Lausanne (SUI), 2 September 2013, FEI PRESS RELEASE ~ The FEI has announced the composition of an Endurance Strategic Planning Group further to the unanimous recommendations of the Round Table held on 24 July. The Group will be chaired by Andrew Finding, European Equestrian Federation Board Member and CEO of the British Equestrian Federation. The members of…
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Second horse confirmed EHV-1 positive in Florida
March 3, 2013, Lexington, Ky ~ From the USEF Communications Department The Florida Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a second horse associated with the Ocala Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) has presented with neurological signs. To date, there have been a total of 7 horses linked to the Ocala outbreak (two neurological cases, and five having…
Diagnosis of EHV-1 in Florida
February 28, 2013 Press Release From the USEF Communications Department Lexington, KY – The Florida Department of Agriculture has confirmed the positive diagnosis of Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV-1) in horses in Florida. Six of the confirmed cases are linked to the HITS competition in Ocala. An additional horse in the Wellington area (with no identified…
Animal Health Experts Head to Panama For Sport Horse Talks
7 December 2012, Panama – FEI Update Over 60 government representatives and veterinary and horse sport experts from 23 countries will head to Panama City December 11-13 for a summit on the international movement of horses. The talks have been convened by the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) at…
Glanders will keep Bharain’s horses isolated until March
January 4, 2012, Bahrain ~ According to Bharian’s Daily News, the Kingdom has been given an “all-clear” from the deadly equine disease, glanders. No new cases have been reported for two months, not since two horses were put down after testing positive last November, according to Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry livestock director, Abdulrahman Shawqi…