tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:28:21 +0000Fran Jurga keeps you up-to-date in this EquiSearch.com blog on news about horse health, care, equine science and research that affects horses.http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/noreply@blogger.com (EquiSearch.com)Blogger833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5402611412148461464Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:27:00 +00002009-11-04T10:02:56.506-05:00ZenyattaBreedersCup.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Zenyatta, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses. She's not just out to win the Breeders Cup Classic on Saturday. She's not just out to prove she's faster than the fastest colts in the world. She's making a grandstand http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/11/champion-california-mare-zenyatta-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-9106890620623410252Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:59:00 +00002009-11-04T01:56:32.077-05:00PrincessPatrickYouTubeSocietyBluedressagePrinttongueFEIBritishHayaby Fran Jurga | 3 November 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comIt's not always easy being a blogger. On Friday, October 23, I took a deep breath and posted on this blog a video I had been sent by a colleague in Europe. I posted the video and simply asked people what they saw, and explained the furor that the video was causing in Europe. Click here to read that post.American dressage fanshttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/11/blue-tongue-dressage-british-horse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-3484385852497921187Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:08:00 +00002009-11-02T19:33:31.824-05:00Illinoiseyelidcarcinomasquamouscancertumorby Fran Jurga | 2 November 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comEarly intervention is the best way to beat cancerous conditions of the third eyelid in horses. Look periodically for any lumps or broken skin in or around your horse's eyes, and call a veterinarian if you find anything. If treated early, they may be fully removed; if left too long, recurrence is common. The condition is http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/11/third-eyelid-tumors-in-horses-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-6792168535639289743Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-11-02T19:44:17.028-05:00auctionAlexandraRachelby Fran Jurga | 1 November 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comMaybe not all eyes are on the Breeders Cup preparations at Santa Anita racetrack in California this week. Plenty of people are keeping an eye on a fund-raising auction being conducted by Kendall-Jackson Wines.Bidding is currently close to $6000 for a private visit with Herself, champion three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra, in http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/11/bid-rachel-alexandra-good-afternoon-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-1148587741114584059Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:02:00 +00002009-11-01T16:11:19.080-05:00AndrewHalloweenSarah.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Trick or treat!!!, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses. Horses all over the United States are breathing a sigh of relief after surviving another Halloween. Did you dress your horse up? It seems like more and more http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/11/trick-or-treat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5744212884722992256Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:00 +00002009-10-27T23:07:10.949-05:00OntarioheartcardiopulmonaryReportresearchveterinarystressEquisearchFranJurgaby Fran Jurga | 27 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comHow much do you know about your horse's heart? Not much, probably. It works--but did you know that the horse's heart is one of the most amazing among all the mammal species?I always remember people saying that Secretariat's heart was massively larger than that of a normal horse, and that the heart of the great New Zealand http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/your-horses-heart-equine-heart-rate-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5295819799227803038Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +00002009-10-25T02:09:29.824-05:00hyperflexionBluedressagetongueFEIRollkurby Fran Jurga | 23 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comIt was just a video clip posted on YouTube. But in a few days, 19,835 people all over the world had seen it.It was just a group page on FaceBook. But within 24 hours, 841 people had joined it, again from all over the world.The viewers and Facebookers are gawking at the four minutes of warmup arena action you see posted here. http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/blue-tongue-dressage-outrage-goes-viral.