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The 2013 American Horse Publications (AHP) Student Internship Listings and applications are now available online at americanhorsepubs.org to college students who have an interest in horses and seek a career in equine publishing media. “We’ve redesigned the listings to make them more userfriendly for students to search on the internships which interest them,” says Judy Lincoln, AHP Student Programs Coordinator.
$11,000
During a recent National Sales Meeting, colleagues in Pfizer Animal Health’s U.S. Cattle and Equine Business Unit decided to forgo some food and beverages through-out the week, and instead, donate the money saved to Bethel Orphanage in Juarez, Mexico. The $11,000 donation from Pfizer Animal Health represents about six percent of the orphanage’s annual operating budget.
Immortalized
Zenyatta earned her place in Thoroughbred history during her nearly undefeated three-year career. Now, the beloved mare will have a permanent presence at her home track of Santa Anita Park in California, with a new statue created by artist Nina Kaiser. Zenyatta will also be recognized with the first-ever running of the $250,000 Zenyatta Stakes.
A Spoonful of Salt a full-sized horse does best on a diet that offers 1 mg to 6 mg of iodine each day to keep his thyroid gland working properly. Because the iodine content of hay is too low to measure, it is best to rely on supplementation—from salt or other sources—to meet your horse’s need. Many supplements and fortified feeds already add it. it’s always best to know what your horse is consuming, since too much iodine can cause thyroid damage. all full-size horses require at least one ounce (two tablespoons) of salt per day for maintenance (and up to three ounces/day when perspiring heavily). This is a good way to add iodine and provide the needed salt as well. Granulated salt that you buy in the grocery store comes in both non-iodized and iodized versions; one teaspoon of iodized table salt contains 0.4 mg of iodine (3 tsp = 1 Tablespoon = 15 ml). White and brown salt blocks generally do not contain iodine, whereas blue and red ones do. sea salt, kelp, and other natural salt sources can vary tremendously in their iodine content. From Juliet Getty Ph.D, gettyequinenutrition.com.
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November 2012
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