News Archive: Ag Equine Programs
Rider safety program releases new booklet on safe return to riding
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Holly Wiemers
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The booklet was written by members of the Saddle Up Safely Auxiliary, a group of volunteers passionate about rider safety issues.
Horohov named chair of UK veterinary science, director of Gluck Equine Research Center
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Jenny Evans
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His appointment will begin Sept. 23.
Bennie and Cheryllee Sargent named 2015 Friend of UK Ag Equine Programs
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Holly Wiemers
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The Sargents, of Sargent Quarter Horses, have been supporters of the college's equine programming efforts for nearly 20 years.
UK Ag Equine Programs celebrates 10 years
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Holly Wiemers
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It's been a decade since the colleged ramped up its eduational offerings to the equine industry.
UK Equine Farm and Facilities Expo to be held June 2
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Holly Wiemers
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The field day will be at McPeek Racing's Magdalena Farm in Lexington.
UK lecture series presents conversation with world’s leading reining competitor Shawn Flarida
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Holly Wiemers
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“If you want to feel the hair on your neck rise, come and see what this world-class athlete has done," said Professor Bob Coleman, UK Ag Equine Programs.
Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch begins in Central Kentucky
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Consumption of large numbers of caterpillars by pregnant mares precipitated staggering foal losses in the Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome outbreak that peaked in 2001.
Study finds common equine parasite misidentified in textbooks
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Jenny Evans
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A recent study led by Martin Nielsen, of the UK Gluck Equine Research Center, found that all veterinary medicine textbooks have misidentified a common equine parasite.
Kentucky ag economy remains strong, but concerns are for 2015
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Carol Lea Spence
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A 15 percent increase in livestock prices is expected to boost 2014 Kentucky agricultural cash receipts to $6B. The 2015 outlook is expected to drop back.
