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Trailering & Equine Travel Safety

03 March 2010

Common sense practices to keep you safely on the road and decrease the chance of equine illness or injury

The site includes valuable safety tips including:

Click here to view the USRider Hitch-Up! Magazine, a guide to trailer safety and travel

Eastern equine encephalitis

Ionophore Toxicosis in Horses - A Cautionary Tale

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

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) - protect your animals

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

Is Pfizer's wormer Equimax safe for your horse?

Contagious Equine Metritis import requirements remain in effect

Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially fatal viral disease affecting the immune system

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - a new cause of respiratory disease in horses

Equine herpes virus (EHV) is a common virus that can cause respiratory diseases, abortions and neurologic disease

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

Equine Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease of horses