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(February 7, 2019 – Columbus, OH) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Board of Directors recently voted to officially adopt the Dressage discipline into their program beginning in the 2019-2020 season. For the past three years, Dressage has been offered as a Pilot Program – allowing riders to participate in a limited … Read More
SmartPak Announces New SmartStride Senior Pellets to SmartSupplement Line PLYMOUTH, MA – Joint support is important for horses at any age, but particularly as they get older, which is why SmartPak is pleased to introduce a new supplement formula designed to support senior horses. SmartStride™ Senior offers comprehensive joint, … Read More
“Case of the Month” – February 2019 Honesto, a 6-year-old Lusitano-Arabian cross gelding, was found to have a massive sinus osteoma (a benign tumor created from new bone growth), discovered as a generalized swelling and enlargement of the bone and soft tissues below his right eye. Radiographs and a CT … Read More
World renowned Saddle Maker to the Stars, Edward Bohlin, came to Hollywood in the 1920’s from Cody, Wyoming, where he had a saddle shop. At the urging of legendary cowboy star, Tom Mix, Bohlin made the move and soon was making custom silver-mounted saddles for most of the Hollywood cowboy … Read More
The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act would permanently ban horse slaughter in the U.S. and end the export of horses for slaughter abroad. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2019) — Federal lawmakers introduced legislation today to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States and end the … Read More
Animals as Natural Therapy invites you to the 9th Annual “Celebrate our Stars” Gala from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at the Holiday Inn and Suites, 4260 Mitchell Way in Bellingham. The event includes champagne, hors d’oeuvres, party games, and enticing silent auction items you won’t want … Read More
January 31, 2019 (Columbus, Ohio) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) is pleased to announce the addition of Christy Landwehr, Chief Executive Officer of the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) to the IEA Board of Directors. “I am excited to be on the IEA Board of Directors,” says Landwehr. “What a great … Read More
On Christmas Eve, WASART got a call for a horse stuck in a ditch. Upon arriving on scene, it seemed to be a fairly straightforward matter—Flame, a senior horse, was down in some muck off the side of the road. She couldn’t get any kind of traction with her hind legs … Read More
Editor’s note: Our volunteers often respond to calls from national organizations to help out during disasters such as the Camp Fire in California. Our volunteer, Carol S., kindly wrote this article about her time there. Photo by WASART responder Carol S. from her time volunteering at California’s Camp Fire response. … Read More
–UC Davis Continues to Pioneer PET Scanning– January 25, 2019 Originally Posted HERE by Rob Warren The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has achieved another milestone in clinical equine imaging with the first successful use of positron emission tomography (PET) on a standing horse. Equine PET, … Read More
