Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces a new partnership and multi-year agreement with Freedom Health, LLC’s Succeed®, an equine digestive conditioning program as the “Official Digestive Conditioning Product of the USEF.” In addition, Succeed® Digestive Conditioning Program® is being supplied to the United States Equestrian Team as they prepare for Hong Kong. "We are excited about our continued and growing partnership with USEF,” said John Hall, President of...

Regular vaccinations, deworming and farrier visits can help prevent damaging and costly diseases. As your partner in equine health care, Merial, the maker of Zimecterin® Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel) is offering a free horse health record available at select veterinary clinics and retailers nationwide. This durable resource helps record important contact information, feeding schedules, vaccinations, deworming dates, farrier visits and Coggins test results. These fundamental, preventive horse...

Horse enthusiasts in 4-H District 5 Area will soon be able to enjoy permanent seating at the Mighty Mustang Arena in Green County because of funding from the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC). The Horse Council $10,000 grant supports the materials and construction of bleachers, which will seat as many as 320 spectators at the new facility. Despite the fact that no seating was previously available, over 3,000 area horse owners and 4-H club members used the partially completed arena in the past year....

Geographic restraints will no longer keep horse sport fans from enjoying the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, the Beacon Hill Equestrian Grand Prix Hampton Classic, and the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Using today’s streaming video technology, Equestriansport.tv is bringing the show to you. Visit www.equestriansport.tv today and you will be face to face with the hunters “under the oaks” at Upperville. See the arena, the judges, the presenters, and of course, the horses and their riders. There...

Horses scheduled to travel to Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic Games will soon fall within the 60-day supervisory period—and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) would like to take this opportunity to remind all concerned that the health certificate which must be used states that the horses must be resident in a country listed by AFCD (the HKG Veterinary Authorities) and under veterinary supervision during the last 60 days prior to entering pre-export quarantine. An explanatory...

The discipline of endurance is undergoing a full review of its rules. One of the key innovations introduced in new rules, which will come in force on January 1, 2009, is the emphasis put on the education of all officials involved in the discipline, be they judges, technical delegates and veterinarians. A significant contribution towards this new development will be brought by the agreement that was recently concluded between the FEI and Hydra Properties of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)....

For everyone aiming for the 2008 Wellpride United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships (AEC), the qualifications are now available on the USEA website, www.useventing.com . Just click on the Wellpride AEC button on the right side of the homepage and follow the links. There are two items referring to the qualifications. The first, called 2008 Wellpride AEC Complete Qualifications, gives the qualification information in its entirety. The other, called 2008 Wellpride...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the approval of Digital Angel Corporation’s (formerly Destron Fearing) Life-Chip equine radio frequency identification (RFID) injectable transponder for use in horses. The industry expects that in the future additional companies will apply for USDA approval of equine microchips to be developed and sold in the U.S. Microchips are a valuable tool to the equine industry to identify horses, whether as proof of ownership if lost or...

Michigan State University's (MSU's) My Horse University (MHU) online curricula are not only useful tools for individuals who want to learn more about horse selection and evaluation and welfare and behavior, but the two online learning programs can also be incorporated into youth and adult group experiences. Through MHU's horse welfare and behavior program, participants can learn about horse behavior and how it can influence the way they interact with horses. It's appropriate for audiences from...

(Lexington, KY) - The Board of Directors of the United States Equestrian Federation has approved the use of the new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) EQUIOXX® (firocoxib). This new NSAID is the first highly COX-1 sparing drug to be FDA approved for use in horses. The rule allowing the use of firocoxib will take effect on 8/1/07. Until this time, the use of firocoxib is restricted to use outside competition. The new rule lists firocoxib as a NSAID with a restrictive quantitative...