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  • Quarantine Lifted at Cornell Equine Hospital

    The quarantine has been lifted from the equine hospital barns and some additional college-owned barns at Cornell University after temperatures and additional tests conducted on all horses indicated that Equine Herpes Virus-1 is not present.

    Flossie Sellers - April 15, 2011 15:21

  • Quarantine Remains in Effect

    With two barns at Beulah Park quarantined because of equine herpesvirus, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is ordering that all horses on the grounds at the track have their temperatures taken and recorded each day.

    Flossie Sellers - January 30, 2011 17:59

  • Quarantines for Equine Herpesvirus in Colorado

    Two Weld County, Colorado farms are under quarantine following identification of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection. One horse was euthanized after developing equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, a potentially severe neurological disease ca

    Flossie Sellers - May 13, 2011 16:34

  • Rachel Alexandra in Foal

    The 2009 Horse of the Year, Alexandra, is pregnant with an expected due date of Feb. 1, 2012.  She was bred to two-time Horse of the Year winner Curlin two weeks ago. Owner Jess Jackson has planned on getting two of racing's biggest names to

    Flossie Sellers - March 9, 2011 09:39

  • Reappearance of West Nile Virus in California

     The return of West Nile virus to California this year is renewing calls for horse owners to make sure their animals are vaccinated. In 2010, nineteen horses in California were diagnosed with the disease. All of the horses were either unvaccinated or

    Flossie Sellers - March 14, 2011 16:22

  • Recall of Family Farm Horse Feed

    Manna Pro Products, LLC is voluntarily recalling a single lot (1006) of Family Farm Complete Horse 10 horse feed, UPC 0 95668 90151 6, packaged in 40 lb. bags because it may contain monensin sodium (Rumensin). Monensin sodium is a medication approved f

    Flossie Sellers - January 29, 2011 17:10

  • Gelding Clinics Benefit Communities in California

    A statewide Gelding Clinic pilot program will be conducted at various locations throughout California during 2011. This flagship program is intended to help economically challenged horse owners castrate their colts and stallions at a minimum cost, and

    Flossie Sellers - January 13, 2011 15:05

  • Half of Tested Horses Have Ulcers

    For the past three years, animal health company Merial has hosted gastroscopy events across the country, and the results consistently show stomach ulcers are a threat to horses of all breeds and disciplines. From 2008 through 2010, veterinarians scoped

    Flossie Sellers - February 23, 2011 16:50

  • Retired Race Horse Recovers from Laminitis

    Two-time Grade 1 winner Thorn Song, whose severe case of laminitis prompted his former owner to file an insurance mortality claim on him, has recovered enough to enter stud this year at John Harris’s Harris Farms in California. The 8-year-old Tho

    Flossie Sellers - February 23, 2011 11:21

  • Rubber Pavers Improve Horse Health

    A special report by the Center for Equine Health at the University of California, Davis, reveals that synthetic horse track surfaces using recycled rubber have the lowest values for vibration variables, which reduces the forces incurred by bones, joint

    Flossie Sellers - May 5, 2011 10:22

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