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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

Click here to visit USRider.org Trailering and Equine Travel Safety area

The site includes valuable safety tips including:

Don't Go on the Road Without It!
Trip Preparation: Last-Minute Checklist
Trip Preparation: Checklist for Trailer Axle Assembly
Additional Safety Suggestions
Trailer Storage Preparation
After Prolonged Trailer Storage - Inspection Procedures
Emergency First Aid Kit
Equine Precautions: Short Trip
Equine Precautions: Long Trip

Equine Transportation Requirements by State

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

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Horse Health

WCVM research survey targets Cushing’s disease

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

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

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.

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)

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

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

Equine Piroplasmosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease of horses