Archive for October, 2008

Feeding to Lessen Inflammation

By Tack Box | October 31st, 2008

At the Purina Equine Veterinary Conference, held Oct. 17-19 in St. Louis, Mo., Karen Davison, PhD, manager of Equine Technical Services for the Horse Business Group of Purina Mills discussed managing inflammation and oxidative stress in horses through…

Wrangler Charged in Oregon Horse Shooting

By Tack Box | October 31st, 2008

A former employee of an Oregon youth camp faces multiple criminal charges in connection with the shooting and abandonment of Trooper, a 6-year-old Arabian gelding discovered wandering in the Deschutes National Forest with a gunshot wound to the…

University of Melbourne Vet Hospital Expands Equine Facility

By Tack Box | October 31st, 2008

A new track designed specifically for detecting lameness in horses and five refurbished boxes for treating foals have been opened at the University of Melbourne’s Veterinary Clinic and Hospital based in Werribee, Australia.
Equine staff at the hospital…

NCSU Stallion Service Auction Benefits Vet College

By Tack Box | October 31st, 2008

The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its fourth annual Stallion Service Auction Dec. 1, 2008, through March 1, 2009. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Student Chapter of the Society for Theriogenology…

Ohio Creates Equine Advisory Task Force

By Tack Box | October 31st, 2008

Just days before Ohioans vote on whether to authorize a constitutional amendment allowing for a casino in southwestern Ohio, the state Department of Agriculture announced an 11-member Equine Industry Advisory Task Force charged with promoting and strengthening…