The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has released the following regulations regarding the entry of CEM exposed mares into the state.

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Austin – Due to ongoing analysis of positive equine herpes virus (EHV-1) cases at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA, the Commission is directing Texas horse racetracks and licensed training facilities to prohibit horses being shipped in from the Fair Grounds.

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OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation after confirming that horse semen was imported into Canada from a United States stallion subsequently determined to be infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM).

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Lexington, Ky. – With the change of seasons, USRider, the national provider of roadside emergency assistance for equestrians, reminds those who travel with horse to be careful when traveling and to invest time doing routine preventive trailer maintenance to enhance their travel safety

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ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) reports that all 25 horses in Laurel Park’s Barn 1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) on a second round of tests.

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The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency has amended the animal importation regulations by removing South Carolina from the lists of States approved to receive certain stallions and mares imported into the United States from regions affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM).

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Ottawa, ON—The Breeds & Industry Division of Equine Canada would like to inform all stakeholders of the Canadian horse industry that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has imposed import restrictions on horses from Florida entering Canada due to a 2008 outbreak of equine piroplasmosis in the state of Florida.

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TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is temporarily suspending intrastate animal movement requirements due to the large number of animals in harm’s way as Hurricane Ike approaches.

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Bison is recalling 1,266 MY 2003-2006 Alumasport and Stratus horse trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the Dometic Corporations.

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The mayor of the Paralympic Village, Ms Elsie Leung, today (Thursday) officiated at a ceremony to declare the village open for the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Equestrian Events being held in Hong Kong between September 7 and 11.

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HONG KONG (AP) - Two dozen horses due to arrive in Hong Kong by plane Wednesday for the Olympic equestrian competition have been delayed by a severe tropical storm.

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ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland Horse Industry Board today released the Mid-Atlantic Animal Import Center Feasibility Study, which identified the Midfield Cargo Complex of the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport as the best potential site for the Center. 

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On Thursday, July 24, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduced H.R. 6598, the “Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008.”

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Not a delay in site, as more Olympic horses arrived in Hong Kong on time and in great shape to then be swiftly ferried towards the comfortable Olympic facilities at Sha Tin.   

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A federal ban on the transportation of horses in double-decker trailers has been introduced.

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The average freight train traveling at 55 mph takes a mile or more to stop—that's about the length of 18 football fields.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended its import rules to allow noncompetitive entertainment horses to be temporarily brought into the U.S. from countries affected with the venereal disease, Contagious Equine Metritis. 

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Precautionary measures retained in NSW since the eradication of equine influenza (EI) was confirmed in February will end at midnight on June 30, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said today.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Rhode Island General Assembly for passing legislation to ban the use of double-decker trucks to transport horses in the state. Sen. Dominick Ruggerio, D-Providence, and Rep.

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Oklahoma City, OK – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is proud to announce a significant addition to its family of corporate partners.

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