beautiful Palm Beach County facility. The camp sessions started on June 7, 2010 and ran through July 2, 2010, while the regular summer session lessons included 35 riders per week. Many riders were able to achieve different milestones during the summer sessions, helping VTRC achieve its goal to turn disability into ability. With the help of instructor Brenda Wells and horse Belle, one rider was able to
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resumed its gather of horses from the Owyhee Herd Management Area in Elko County, Nev., on July 17, one day after a federal court judge rescinded a temporary restraining order that postponed the roundup earlier last week. Continue reading…
Washington, D.C. – Ending a shortage of rural veterinary medicine is the aim of bipartisan legislation introduced today by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) with Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) as an original co-sponsor. The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act would bolster our nation´s veterinary work force by eliminating taxes on programs that encourage veterinarians to practice in underserved areas. “The shortage of veterinarians in the U.S. is acute,” Crapo said, “with 1,300 counties throughout the country with less than one food animal veterinarian per 25,000 farm animals. This matters to