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5825680898145798375Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:20:00 +00002009-10-23T17:57:07.160-05:00CloudPryorPBSBLMby Fran Jurga | 23 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comCloud: Challenge of the Stallions premieres on PBS Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8 p.m.; check your local listings for times and re-broadcasts. This will be the third in a series of documentaries on PBS about the iconic wild stallion in the Pryor Mountains on the Wyoming-Montana border.Ironically, the documentary was filmed and http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/pbs-tv-premiere-sunday-wild-horse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5230047148344152770Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:04:00 +00002009-10-21T20:08:58.940-05:00AAEPresearchFrom a press release provided today by the American Association of Equine Practitioners:The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Foundation has announced the release of its new study assessing the opinions of AAEP members regarding priorities in equine health care research. The second study of its kind, the 2009 AAEP Membership Equine Research Study was conducted to assist the http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/laminitis-and-colic-top-concerns-of-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-2693877624463062879Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:44:00 +00002009-10-20T17:58:24.221-05:00by Fran Jurga | 20 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at equisearch.comThe following health alert has been issued by the Texas Animal Health Commission:A tick-borne disease known as equine piroplasmosis has been confirmed on a ranch in South Texas. Additional testing is being conducted to determine the extent of infection. Horses on the ranch are quarantined to their premises, and a thorough http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/texas-equine-piroplasmosis-case-prompts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-829960501993653467Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:52:00 +00002009-10-19T08:00:27.859-05:00by Fran Jurga | 19 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comLet's start the week with some good news.The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (ASPCA) has announced the winner of the 2009 Henry Bergh Award, and the winner(s) are some special friends of The Jurga Report: Steve Smith and Alayne Marker of the Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Ovando, Montana, and http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/aspca-award-for-rolling-dog-ranch-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-6934715934137372710Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:23:00 +00002009-10-14T00:35:27.792-05:00Fort Rileyfluinfluenza1918H1N1by Fran Jurga | 13 Ocotber 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comH1N1 virus actually contains a cluster of genetic fragments from both European and Asian pigs, as well as from humans. (CDC photo)Everyone's talking about the flu. H1N1 is in the news and today I even saw a public health poster warning about it plastered inside the train where I was riding. Is it my imagination or am I washing http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/did-virus-in-horse-manure-launch-1918.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-6224718821491753769Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-10-13T00:01:01.954-05:00herpesneurologicalEHVEHMby Fran Jurga | 13 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comAs the thermometer dives, the whole horse world's outlook changes. Everyone goes looking for clipper blades that aren't rusty. They want their blankets mended...by next week. That hay order had better get here quick. And where are my gloves?While most barns are very responsible about scheduling fall shots and checking into winterhttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/horse-health-reminder-ehv-infection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-9016642334198269832Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-10-12T23:56:28.629-05:00LynnReardonHomestretchby Fran Jurga | 12 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comToday is the day we celebrate as the anniversary of Columbus finding himself in the New World, so let's expand on that theme a bit and talk about finding yourself, period. And in this case, our media is thanks to the book publishing company New World Library, which I thought pretty appropriate for Columbus Day.While on the http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/beyond-homestretch-columbus-and-lynn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-7507761587057433528Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-10-11T10:36:58.415-05:00JacksonZenyattawineAlexandraKendallRachel.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Zenyatta, winning the Grade 1 Vanity at Hollywood Park in June, originally uploaded by Jeff (aka crystaldiamondk2). We may never know the answer to that question, but that's ok. You can only shake your head: Greatness in http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/what-rachel-alexandra-got-that-zenyatta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-467026784942222719Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-10-10T09:26:49.629-05:00Interesting reactions from stakeholders in the wild horse community are surfacing now that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has published his plan to overhaul the BLM's wild horse and burro management plan by establishing a series of sanctuaries around the country for wild horses.Click here to read about the actual plan announced by Salazar and my reaction to it.Wild horse advocate Madeleinehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/salazars-wild-horse-plan-earns-two-big.