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EDCC Receives Federal Grant to Promote Biosecurity Awareness, Mitigate Infectious Disease Spread

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) working with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has been awarded a cooperative agreement from USDA-APHIS National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) for $176,960 to increase awareness of biosecurity and help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in horses. Based at …

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Equine Guelph Declares February Colic Prevention Education Month

Equine Guelph has announced that the month of February, Canada’s coldest month, will be Colic Prevention Education Month. The next four weeks will be dedicated to increasing awareness of ways for caregivers to decrease the risk of colic in their horses. Although horses can be afflicted with gut pain in …

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Product Highlight – Equine ID Collar – Single Sleeve

The Equine ID Collar – Single sleeve was primarily designed to be used for identification purposes during most emergency and evacuation events. Our Horse Identification Single Sleeve collar was primarily designed with emergencies and evacuation in mind, something that no boarding facility or large equestrian facility should be without. These …

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An Equine Methionine Crisis is Brewing

I’ve written about soil, sulfur and Methionine deficiency often.  But everything I see says it’s getting worse. Methionine is an essential amino acid, meaning horses must get it from their diet. It is critical in protein synthesis since many proteins start with methionine and without it synthesis will stop. Methionine …

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Sugar Does Not Cause Equine Metabolic Syndrome

The wrong diet exacerbates equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) but it doesn’t actually cause it. It’s easy to see where the idea came from. When a horse/pony/donkey has metabolic syndrome it is very important to limit the sugar and starch in the diet. Starch is digested to glucose before being absorbed. …

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Outbreak Alert: January 24, 2022 – Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic in Park County, WY

Equine Rhinitis Virus-B

Source: Wyoming State Veterinarian Number Confirmed: 1; Number Suspected: 5; Number Exposed: 42; Facility Type: Private Facility; Restrictions: A horse on a premises in Park County has tested positive for EHV-1. The premises is quarantined for 10 days following removal (isolation) of any affected horse(s). For more information about EHV-1 …

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How to Build the Ultimate Lesson Based Horse Business with Brian Wee

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) is proud to announce Brian Wee’s webinar on How to Build the Ultimate Lesson Based Horse Business. The recording is now available for purchase at https://cha.horse/shop-webinars/   As a second generation Certified Financial Planner, Brian went the route of the more lucrative family business of …

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Barrel Horse Disappears from Shelby County TN Agricenter

Evelyn, a horse that was competing at the Shelby County Agricenter has disappeared. On Saturday, January 15, 2022, a Shelby County family found Evelyn’s stall empty when they went to check on the horse. Evelyn was last seen in her stall around 2:30 a.m. Where is the world is Evelyn …

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IEA Hits All-Time Membership Record During 20th Anniversary Season

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is celebrating their 20th Anniversary Season which runs July 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022. This season officially marks the largest membership season in IEA history with more than 14,135 active members nationwide riding and coaching Hunt Seat, Western and Dressage. Since its inception in 2002, …

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