There were no new suspect horses today. The 1 horse placed in isolation yesterday has no fever, appears normal and has not needed any treatment. The nasal swab and blood test were negative for the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1. A very weak positive was reported for the respiratory form of EHV-1. This will allow this […]
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DAILY UPDATE – JANUARY 25TH Reality sets in today as the fields are empty and polo takes an involuntary break. The only news to report is that one horse in the quarantined Forum field stabling had a mild fever, though it exhibited no other signs of illness. We have established an isolation barn at
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The polo games at the Empire Polo Club have been temporarily suspended after a horse residing on the property was confirmed positive for the neuropathogenic strain of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (NEHV-1) . The Empire Polo Club and the surrounding horse properties have been put under a 21 day quarantine by State Animal Health officials. Dr Mike
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Wednesday, January 25th at 10:00 PM After a day long meeting with California Animal Health veterinarians and representatives from both Eldorado and Empire Polo clubs, a 21 day quarantine has been placed on the entire polo club complex and the private ranches within the boundaries. This includes the area within the square bordered by 50th
EHV-1 Update Wed. January 25th, 2012 Read More »
The polo horse that exhibited neurologic signs over the weekend and was euthanized Monday night has tested positive for EHV-1 at the U.C. Davis Lab. While other confirming tests at different labs are still pending, this single positive test warrants immediate action by the California Animal Health officials. With help from the staff at Empire
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*** UPDATE: Empire Polo & Wine Festival continues as scheduled on Sunday, Jan. 29th, minus the polo games. CLICK HERE for update. *** Due to the recent EHV-1 horse quarantine at Empire, no polo matches will be featured during the Empire Polo & Wine Festival this year. The Empire Polo & Wine Festival has discounted the wine tasting ticket
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By Alex Webbe Atlant continues to distance itself from the pack in the January 4-goal League at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California picking up two more wins for an unblemished 4-0 record. The rest of the pack didn’t fare as well, with the best of them falling two games behind league-leading Atlant with
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By Alex Webbe January’s 8-10-goal League got underway with Barrossa scoring two wins in weekend competition at the Empire Polo Club to make itself an early league favorite. Barrossa got the ball rolling on Friday, January 13th with a 12-8 win over Empire 10 in the league opener. The teams battled to ties after the
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By Alex Webbe Additional 4-goal polo at Empire over the weekend included Thermal Polo’s 10-8 win over Flowers Farms; Empire4’s 8-5 victory over Parklane and a 10-7.5 win by Parklane at the expense of Thermal Polo. In a Saturday afternoon contest, Parklane (Bill Garlock, Cameron Smith, Remy Muller and Nicolas Maciel) scored a 10-7.5 win
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By Alex Webbe This weekend the January 4-goal League at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California got underway with Evergreen (T. J. Elordi, Roxy Keyfauver, Jared Sheldon and Goyo Mariscal) downing Flower Farm (Erik Wright, David Flowers, Ernie Ezcurra and Jeff Graham) Friday night under the lights; Atlant (Conrad Kissling, Bolko Kissling, Ashton Wolf
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