Cigar Memorial Statue to be Unveiled on Oct. 27
Edited Press Release
October 22, 2015
Cigar died Oct. 7, 2014, at age 24 while recovering from surgery to treat neck-arthritis-related conditions.
Cigar died Oct. 7, 2014, at age 24 while recovering from surgery to treat neck-arthritis-related conditions.
The show jumping horse Felix Van De Mispelaere tested positive for vasodilator minoxidil.
Vets are warning horse owners to take extra precautions as autumn winds could blow toxic sycamore seeds into pastures.
Officials said Kentucky Downs achieved “big-track results in the areas of safety and integrity.”
Veterinarians from Teigland, Franklin, and Brokken, DVMs, P.A., will volunteer as accreditation site inspectors.
The center will offer advanced imaging, regenerative medicine, specialized laser and orthopedic surgery, and more.
One horse tested positive for the virus and was placed in isolation for treatment.
Foal sitters assist veterinarians and staff with a variety of tasks in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s drug testing lab is the seventh such to achieve this status.
The horse from the Greenwood community is recovering and expected to survive.
Further, an Emirates Equestrian Federation official was provisionally suspended for failing to observe the FEI rules.
Equine veterinarian Charles W. “Doc” Graham, DVM, will be officially inducted in a 2016 ceremony.
The group also received an update on the uniform medication program and granted interim accreditation to Texas A&M lab.
Supervised by veterinarians, the students practiced castrations on Quarter Horses rescued from a Texas ranch.
The 10 year-old gelding from Gloucester County was euthanized on Oct. 3. The horse’s vaccination status is unknown.
War Emblem arrived on Oct. 12 after 13 years standing stud at the Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Japan.
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