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Survey of the State of the US Horse Industry

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What is the state of the horse industry in the United States? Please take the time to complete this very important survey.

The future of your livelihood, culture, way of being, ability to make your living with and enjoy horses in your life may depend on it!

Our ability to continue to enjoy and use horses is at stake. All information will be kept strictly confidential. Only aggregate information without identifying characteristics will be forwarded to the Governmental Accountability Office to provide as comprehensive and accurate information about the state of the US horse industry as possible to the US Congress.

PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERY HORSE OWNER, HORSE PROFESSIONAL, OR EQUINE SERVICE PROVIDER YOU KNOW!

It is critical that we receive your completed responses in the next few days! Do Not Put This Off!

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Once you have completed the survey, please take a few extra moments to use this free online system to sign important petitions that will automatically send both the petition and your personal message to your US Senators and Representatives, and to the Obama Administration.

TAKE ACTION!

Petition on Restoring Humane and Regulated Horse Processing in the United States

Petition on Controlling the Overpopulation of Wild and Feral Horse on Federal, State, Tribal, and Private Lands

If someone you know would like to complete the survey, or sign the petitions, but do not have access to the Internet, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 307-689-8536 to arrange for a telephone interview.

As of January 5, we are delighted to report that in just over 24 hours nearly 700 horse owners, equine professionals, and people whose businesses depend in whole, or in part, on the health and viability of the horse industry in the US have taken the time (usually 30 to 45 minutes) to fill out this critical survey. Already we are learning some very interesting things. Click here for the results so far.

 

Horse Health

WCVM research survey targets Cushing’s disease

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EIA is an infectious and potentially fatal viral disease affecting the immune system of members of the Equidae family

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Strangles is a highly contagious bacterial disease of horses characterized by abscesses in the lymphoid tissue of the upper respiratory tract

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is urging livestock producers in the Prairie provinces to take the necessary precautions to protect their animals from anthrax this summer.
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Ionophore Toxicosis in Horses - A Cautionary Tale

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Vesicular stomatitis (VS), a viral disease affecting horses, reported in Arizona

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Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) - protect your animals

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West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE)

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Contagious Equine Metritis import requirements remain in effect

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Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially fatal viral disease affecting the immune system
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - a new cause of respiratory disease in horses

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Founder (laminitis) is inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the horses’ hoof

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Equine Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease of horses

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