Archive for July, 2010
Please Participate in University of Maryland Equine-Related Injury Study
The Equiery is supporting a University of Maryland School of Public Health study on horse-related injuries and safety practices among people who interact with horses in Maryland and Virginia. The goal of this survey is to characterize the injuries that are most commonly occurring in this population and to identify ways in which safety practices [...]
Reminder to Maryland Vets regarding West Nile & other Equine Encephalitides
A Message From the Maryland State Vet Arboviral surveillance season has begun, and we are writing to provide updated guidelines for equine arboviral surveillance in Maryland in 2010 and to remind you that equine neurologic syndromes and any of the equine encephalitides, including West Nile virus (WNV), are reportable to the Maryland Department of Agriculture [...]
Judge Blocks Slots Zoning Referendum
In the endless series of lawsuits regarding exactly where slots will go in Anne Arundel County, a judge has sided with the Cordish Company against the Maryland Jockey Club. In case you have not been following the continuing slots debacle, or are a tad confused as to “Who’s on First, What’s On Second,” the elevator [...]
