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Featured Winter is here and, for many areas of the country, that means the onset of wet weather, a reduction in riding, and more stall time for horses.
TAZEWELL, Va. — The Tazewell County Health Department has received confirmation of the area’s eighth rabid animal this year after a miniature horse from the Goose Greek Estates area of North Tazewell tested positive for the disease Thursday. According to Brian Stanley, environmental health manager of the Cumberland Plateau Health District, a local veterinarian notified the Health Department that the miniature horse died late in the evening on Friday, Dec. 3 or early morning on Saturday, Dec. 4, with possible signs and symptoms of rabies infection. The health department is currently investigating any incidents of humans or
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Crosby County had its first documented rabies case in 47 years in a horse. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Crosby County had its first documented rabies case in 47 years in a horse. This was the third horse rabies case this year and the 30th horse case in the 41 counties in DSHS’ Region 1 to date, said Karen McDonald, DSHS Zoonosis control specialist. Like the horse in Crosby County, the other horse rabies cases were related to a strain of rabies originating from a skunk.
In the world of equine medicine, there have been a few years of wild and crazy times in regard to the many diseases of horses. Some diseases that the United States was considered free of have reappeared within our borders. Two of these are Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) and Equine Piroplasmosis (EP). The country was considered free of CEM, but, in 2008, mares and stallions within the United States were found to be infected with the disease. More than 1,000 horses have been tested in the lower 48 states for CEM at a cost of $1,000 to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jacqueline Duke jduke@bloodhorse.com; 859-276-6781 Lexington, KY (December 13, 2010) – Prominent Thoroughbred breeder Jane Lyon and her daughter Karen Bailey have captured the story of an old racehorse who got a second chance in their book, Primerica: A Home for the Brave. Written for the young and young at heart, the book is beautifully illustrated by Susie Gordon. Primerica tells the true story of a blue-blooded Kentucky Thoroughbred who raced year after year until he reached the bottom rung of the sport. Rescued in the twilight of his career, Primerica was brought to Summer Wind Farm
At the 2010 AQHA Convention, many showing rules were voted on that will take effect January 1, 2011. Check out which rules have changed before next year’s show season starts. More Horses Previously, only two horses could be shown per exhibitor in classes that are worked individually. Beginning January 1, exhibitors can show three horses in individually worked classes. “If the open classes are combined into an all-ages class at a weekend show, then it goes back to four horses total,” according to Charlie Hemphill, AQHA senior director of shows and new events. In grouped classes, such