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-7060667124647668716Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +00002009-10-09T16:38:25.733-05:00The United States Equestrian Federation reported this afternoon that former Olympic mount and dressage horse Harmony's Mythilus was humanely euthanized early this morning as a result of complications discovered during a colic surgery conducted late last night.The 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding was the former partner of Olympian Courtney King-Dye. In June 2008, King-Dye and Mythilus http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/rest-in-peace-us-olympic-star-dressage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-8732340289886114267Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:51:00 +00002009-10-08T09:14:56.314-05:00wildSalazarmustangsInteriorby Fran Jurga | 8 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThe big news from Washington yesterday, for me, was not about healthcare or Afghanistan but about wild horses. I am printing for you here excerpts from the text of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's press release about his proposal to Congress to re-invent the way that our wild horses are managed...and where they are managed. I http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/wild-horse-update-department-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-3669355594224846758Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:12:00 +00002009-10-07T22:52:31.410-05:00helicopteremergencyrescueby Fran Jurga | 7 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThis is not a drill. This mare was caught in the current of the American River near Sacramento, California and was unable to make her way out of a canyon under her own power. Sacramento Bee photo, from a fascinating slide show sequence.California horsewoman Alicia Hutcheson spent the night in the bottom of a ravine in September http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/slide-show-horse-down-way-down.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-5250227649801656488Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:59:00 +00002009-10-09T22:37:17.263-05:00ChrisSecretariatconferencePollittlaminitisFranJurgaby Fran Jurga | 4 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comCan you imagine "the tremendous machine" that was Secretariat gimping around on sore feet? The Great One knew the horrible pain of chronic laminitis in his later years. (This great photo is featured on www.secretariat.com, where you can purchase it and stare at it for hours, which is what I plan to do.)Today is one of the horse http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/remembering-secretariat-laminitis-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-7274737835128360082Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-10-04T13:20:54.081-05:00BayerGamesLegendEnjoyFEIrideWorldequestrianAlltechby Fran Jurga | 2 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comHow much do you love your horse? If you can articulate it in 150 words or less, you might be on your way to an all expenses paid trip to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky next fall, courtesy of Bayer Animal Health, makers of Legend. But no, you can't bring your horse.When I first heard about this contest, I was http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/60-days-150-words-one-winner-then-enjoy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-7203736404943816473Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:56:00 +00002009-10-03T14:38:39.785-05:00PhoenixCanadaOberExploringVetCellJessicaBlenheimby Fran Jurga | 1 October 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comIt's not over 'til it's over. And it's not over yet for Jessica Phoenix and her talented event horse named Exploring.When I heard that this horse had injured a tendon just before leaving for Hong Kong to compete in the Olympics last summer, I thought I had surely heard the last of him. But, lo and behold, he turned up on the http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/10/canadas-cross-country-comeback-kid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-140016817609024336Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:10:00 +00002009-10-01T09:21:22.035-05:00CanadafoalstwinClydesdaleby Fran Jurga | 30 September 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comThere's nothing quite like the birth of twin foals to bring the media out to your farm. And what could be cuter than twin white-faced Clydesdales?This film clip from Ontario is truly a snapshot in time and I hope that lots of video and lots of great photos have been taken.In another week, these twins are going to be not so cutehttp://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/09/clydesdale-twins-born-in-canada.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-3408763232786352305Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +00002009-09-28T13:21:39.807-05:00HanoverianWerthGigoloGermanyOlympicIsabellby Fran Jurga | 28 September 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comGigolo was simply the world's most successful sport horse...ever. (Isabell Werth photo)He dominated dressage competitions for years, and helped elevate the sport to where it is today.The naughtily-named Gigolo has been put to sleep in Germany. I learned the news today when his 20-year partner, Germany's Isabell Werth, wrote http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/09/dressage-champion-gigolo-has-died-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-2616819766734550032Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:35:00 +00002009-09-27T20:07:26.212-05:00MinnesotawelfareOregonarenaStallionhealthfaircoltcastrationgeldingby Fran Jurga | 27 September 2009 | The Jurga Report at Equisearch.comOregon farrier Gregg Meyers was among the many horsecare professionals who donated time on Saturday to work on horses who needed some care. A special horse health fair in Albany, Oregon helped prepare needy horses for the winter ahead. (Photo links to Albany Democrat-Herald story about this event.)I don't get to watch http://special.equisearch.com/blog/horsehealth/2009/09/new-reality-helpful-horse-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fran Jurga)0