 | Recognising the equine heroes among us Dec 21st 2012, 19:39 Animal health and nutrition company Alltech launched its equine heroes campaign at this year's Olympia – The London International Horseshow. The campaign features a Facebook page where members of the equestrian community can nominate “equine heroes” who will then be in with a chance of winning hampers, vouchers, merchandise and event tickets each month. In [...] | | Five horses seized in Mississippi Dec 21st 2012, 18:51 Five horses described as malnourished have been seized by authorities in Mississippi. The Stone County Sheriff’s Office, along with Trails End Horse Haven of Petal, and supported by the Humane Society of the United States, took the animals from a McHenry address on Thursday afternoon. The sheriff’s office had received several complaints from local residents [...] | | Minimum withdrawal times for corticosteroids set in US racing Dec 21st 2012, 18:48 The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium in the US has approved minimum withdrawal time recommendations for corticosteroids in racehorses. The recommendations were based on recently completed work funded in-part by the consortium and conducted at several laboratories and institutions. The recommendations were developed during the consortium-hosted Corticosteroid Experts Conference in Anaheim, California, on November 30. [...] | | $300,000 in grants for US equine projects Dec 20th 2012, 19:55 The USA Equestrian Trust has rounded off a year of giving with $95,000 in grants to help fund four more equine projects as part of a historic year for the foundation. The awards come on top of nearly $240,000 awarded in May to 11 equine non-profits. The Trust’s volunteer leadership approved an expansion of the program [...] | |
