Open Letter to the Horse Industry: Time to Be Proactive on Equine Disease Outbreaks Photo by Steven Long WASHINGTON, (AHC/AAEP) – The horse community is always just one step from a calamity and that calamity is a disease outbreak of such proportion as to widely imperil the health of our horses and threaten the...
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LEXINGTON, (AAWP) – Media-trained equine veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ On Call program will support another season of live Thoroughbred racing telecasts when the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series on the NBC Sports Group kicks off this weekend. “On Call” is designed to deliver accurate veterinary information to broadcast and...
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AAEP, AVMA Call for Passage of H.R. 6388 – Amendments to the Horse Protection Act WASHINGTON, (AVMA, AAEP) – Today the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Equine Practitioners issued a joint statement of support for the Amendments to the Horse Protection Act, H.R. 6388. “Soring is an unconscionable abuse of...
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AVMA and AAEP urge strong enforcement of Horse Protection Act at Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Photo Couresy HSUS SCHAUMBURG, Ill., (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) urge veterinarians, owners, trainers, riders, event spectators, media and the public to redouble their efforts to identify...
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New Marketing Initiative to be Highlighted at AHC National Issues Forum WASHINGTON, (AHC) – The American Horse Council’s National Issues Forum, entitled “Reinvigorating the Horse Industry,” will feature a new national marketing initiative for the horse industry that involves ten national associations and large corporate industry stakeholders. It will be announced at the forum...
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AVMA, AAEP believe devices are used in the inhumane practice of soring SCHAUMBURG, Ill., (AVMA/AAEP) - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today called for a ban on the use of action devices and performance packages in the training and showing of Tennessee Walking Horses. These devices...
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Start of Gaited Horse Show Season Heightens Commitment by AVMA, AAEP and USDA to End Abusive Practice of Soring USDA Show Stats Cited in Warning Tell Tale of Wholesale Animal Cruelty Despite Denials By Walking Horse Officials, Owners, and Trainers SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (PR Newswire) — Soring, illegal for more than 40 years, is the...
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Statement from Dr. John Mitchell, 2012 AAEP president, regarding the New York Times March 25 horse racing article, “Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys” LEXINGTON, (AAEP) – “There should be no higher priority for the racing community than the health and safety of its equine and human athletes. Reducing equine injuries must be the primary focus of...
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WESTPORT, CT (Phelps) – October 10, 2011 – The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation. The AAEP Foundation will award two research graduates with the first-ever EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows, to be presented on November 20, 2011 during the American Association of...
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By Steven Long, Photo by Laura Leigh HOUSTON, (Horseback) – The American Association of Equine Practitioners has issued a long awaited report that is critical of the federal Bureau of Land Management’s use of helicopters to stampede wild horses. In fact, in their recommendations, they told the agency to back off. “While the task...
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