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LCC Equine Sciences Horses Arrive
On Monday, August 27th Lamar Community College Equine Sciences welcomed 54 horses to the LCC Equine Complex to begin the semester. With 38 students in Horse Training Management, 12 in Equine Business Management and 7 in the new Barrel Horse Training Program the Equine Complex is bustling with excitement. LCC Press Release
West Nile Virus Found in Two Colorado Horses
CDA Provides Tips for Protecting Horses LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Two equine cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) have been diagnosed in Colorado as of July 18, 2012. The cases that have been recently diagnosed represent the first reported cases of West Nile Virus this year. The WNV positive tests were submitted from horses in Fremont […]
Colorado Dept of Agriculture EHV-1 Update – Bent County Horses Monitored
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture continues to investigate the spread of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) in the state. Status as of 5/19/2011: 8 confirmed cases of horses with EHV-1 Two horses, which tested positive for EHV-1, were euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. 22 suspect cases. Suspect cases are […]
Willow Creek Park Draws a Crowd
Click on pictures for larger view. A carnival, BBQ booths, vendors and exhibits, a car and motorcycle show, dancers, pony rides, horses and wagons, a pie auction, and the mayor with his yo-yo attracted young and old to Willow Creek Park this past Saturday. The park was packed. From the Crabtree Carnival just south of […]
Talking Ag at LCC and LHS
Elementary age students from the eastern region of Colorado have been learning about agriculture A to Z with the CSU Ag-Fest at Lamar Community College, Thursday, April 28, and the FFA Kid’s Barnyard exhibit Thursday and Friday at Lamar High School. Twenty CSU staff, under the direction of Mick Livingston and Connie Cecil, in charge […]