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Uwe Schwanz

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Diagnosing Insulin Resistance: Q&A with Researchers Over the past few years researchers have described a strong association between insulin resistance and laminitis in equines. They are working now on defining standard testing protocols and interpretations to identify horses at highest risk for laminitis....

2008-08-28 06:14
U.S. Rider, Vet Unsure of Source of Olympic Drug Positive Following a routine drug test on August 19 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, Mythilus, a U.S. dressage horse, ridden by Courtney King-Dye, was found to have tested positive for Felbinac. Felbinac is considered a class A prohibited substance by...

2008-08-28 03:18
Paint Horse Reported Stolen in Illinois Stolen Horse International is asking horse owners to help locate Maximum Reflections, a 12-year-old Paint gelding who was taken from his pasture in Flat Rock, Ill., on Aug. 23. Keith Caughren, stepfather of Max's 13-year-old owner, Kaitlynn,...

2008-08-28 11:56
Resource Helps Military Families with Horses Make their Move In March 2008, horse owner Valerie Van der Veer launched a Web site to help military families locate on-base stables when they experience a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). "It tends to be very difficult to find a stable on base when relocating"...

2008-08-28 05:32
Injured Racehorse Chelokee Discharged from Hospital Chelokee, who sustained injuries during the Alysheba Stakes on the Kentucky Oaks Day undercard at Churchill Downs, has changed residencies from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital to Tom Simon's Vinery, both near Lexington. Because his injury was ligamentous...

2008-08-28 12:31
Horses Absorb Components of Gelatin, Researchers Find In 2006, a pair of researchers who reviewed the literature on gelatin (hydrolyzed collagen) in humans found that it is absorbed intestinally and accumulates in cartilage. They also reported that supplementing gelatin led to a significant increase in...

2008-08-28 04:18
Olympic Medication Update: 'B' Samples Positive, U.S. Rider also Involved The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has received confirmation that the four 'B' samples in the cases involving the presence of the banned substance capsaicin have all yielded positive test results. This confirms the initial positive findings...

2008-08-27 09:39
Aligning Training with Horse Behavior Along with researching drugs, treatments, and techniques to keep your horse healthy, equine researchers are discovering how handling and training methods can be brought more in line with horses' natural behaviors and instincts for a more harmonious and...

2008-08-27 08:56
Nebraska City Council Votes to Evict Horse This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town. The owner of a 32-year-old horse named Peter Rabbit wasn't able Tuesday to buck a local ban on livestock within the city limits of Hickman, Neb. After widespread publicity of the ban that...

2008-08-27 03:23
First Paralympic Horses Arrive in Hong Kong The first horses to travel overseas for the Paralympic Games arrived safely in Hong Kong Aug. 26, slightly more than a week before they will begin dressage competition. After a 9.5-hour flight from Melbourne, four horses representing Australia were...

2008-08-27 12:15
Trainers Weigh in on Racehorse Shoe Regulations Some leading New York trainers said a ban on toe grabs on racehorses' shoes will help level the playing field, but they're not all convinced the shoes are responsible for catastrophic injuries. The New York Racing Association in early August said it...

2008-08-27 05:03
Quarantine Lifted at Veterinary Clinic with Hendra With test results confirming that all remaining horses at a Redlands Veterinary Clinic are free from Hendra virus, Biosecurity officials in the Australian state of Queensland have lifted the stringent quarantine that was imposed seven weeks ago. The...

2008-08-26 04:49
No Decision Yet on Second Recovered Hendra Horse No decision has been made about the fate of a horse near Proserpine, which appears to have recovered after contracting Hendra virus. Biosecurity Queensland's Chief Veterinary Officer Ron Glanville BSc, BVSc, MVS, said initial tests revealed the horse...

2008-08-26 05:05
New Unwanted Horse Coalition Director Named Julia Andersen will serve as the director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition, according to a release distributed by the American Horse Council (AHC). The Coalition is a broad alliance of equine organizations that have joined together under the AHC to...

2008-08-26 03:56
Mexico Flooding Kills Horses, Watchman at Equestrian Club Heavy rains have killed at least 50 horses at a Mexico City equestrian club and the 71-year-old watchman who tried to save them, officials said Tuesday. A Monday night storm sent mud and floodwaters spilling through the La Barranca horse club, trapping...

2008-08-26 11:12

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