Horses

The horse racing season is underway at Monmouth Park Racetrack and after opening day ceremonies on Saturday, it's time for a special Mother's Day celebration.

Two horses in Atlantic County were diagnosed with the 2nd and 3rd reported cases in New Jersey in 2021 of a very serious mosquito borne illness known as Eastern Equine Encephalitis and have had to be put down as a result.

Five more horses in New Jersey including two more in Ocean County have been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

A 7-year-old alpaca in Camden County and a 2-year-old gelding horse in Ocean County are the fourth and fifth reported animal cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in New Jersey this year.

The legislation requires horse auctioneers to post identifying information of a horse online 72 hours before a sale, saving horses that mistakenly end up at auction houses and preventing auctioneers from duping buyers.

Somehow I've never seen this before, but it's incredible!

A horse in Morris County, the first reported case in 2016 of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, was euthanized Aug. 13. It had not been vaccinated for the mosquito-borne illness.

A South Jersey woman accused of convincing horse owners that she was a licensed veterinarian or a veterinary student, allegedly providing treatments that left some of the horses dead, faces charges filed by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and the state Attorney General's office.

I love photography as a hobby and I enjoy sharing my photos, many  from right here at the Jersey Shore. I hope you enjoy taking some time to relax  as I share my visions with you ~ Shawn Michaels This first group of pictures to start are of the Atlantic Ocean, Bayside along the Jersey Shore. I w...