Let’s Go Ridin’ – for Feb. 12, 2009

Ever thought of breeding your mare? Maybe you have, or maybe you’re in the breeding business, so you know all of the options available to you nowadays. But if you are considering it for the first time, it can be an overwhelming project. The first step is to objectively analyze your mare for her breeding

Pfizer-Wyeth merger could impact Pregnant Mare Urine producers

Wyeth, a pharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs for humans and animals announced Jan. 26 it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Pfizer is purchasing Wyeth for $68 billion. Now, one might won-de r how this would impact Pregnant Mares Urine (PMU) farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and in North Dakota.


Horse VD imported into Canada

Canada’s horse industry has been asked to halt imports of U. S. breeding stock, embryos and semen while inspectors check farms that may have used semen infected with an equine venereal disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Dec. 24 confirmed that farms in Ontario and Alberta received semen this spring from one of