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Outbreak Alerts: October 08, 2024 – West Nile Virus – El Paso County, CO

October 8, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian’s Office Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private Facility Horse 1: Age: 2Gender: ColtBreed: Quarter HorseOnset of Clinical Signs: 9/28/2024Clinical Signs: Weakness Ataxia Anorexia Abnormal MentationConfirmation Date: 10/2/2024Horse Status: RecoveringVaccination Status: Unvaccinated For more information about West Nile Virus go to: WNV factsheet. See past published Outbreak Alerts: www.coloradohorsesource.com/category/news/alerts

Cowgirl Capable Hosts Transformative Women’s Empowerment Retreat at Whistlin’ Pine Ranch in Pateros, WA

October 5, 2024 by Press

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Pateros, WA — From September 5th to 8th, 2024, women from all walks of life gathered at the scenic Whistlin’ Pine Ranch for the Cowgirl Capable Women’s Empowerment Retreat. This unique event empowered participants through confidence-building activities, resilience training, and practical skill development, all set amidst 500 acres of breathtaking …

Colorado has confirmed four cases of equine West Nile Virus (WNV) so far in 2024

October 4, 2024 by Press

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Colorado Department of Agriculture Animal Health Division From the Quarterly Newsletter: Summer/Fall 2024 The first case, an unvaccinated 18-month-old Quarter Horse filly from Pueblo County was euthanized on July 14, 2024, after presenting with ataxia, anorexia, abnormal mentation, recumbency, and cranial nerve deficits. Treatment was initiated but was unsuccessful. Since mid-July, …

Outbreak Alerts: October 03, 2024 – Equine Infectious Anemia – Nacogdoches County, Texas

October 3, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: Texas Animal Health Commission Confirmed Case(s) – Official Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: Unknown Horse 1: Horse Status: EuthanizedComments: Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine infectious anemia in a quarter horse on a Nacogdoches County premises. The premises has been quarantined and will not be released until TAHC’s requirements are …

Pet Pictures with Santa at Aspen Park Vet in Conifer

October 3, 2024 by Press

Looking for a pet-friendly photo op for this year’s Christmas card? We’ve got you covered in both Conifer at the pet hospital, and for the first time ever, at our ResqRanch in Evergreen! See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/pet-pictures-with-santa-at-aspen-park-vet-in-conifer

Equine Nutrition: Feeding for All Life Stages

October 3, 2024 by Press

Join us for an evening with Natalie Sullivan, MS PAS, On Course Equine Nutrition, LLC as she details the specific nutritional needs of horses as they grow and age. Horses require certain vitamins, nutrients, and management styles as they grow from foal to adult to geriatric. You will leave with …

Join Us for the Holidays This Year

September 28, 2024 by Press

Picture this: It’s Christmas morning and you tip toe out from under your plush down duvet to light a fire in your wood burning stove. You pull back the curtains in your rustic cabin to see a fresh blanket of snow on the ground and flakes softly dusting the pine …

Protecting Yourself and Yours

September 26, 2024 by Press

I want to make this as simple as possible. If you are like me, you want to help others horse lovers in need; wildfire and storm evacuations are the most common reasons that come to mind. However, what about a friend in need due to repairs to a barn, fences …

Copper Creek Wolf family captured; one wolf dead, survivors taken into captivity

September 25, 2024 by Press

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Young wolf family was implicated in livestock losses as coexistence measures were late and incomplete DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Monday afternoon that the entire Copper Creek Wolf Pack has been captured, but the male wolf father, 2309-OR, was captured on Friday, August 30 and died on Tuesday, September 3. …

Outbreak Alerts: September 25, 2024 – West Nile Virus – Douglas County, CO

September 25, 2024 by Equine Disease Communication Center

Source: State Veterinarian’s Office Confirmed Case(s) – No Quarantine Number Confirmed: 1Number Suspected: 1Number Exposed: UnknownFacility Type: Private Facility Horse 1: Age: 8Gender: MareBreed: Tennessee Walking HorsesOnset of Clinical Signs: 9/3/2024Clinical Signs: Weakness, ataxiaConfirmation Date: 9/19/2024Horse Status: Affected And AliveVaccination Status: Unvaccinated For more information about West Nile Virus go to: WNV factsheet. See past published Outbreak …

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