Olympic Cross Country day, 11 August 2008, shall certainly be remembered as a day of spectacular success, which was brought by years of in-depth preparation, planning and results, but also helped by luck.

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WASHINGTON — The Humane Society of the United States applauded recommendations set out in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ newly released white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for Ending the Soring of Tennessee Walking Horses.” 

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Hong Kong, China -- Before the 2008 Olympic Games officially begin, the US Eventing riders had another important task at hand: all five American horses sailed through the first horse inspection.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. - The University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture, in collaboration with two state agencies, has published a comprehensive bulletin on water quality as it pertains to the health of livestock and wildlife.

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OLYMPIA – West Nile virus (WNV), a potentially fatal disease in equines, has been confirmed in two horses, one in Moses Lake and the other in the Toppenish area, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced today.

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URBANA, Ill. - One of the best known cures for relieving someone of the hiccups is a good, old-fashioned scare.

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Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicines clinical research program will receive $1,000,000 in NIH funding over the next four years.

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NEW YORK - The ASPCA^® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals^®) will be a sponsor of The 2008 Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, held in Bridgehampton, N.Y., from Sunday, August 24 to Sunday, August 31.

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Diseases that transfer between animals and humans (zoonotic diseases like Hendra virus) are on the rise.

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NEW ORLEANS, La. — Dr. Larry R. Corry became the 2008 president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) during the AVMA's 145th annual convention in New Orleans this month, beginning a year-long run up to the 2009-2010 presidency of the association.

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Dr. Peter F. Haynes, dean of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, has earned the 2008 AVMA Award.

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For the first time in the history of anti-doping and medication control at the Olympic Games, Post-Arrival Elective Testing (PAET) will be made available to the participants in the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events held in Hong Kong.

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PHOENIX – Horse owners are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of their product choices and are asking for natural products.

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FORT COLLINS - A Colorado State University veterinarian has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a gene therapy approach to help heal cartilage and prevent osteoarthritis in horses, potentially leading to scientific methods that also may help humans.

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Safer Building Materials, Inc., a new company founded by Eventing Olympians Mike Winter and Kyle Carter, is pleased to introduce "PROLOGS™". PROLOGS™ are frangible cross country jump logs made of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and are designed to increase safety when jumping horses over fixed obstacles.

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The Jockey Club today announced the launch of the Equine Injury Database system that will provide the racing industry with its first national database of racing injuries.

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DEL MAR, CA – The California Horse Racing Board fulfilled its promise to the public and the industry Thursday by unanimously adopting a regulation that effectively bans anabolic steroids in California horse racing.

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The floodwaters that inundated many Midwest river towns between late May and mid-June left veterinarians assessing losses while continuing to aid animals.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The Executive Summary of the AVMA One Health Initiative Task Force (OHITF) report defining "One Health" and providing ground-breaking recommendations and strategic actions to support and expand the concept across all health professions, especially the veterinary and human health professions, appears in the July 15, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA).

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PHOENIX – The introduction last year of Farnam’s SuperMask® Miniature Horse Fly Mask for A/B sized miniature horses met with rave reviews from miniature horse owners. Miniature horse owners often say miniature horses are like potato chips . . . you can’t have just one.

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