ICEEP’s extensive, five-day program will commence with Professor Warwick Bayly discussing applied exercise physiology, followed by Drs Emmeline Hill and Des Leadon on the genetics of equine performance. On day two Professor Ray Geor will discuss recent advances in the nutrition of the athletic horse and Jose Rivero will explore progress in understanding skeletal muscle design and adaptability of equine athletes.
Continue reading …Horse owners who have vaccinated their horses against eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), western equine encephalitis (WEE), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) still need to get their horses vaccinated for WNV, as these are different viruses and those vaccinations do not provide cross protection.
Continue reading …Tip #3- If you need to evacuate your horses, find several locations where the animals could be taken NOW and outline several routes to get to them. Make arrangements in advance with the owner/operators.
Continue reading …Troy Compton, a World and Congress Champion in West Pleasure, and Leonard Berryhill, Multi-AQHA and Palomino World Champion professional horseman, trainer and judge who has competed in multi-disciplines from tie-down roping to western pleasure, will appear together for the first time at the Expo demonstrating techniques of building a western pleasure horse that can develop into an all around performance horse.
Continue reading …Beginning with the 2014 breeding season, all stallions breeding 25 or more mares are required to have the five-panel disease test results on file, per Rule REG108.5 in the 2014 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations. In 2015, all breeding stallions must be tested.
Continue reading …“Many cases of headshaking are seasonal which could suggest an allergic disorder similar to human hay fever, but it’s clear that it’s a neurologic disease rather than an allergy,” he said.
Continue reading …Tip #3- Minimize your horse(s) having direct contact with unknown horses, especially nose to nose contact.
Continue reading …This is an inaugural unique event that brings together Master Horsemen from various disciplines on the same stage for two solid days of clinics intended for horse owners, trainers and riders. Guests can expect to invest a weekend of their time in order to reap a lifetime of better experiences and connection with their horses.
Continue reading …Some of the topics explored will be: Embryo Flush, Embryo Transfer, Oocyte Collection (collecting eggs), and ICSI.
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