Horse Illustrated Newswire

Equestrian Sport

Top horses compete in cutting spectacular
The Borden Milk National Cutting Horse Association World Championship Futurity is expected to draw a large crowd for the Dec. 13 open division finals at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. From The Star-Telegram. Read more >>

Online petition fights FEI decision to let horses compete on bute
Do you agree with the decision to allow bute to be given to competition horses? From Horse and Hound. Read more >>

Equine Health

Boehringer Ingelheim Introduces New Vetera West Nile Virus Vaccines
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the introduction of its Vetera™ West Nile virus family of vaccines, the only vaccines containing the North American Equine E159™ 2005 horse isolate representative of the virus that is most likely to infect horses today. From Vetmedica. Read more >>

In Other News

Suit may block BLM roundup of mustangs in Nev.
Animal protection advocates are asking a federal judge to block the government’s planned roundup of thousands of wild mustangs in Nevada next month, saying the helicopter-aided gathers are illegal because they “traumatize, injure and kill” some of the animals. From The San Francisco Chronicle. Read more >>

Paintings by Funny Cide, Kona Gold and Cigar to be Auctioned
It’s time to find that unique holiday gift for yourself, or a horse-loving friend, and make a tax deductible donation to a worthy charity at the same time. From The Kentucky Horse Park. Read more >>

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