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Outbreak Alert: October 5, 2021 – West Nile in Virus Jackson County, OR

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Number Confirmed: 1; Facility Type: Private Facility; Age: 1; Gender: Mare; Breed: Welsh Pony; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/17/2021; Clinical Signs: Neurologic Signs, Colic Signs; Confirmation Date: 9/28/2021; Horse Status: Euthanized; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: For more information about West Nile Virus go to the WNV factsheet.  Equine Disease Communication … Read More

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3 insights & how it may be impacting your equine business

If you have an equine business these 3 facts are important to helping your business grow. It takes 50 milliseconds for users to form an opinion about your website. It determines whether they like your site or not, whether they’ll stay or leave. 57% of internet users say they won’t … Read More

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Oct. 5 Wild Horse Gather update

Twenty-three horses were gathered yesterday for a total of 321 during the 2021 Devil’s Garden Plateau Wild Horse Gather. This includes 139 studs, 141 mares and 41 foals. Corral staff will allow themselves and the horses more time this year before they begin placement activities. Pictures and videos will be … Read More

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3 simple website tools for your equine website

Want to save some time? 3 simple website tools to save you time. 1. If you need to SAFETLY send a password to someone. Use: https://transfer.pw. Paste the password in to the website and it creates a secret one-time use link you can email to someone. This means the password … Read More

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Outbreak Alert: October 1, 2021 – Strangles in King County, WA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: Washington State Veterinary Office Number Confirmed: 1; Number Exposed: 2; Facility Type: Private Facility; Horse Status: Recovering; Notes: A horse at a private facility in King County has tested positive for Strangles. The horse was purchased at a livestock market and is recovering. Other horses are asymptomatic and are … Read More

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Outbreak Alert: October 1, 2021 – West Nile Virus in Yuba County, CA

Equine Herpesvirus- Neurologic

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Number Confirmed: 1; Age: 1; Gender: Stallion; Breed: Paint; Onset of Clinical Signs: 9/18/2021; Clinical Signs: lip/neck to shoulder fasciculations, Reluctance to Move Head, stiff hindquarters; Confirmation Date: 9/29/2021; Horse Status: Affected And Alive; Vaccination Status: Unvaccinated; Notes: For more information about West … Read More

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House reintroduction of PAST Act brings relief for chronically abused horses one step closer

The 75th Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville, TN on August 29, 201.3

The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the reintroduction of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today by Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., with 207 other original cosponsors. … Read More

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Create a Winter Paddock – Considerations for Building and Locating a Sacrifice Area on Your Farm

winter paddock
Photo by Alayne Blickle

Probably the most important aspect of managing pastures is the time when you take your horses off your pasture. You can greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures by creating and using a winter paddock or confinement area to house your horses during the winter. Early fall is … Read More

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An Interview with Drew Doggett about his new book, WILD: The Legendary Horses of Sable Island

  I recently had the privilege of reviewing this beautiful new book. It’s stunning, breathtaking and will be a treasured coffee-table book. Let me take you through an interesting interview, a behind-the-scenes look at how this book came to be. Karen Pickering, Publisher, The Northwest Horse Source.        … Read More

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