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CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS HORSE - INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED
London, 12 May/GNN/ -- DEPARTMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS News Release (200/05) issued by the Government News Network on 12 May 2005 A stallion, that was diagnosed as having Contagious Equine Metritis Organisim (CEMO), has now b ... Read the full article

New Rules for Import of Entertainment Horses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended its import rules to allow noncompetitive entertainment horses to be temporarily brought into the U.S. from countries affected with the venereal disease, Contagious Equine Metritis. The final rule, titled Temporary Importation of Horses: Noncompetitive Entertainment Horses From Countries Affected with Contagious Equine Metritis, is effective July 7, 2008. ... Read the full article

University of Kentucky working with state to resolve CEM cases
A 16-year-old Quarter Horse stallion residing in Kentucky tested positive for the causal agent of Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM), a bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis, on Dec. 10. CEM is considered a foreign animal disease that occurs in breeding populations in various countries in the world. The test was performed by the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC) and reported to the Kentucky state veterinarian. ... Read the full article

Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center to benefit from 13th Annual Tewksbury Trail Pace
Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center (SHHRC) is pleased to announce that part of the proceeds from the 13th Annual Tewksbury Trail Pace will benefit their therapeutic riding programs. The trail pace will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2008 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Christie Hoffman Park located on Fairmount Road West/Route 512 in Tewksbury, NJ. ... Read the full article

Children’s Author Donates over $1,000 to Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center
Diana Tuorto of Stanhope, NJ is pleased to announce that over $1,000 in book proceeds from her middle-grade children’s novel, Janie’s New Legs, have now been donated to Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center (SHHRC) in Oldwick, NJ. The book was released in March 2008. ... Read the full article

UK Charity Calls for Help in Curbing Killer Equine Disease
LONDON, July 4/PRNewswire/ -- A UK charity is appealing for help in their efforts to halt the spread of a potentially deadly disease which is sweeping through the population of working animals in Ethiopia. SPANA (Society for the Protec ... Read the full article

New Equine Fact Sheets Available From TheHorse.com
Lexington, Ky. -- TheHorse.com launched the first in a series of Fact Sheets on Jan. 13 to widespread acclaim. This week we present more Fact Sheets on topics our readers have indicated are important to them based on searched terms, reader views on t ... Read the full article

Tractors to 'Dance' at Pennsylvania Farm Show
Tractor Square Dance to Cap Week of Traditional Dancing HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fourteen "dancing" tractors will make their Farm Show debut on Friday, Jan. 12, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The Tracto ... Read the full article

Pfizer Animal Health Introduces Zylexis(TM)
New York, NY (February 8, 2006) -- Pfizer Animal Health recently introduced its newest product offering for equine veterinarians. Zylexis(TM) is a demonstrated safe and effective immunomodulator backed by contact challenge study data and nearly a dec ... Read the full article

What Horse Owners Should Know About Strangles
Strangles is a highly contagious disease that causes horses to have swollen and painful lymph nodes that block their airway and can cause difficult breathing. The name was coined because these enlarged nodes sometimes (but rarely) suffocate affected ... Read the full article

New from Absorbine® - Stall Safe® Disinfectant and Sanitizer
It’s Germ Warfare! New Stall Safe brand disinfectant and sanitizer is EPA approved as an effective way to kill and prevent the spread of contagious viruses and bacteria. Horse owners can now help prevent disease outbreaks by regularly disinfectin ... Read the full article

PHMC Announces Annual Heritage Days Schedule
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Barbara Franco, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), today announced that the annual Heritage Days celebration will take place on March 11-14 with events scheduled at ... Read the full article

Introduction of Equine Influenza Virus Vaccine
Merial Introduces RECOMBITEK® Equine Influenza Virus Vaccine Eliminates viral shedding and helps protect against current threat DULUTH, Ga. — December 18, 2006 — Today Merial announced the addition of RECOMBITEK® Equine Influenza Virus vaccine ... Read the full article

2005 USET Foundation “Festival of Champions” Postponed
Gladstone, New Jersey (December 21, 2004) -- Today, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET Foundation) announced that the Festival of Champions would not be held in 2005. The main reason for the decision was the need for the USET Foundati ... Read the full article

Fans of Barbaro Plan Second Annual Celebration of Barbaro
Fans of Barbaro, ("FOB"), will be hosting their annual 'Celebration of Barbaro' at Delaware Park the weekend of July 12-13. Events include a Cajun/Jazz Festival in Kennett Square, PA at 7:30 p.m. on Friday July 11, a day at Fair Hill Training Center and a picnic at Fair Hill Stables in MD, followed by a fund raiser at Timothy's of Newark DE, 7-10 p.m. on Saturday July 12, and an all-day reservations-required BBQ in the Grove at Delaware Park, Noon-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, followed by the showing of the Hennegan Brothers movie, "The First Saturday in May", on the big screen in the infield of Delaware Park at the conclusion of racing. ... Read the full article

AYHC Names 2005 National Youth Horse Leader of the Year
Strong adult leadership and initiative are the backbone of the youth-horse industry and vital in transforming today’s youths into tomorrow’s leaders. The National Youth Horse Leader of the Year award, presented at the annual National Youth Horse Lead ... Read the full article

Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Affects Horses Across the Country
Preventive Measures Required to Help Protect Horses from this Highly Contagious Disease New York, NY (February 21, 2007) -- Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) has been in the news throughout the country recently, with outbreaks of the virus occurri ... Read the full article

TheHorse.com to Present Free Webinar: Understanding Equine Influenza
TheHorse.com will present a FREE hourlong live Webinar, sponsored by Intervet, Understanding Equine Influenza, on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. EDT. Register for this educational event by visiting www.TheHorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=11292. The lead presenter will be Tom Chambers, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center. He has headed the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Reference Laboratory for Equine Influenza for 15 years at the university, one of only three such laboratories in the world. ... Read the full article

Solitude (R) IGR offers protection against Fly Infestation
Winter’s cooler temperatures often bring an appreciated relief from flies to horse owners, particularly in the northeast and midwest regions of the country. Incidentally with this relief, fly prevention tends to fall lower on horse owners concern list until it’s again a problem. Flies are a nuisance all year round, spreading diseases such as West Nile Virus, Pigeon Fever and Equine Infectious Anemia to horses. Recently veterinarians, particularly in the western states, have reported a surge in cases of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, also known as pigeon fever or dryland distemper. Pfizer Animal Health recommends taking action with SOLITUDE(R) IGR to control the fly population before the warmer temperatures set in. ... Read the full article

48 Centers Proved Their Mettle by Qualifying as NARHA Premier Accredited Centers
Eight centers offering equine assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) earned NARHA’s highest level of accomplishment for the first time and became NARHA Premier Accredited Centers during 2008. In addition, 40 Premier Accredited Centers renewed their Premier Accredited Center status during the year ... Read the full article