Minnesota Surgery and Sports Medicine Specialist Takes Reins of AAEP
By Amy Sales, December 10, 2024
Tracy Turner, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR, partner in Turner Wilson Equine Consulting in Stillwater, Minn., was installed as president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners during the President’s Luncheon on Dec. 10 at the AAEP’s 70th Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. Dr. Turner retired from private practice in December 2023 after concentrating exclusively on …
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The Foundation for The Horse Announces 2024 Recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
By Amy Sales, December 10, 2024
Four future horse doctors in their fourth year of outstanding veterinary school performance are the 2024 recipients of $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Veterinary Scholarships. The Foundation for the Horse presented their awards Dec. 8 during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) 70th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. The scholarship recipients, selected from 53 distinguished …
University of Kentucky researcher explores natural products to shield foals from life-threatening infections
By Amy Sales, December 10, 2024
By Jordan Strickler Lexington, Ky.— A new research initiative by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is investigating a natural, probiotic-based solution to combat a common bacterial infection that has plagued horse owners, veterinarians and breeders for decades. Rhodococcus equi infections cause severe pneumonia in young foals, leading to costly treatments, high mortality …
Keeneland Catalogs 1,236 Horses to 2025 January Horses of All Ages Sale
By Amy Sales, December 10, 2024
LEXINGTON, KY (Dec. 10, 2024) – Keeneland has cataloged 1,236 horses for the 68th January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will cover three sessions from Jan. 13-15, 2025. Click here for the catalog, which features broodmares and broodmare prospects, newly turned yearlings, horses of racing age, stallions and stallion prospects. Print catalogs for the January Sale are scheduled …
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Are You Ready to Make Friday the 13th a Lucky Day for America’s Horses?
By Amy Sales, December 9, 2024
You can help make this Friday, December 13 a lucky day for America’s horses! Join us to celebrate the National Day of the Horse, established by Congress in 2004, to honor the cultural, historic, and economic contributions that horses have made and continue to make. From One Horse to Another! Thanks to EQUUS Foundation Equine Ambassador, Lafitte …
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Michigan Practitioner Selected for 2024 Good Works Grand Prize
By Amy Sales, December 9, 2024
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) celebrates Dr. Hal Schott, professor of large animal clinical sciences at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, as recipient of the grand prize 2024 Good Works for Horses Award, sponsored by Zoetis. Dr. Schott is honored for his establishment and ongoing support of a program that …
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Study Looks at Welfare of Lesson Horses
By Amy Sales, December 6, 2024
-Guelph, ON – Dec. 5, 2024. University of Guelph researchers share preliminary results of a study suggesting bigger may not necessarily be better when it comes to riding school programs and equine welfare. Other researchers have shown that riding lesson horses have poorer welfare compared to pleasure horses, when comparing incidences of abnormal behaviours, physical injuries, …
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Horizon Structures Presents Series: Choose The Best Land To Develop A Horse Farm
By Amy Sales, December 6, 2024
by Nikki Alvin-Smith When you purchase land with plans to develop it as a horse farm there are a myriad of things to seek, avoid and compromise on before you dive into ownership. When you make informed decisions based not just on price but also on how good the site you’ve set your heart on …
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American Horse Council Internship Opportunities
By Amy Sales, December 6, 2024
The American Horse Council (AHC) is a Washington-based advocacy organization that represents individual members and over 130 equine organizations before Congress and the federal regulatory agencies. AHC member organizations include breed registries, national and state equine associations, state horse councils, recreational associations, and organizations representing racetracks, equestrians, horse shows, veterinarians, farriers, rodeos, and other equine-related …
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IGNITE’s 2nd Annual Sports Science Seminar set for Jan. 12-13, 2025
By Amy Sales, December 5, 2024
Veterinarians, physios, riders, coaches, owners, grooms and other stakeholders welcome. What: IGNITE’s 2nd Annual Sports Science Seminar for the Olympic Disciplines jump starts the New Year in a forward-thinking direction. Experts from the human and equine high-performance worlds will gather to present and share latest research, training and conditioning approaches and actionable preparation and performance …
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2025 Thoroughbred Makeover Rulebook Now Available
By Amy Sales, December 5, 2024
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that the rulebook for the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, is now available at the organization’s website, theRRP.org. Revisions to rules are indicated in red and clarifications are indicated in blue. December 1 marked the first day that horses could begin …
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NATIONAL SNAFFLE BIT ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2025 LEADERSHIP
By Amy Sales, December 5, 2024
The National Snaffle Bit Association held its annual membership meeting and election of officers and directors on Tuesday, December 3, at Springhill Suites in Fort Worth, Texas. Phil Harris, of State Road, North Carolina, was elected 2025 NSBA president. Phil is the second generation to be involved in his family’s business, Harris Leather and Silverworks, …
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Education and Research Fund Established in Memory of Chromatic BF through The Foundation for the Horse
By Amy Sales, December 4, 2024
The “Chromatic Fund,” a collaborative initiative of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), US Equestrian (USEF), Chromatic’s breeder KC Branscomb, and The Foundation for the Horse will fund innovative research and education initiatives designed to improve the health and welfare of sport horses worldwide. The fund is named in honor of Chromatic BF, a 13-year-old Oldenburg U.S. show …
The Equine Network Foundation and A Home For Every Horse Announce Megan Ahearne as the Winner of the Inaugural $2,500 Healing Hands Award Winner sponsored by Purina
By Amy Sales, December 4, 2024
Albuquerque, NM—December 4, 2024 – The Equine Network Foundation and A Home For Every Horse are proud to announce Megan Ahearne MS DVM of Oxford, Michigan, as the winner of the inaugural $2,500 Healing Hands Award Winner sponsored by Purina. The Equine Network Foundation and A Home For Every Horse $2,500 Healing Hands Award sponsored …
Get Your Tickets to Equine Affaire and Fantasia Today!
By Amy Sales, December 4, 2024
COLUMBUS, OH, December 4, 2025 – We’ve got a riddle for you: what’s big enough to change your equestrian lifestyle forever, but still small enough to fit inside a Christmas stocking? Tickets to Equine Affaire, that’s what! North America’s premier equine exposition and equestrian gathering is returning to the Ohio Expo Center on April 10-13, …
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