Rate of Fatal Thoroughbred Racing Injuries Declines Again
Edited Press Release
March 16, 2017
The fatal injury rate in Thoroughbred racehorses declined for a fourth consecutive year and has dropped 23% since 2009.
The fatal injury rate in Thoroughbred racehorses declined for a fourth consecutive year and has dropped 23% since 2009.
Award recipients are second- and third-year students pursuing careers in companion animal or large animal medicine.
Nonprofit organizations can submit applications for the foundation’s 2017 grants program until May 1.
The USEF will review the science and use of medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) in competition horses.
Award of Merit recipients work to provide a better life for Thoroughbreds or the people working with them.
The BLM estimates it will gather 1,029 horses to achieve appropriate management levels in three herd management areas.
Panelists discussed the potential impact on equine trade, identification, biosecurity, competition travel, and more.
Study topics include laminitis, EHV, joint treatments, pain management, racehorse injury risk and prevention, and more.
Jim Green received the Sir Colin Spedding Award at the National Equine Forum in the United Kingdom.
The survey will cover organizations’ missions, existing partnerships, best practices, successes and failures, and more.
The guidelines provide protocols for appropriate preparation for, response to, and management of on-track injuries.
With a rapidly growing foal on board, late gestation can pose nutritional challenges for pregnant mares.
The BLM permanently removed 306 horses and returned 228 back to the range, including 104 PZP-treated mares.
Equine field veterinarians from Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center will share details of complex cases from the field.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture has received reports of horses being exposed to EHV-4 and strangles.
The affected horse attended barrel racing events in two Texas cities prior to disease presentation and confirmation.
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