NZ Rider Becomes New Champion After Fellow Rider Stripped of Title Due to Doping Scandal
April 24, 2014 Comments Off on NZ Rider Becomes New Champion After Fellow Rider Stripped of Title Due to Doping Scandal
In an unusual order of events, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) tribunal made Paget’s disqualification official prior to the full case hearing.
Continue reading …Quarter Horse Congress Construction: What’s the $38 Million Going to Be Used For?
April 23, 2014 Comments Off on Quarter Horse Congress Construction: What’s the $38 Million Going to Be Used For?
“Included in that is a provision for upgrading the existing Gilligan Building with things like the leaky roof, upgrading the electrical system, and providing new stalls in that building.”
Continue reading …Link and excerpt courtesy of theHorse A veterinarian has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with the ongoing investigation of a sanctuary in Manatee County, Fla. On Feb. 5, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department confiscated nine horses and about 300 other allegedly malnourished animals from a Bradenton, Fla., sanctuary owned and operated by Alan […]
Continue reading …Large Group of Prominent Owners, Trainers Pledge to Make Vet Records Public
April 21, 2014 Comments Off on Large Group of Prominent Owners, Trainers Pledge to Make Vet Records Public
A large and growing number of prominent Thoroughbred owners and trainers have voluntarily pledged to make available to the public veterinary records of their horses competing in graded stakes races in the United States and Canada
Continue reading …$38 Million State Allocation For Needed Improvements to Ohio Facility For Quarter Horse Congress
April 21, 2014 Comments Off on $38 Million State Allocation For Needed Improvements to Ohio Facility For Quarter Horse Congress
Stay tuned for an upcoming EC.com interview with OQHA Executive Director Dr. Scott Myers, wherein we will discuss, more in depth, some of the improvements that will be made to the facility.
Continue reading …EHV-1 Reported in North Dakota- Three Cases in 2014
April 15, 2014 Comments Off on EHV-1 Reported in North Dakota- Three Cases in 2014The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) has indicated three cases of non-neuropathogenic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) have been confirmed in Burleigh County thus far in 2014.
Continue reading …Virginia Horse Confirmed With EHM, Euthanized
April 14, 2014 Comments Off on Virginia Horse Confirmed With EHM, EuthanizedThe affected horse is from Northern Virginia and was euthanized.
Continue reading …Randy Wilson and Certainly On Sundi Win 2014 Hylton Maiden $50,000 Western Pleasure
April 13, 2014 Comments Off on Randy Wilson and Certainly On Sundi Win 2014 Hylton Maiden $50,000 Western Pleasure
And the winner is… Randy Wilson with Certainly On Sundi for owner Byron Parsons. Second and third came down to a tie with Jeff Cochran and Betting Ona Krymsun for Rebecca Bailey and Brian Baker with Mr. Sherlock Holmes for Mary Webre.
Continue reading …Kentucky Horses Seized After 49 Found Dead
April 10, 2014 Comments Off on Kentucky Horses Seized After 49 Found DeadFourteen horses are receiving rehabilitative care and another 18 await removal after authorities discovered the remains of 49 horses on a property in Pendleton County, Ky.
Continue reading …Tuesday AM Fire Destroys Barn, Kills More Than a Dozen Animals on MI High School Campus
April 9, 2014 Comments Off on Tuesday AM Fire Destroys Barn, Kills More Than a Dozen Animals on MI High School CampusA devastating barn fire overtook a portion of the Olivet High School campus in Michigan early Tuesday morning killing more than a dozen animals and destroying the school’s FFA barn. A fundraising campaign began very quickly in an effort to help raise funds for the rebuild of the barn and replacement of the animals. Over […]
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