Archive for September, 2007

Re the Equine Influenza virus outbreak in Australia

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Debra from NSW, Australia corrected me on the fact that Australian horses have NOT in fact been vaccinated against influenza in the past as the country was free of the disease.
Debra says:
I quote from a paper ‘Nation Management Group: Equine Influenza Communique 13.9.07′
 
“Equine Influenza is an endemic in virtually all countries with significant equine industries, and [...]

A magnificent time for riding

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

As fall starts to take hold here in the USA, it is a wonderful time to escape to parts of Europe. The crazy tourist season is winding down and there are less people visiting these areas. Equitours has some great riding vacations in October in Portugal, Greece, Italy and Spain. And in the future we hope [...]

Horse Flu Epidemic in Australia

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Perhaps horse dentistry is a “cosmetic” application but what about vaccinations for horses? A necessary evil or something you can bypass?
Australia’s East Coast is in the midst of a flu epidemic. The horse flu is native to Australia and New Zealand and the vaccine was said to be effective until the recent outbreak. All horses in NSW have [...]