Coosa Valley Equine Center
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We at Coosa Valley Equine lost a long time friend and co-worker this weekend. Boyd Lane passed away Sunday afternoon due to kidney failure. He had battled this and many more health problems over the years but always fought back saying "the Lord wasn't ready for me yet." He was called home Sunday August 21, 2011.
Boyd had given up helping with the horses but he still loved growing his vegetable garden and up to his final days on earth, still had the best garden in St. Clair county. Boyd always challenged himself to have and grow the largest vegetables around and he succeeded most of the time. Our prayers are with this gentle giant!
NEW Equine Event Permits for the State of Alabama
State Veterinarian Tony Frazier, D.V.M. with Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries just informed us of the New Equine Event Permits for the state of Alabama and additional surrounding states. These new Event Permits will now have three digital photos of the horse exhibited on the permit. The photos must be one frontal, one left side and one right side from ground to top of horse. In order to obtain a new Equine Event Permit, the three digital photos must be forwarded (electronically) to the office of animal Industries along with, the Original Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and the original (or owner copy) EIA (Coggins) test report must be mailed to the Department of Agriculture so they can be matched and the new Equine Event Permit prepared and returned to either the Veterinarians office or the owner.
The mailing address for sending the Health Certificates and Coggins Report Forms:
Alabama Department of Agriclture & Industries
Attn: Barbara Duke, Animal Industries Division
Post Office Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
The e-mail to which photos should be forwarded;
Barbara.Duke@agi.alabama.gov
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at (205) 338 - 1111 or Dr. Tony Frazier, State Veterinarian office.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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State Veterinarian Tony Frazier, D.V.M. with Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries just informed us of the New Equine Event Permits for the state of Alabama and additional surrounding states. These new Event Permits will now have three digital photos of the horse exhibited on the permit. The photos must be one frontal, one left side and one right side from ground to top of horse. In order to obtain a new Equine Event Permit, the three digital photos must be forwarded (electronically) to the office of animal Industries along with, the Original Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and the original (or owner copy) EIA (Coggins) test report must be mailed to the Department of Agriculture so they can be matched and the new Equine Event Permit prepared and returned to either the Veterinarians office or the owner.
The mailing address for sending the Health Certificates and Coggins Report Forms:
Alabama Department of Agriclture & Industries
Attn: Barbara Duke, Animal Industries Division
Post Office Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109-0336
The e-mail to which photos should be forwarded;
Barbara.Duke@agi.alabama.gov
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at (205) 338 - 1111 or Dr. Tony Frazier, State Veterinarian office.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Coosa Valley Equine would like to thank each and everyone associated with making the seminar on "Diagnostics, Imaging and Therapeutic Approaches to Lameness" such a success. We are very happy with the recent turnout at the meeting held at Coosa Valley Equine Center on Saturday August 14th, in conjunction with the Southern Veterinary Conference.
Our special thanks to all the presenters and speakers for their time and effort; Dr. Stuart Shoemaker, Dr. Bob Schneider, Dr. Laurie Tyrrell and Dr. Lance Allen.
Roger Stewart's help in coordinating the sponsors; Webster Veterinary, Milburn Equine & Boehringer Ingleheim.
Thanks to the staff of MREquine, southern division, Danny Scoper and Greg Parrish for their MRI demonstration and finally to all the attendees of this year's Southern Veterinary Conference & seminar, we do appreciate you coming.
Links to speakers and presenters:
Dr. Stuart Shoemaker & Dr. Bob Schneider: MREquine
Dr. Laurie Tyrrell:Equinosis technologies LLC
Dr. Lance Allen: Agri Risk Insurance
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Travel Season
It is that time of year again, most will be getting ready to travel with their horses to various shows, trail events, etc.. Just remember before you leave you need to do some advance planning. Check and recheck your tow vehicle and trailer to ensure they are horse safe and road worthy, especially trailer tires, bearings, brakes and lights. Keep a close eye on the horses that will be traveling with you weeks prior to departure. Deworm and vaccinate at least two weeks before you are scheduled to leave to maximize immunity. Even your healthy horse will need proof of such, it is standard for most all states to require proof of vaccinations, negative Coggins and a health certificate and it is a good idea to keep all these items together in a folder or envelope for easy retrieval. Every state has its own health requirements, check the current requirements in each state you plan to travel through. You can find out what is required in each state by calling the automated information line of the Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (800-545-8732) from a touch-tone phone, or you can go online to APHIS.USDA.GOV website under Import/Export and click on the various states or try GlobalVet Link web site. If you still have questions, you may call our office (205-338-1111) and Evelyn can help you with the regulations and your health certificate needs. All of this information needs to be up to date and will not run out before your return.
When doing your research for each states requirements pay close attention to any resent outbreaks or quarantines. The state of Michigan has recently made several updates to there requirements. Make sure you have met all requirements and happy trails!
Travel Season
It is that time of year again, most will be getting ready to travel with their horses to various shows, trail events, etc.. Just remember before you leave you need to do some advance planning. Check and recheck your tow vehicle and trailer to ensure they are horse safe and road worthy, especially trailer tires, bearings, brakes and lights. Keep a close eye on the horses that will be traveling with you weeks prior to departure. Deworm and vaccinate at least two weeks before you are scheduled to leave to maximize immunity. Even your healthy horse will need proof of such, it is standard for most all states to require proof of vaccinations, negative Coggins and a health certificate and it is a good idea to keep all these items together in a folder or envelope for easy retrieval. Every state has its own health requirements, check the current requirements in each state you plan to travel through. You can find out what is required in each state by calling the automated information line of the Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (800-545-8732) from a touch-tone phone, or you can go online to APHIS.USDA.GOV website under Import/Export and click on the various states or try GlobalVet Link web site. If you still have questions, you may call our office (205-338-1111) and Evelyn can help you with the regulations and your health certificate needs. All of this information needs to be up to date and will not run out before your return.When doing your research for each states requirements pay close attention to any resent outbreaks or quarantines. The state of Michigan has recently made several updates to there requirements. Make sure you have met all requirements and happy trails!
May 15, 2011
Infectious Disease Control - Horses returning from horse shows with a risk of exposure to EHV-1
National Cutting Horse Association are warning cutters of potential risk.
What we think you need to be aware of:
The "Rhino" virus is quite common, however the neurological form is not as common but is extremely serious if contracted - causes paralysis and high percentage fatality rate.
2 ways of prevention:
Equine Herpes Virus
supplied by AAEP
Equine Herpes Virus Brochure
supplied by APHIS.USDA.GOV
Infectious Disease Control - Horses returning from horse shows with a risk of exposure to EHV-1
National Cutting Horse Association are warning cutters of potential risk.
What we think you need to be aware of:
The "Rhino" virus is quite common, however the neurological form is not as common but is extremely serious if contracted - causes paralysis and high percentage fatality rate.
2 ways of prevention:
- Isolation of potentially exposed for 21-30 days, to prevent further passage.
- Vaccination
- Requires a specific vaccine, "Calvenza" is the most/only effective vaccine, for the neurological form.
- Protection from this vaccine only last 90 days and takes 2 weeks to build immunity after vaccination.
- We are suggesting "boosters" if it has been over 60-days since the "Calvenza" vaccination was given.
- If you have been to an horse event lately we suggest talking with your veterinarian about risk.
Equine Herpes Virus
supplied by AAEP
Equine Herpes Virus Brochure
supplied by APHIS.USDA.GOV
