Texas is among 27 states tracing and testing horses that may have been exposed to contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious disease that can be transmitted during breeding or artificial insemination.

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The American Association of Equine Practitioners and Educational Partner Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health have created the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC), a nonprofit program that will provide equine vaccines to qualified equine rescue and retirement facilities across the United States.

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Recently a veterinary colleague remarked that a horse that had sustained a minor laceration in the starting gate had been scratched.

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The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks.

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INDIANAPOLIS -Testing confirmed three Northern Indiana stallions are positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM).

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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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Many of us dream of taking our horses out on wide expanses of untouched land, but the reality is that some of us reside in urban and city areas.

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Lexington, KY— The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces the new partnership with Pennfield Equine Feed Technologies as the “Official Horse Feed of the USEF.”

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Lexington, KY – Kentucky horse owners experiencing a recent job loss may be eligible for assistance feeding their horses through the Kentucky Horse Council’s (KHC) Equine Safety Net program. 

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Dressage4kids, Inc., invites everyone interested in horses and riding to their Seventh Annual Weekend Educational Program.

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LINCOLN, Neb. — This year's Horsin' Around conference, scheduled Feb. 14-15, 2009, will feature four presenters from diverse areas of equine training.

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On December 21, a barn fire in Verndale, Minnesota, claimed 44 horses, including 42 American Quarter Horses and one foal.

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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. - A 16-year-old Quarter Horse stallion residing in Kentucky tested positive for the causal agent of Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM), a bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis, on Dec. 10. CEM is considered a foreign animal disease that occurs in breeding populations in various countries in the world.

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The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC), in partnership with the Kentucky Hunter Jumper Association (KHJA), announced a new program to reward KHJA members competing on rescued horses in 2009.

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The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public nominations to fill three vacancies on the national Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. 

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Mark your calendars and register early for the Fifth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot (ILC), November 6-8, 2009.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to move quickly to declare a state of agricultural emergency and commit federal funds in connection with an outbreak of contagious equine metritis in central Kentucky.

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Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is showing its strong support for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) by urging veterinarians to actively participate in the system and utilize the new Veterinarian's Toolkit.

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The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ 54^th Annual Convention united equine practitioners across the globe in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6 - 10.

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