Updated Security Protocols for Blue Grass Stakes Horses
Edited Press Release
March 26, 2015
Measures include out-of-competition drug testing, increased security, monitoring veterinary records, and more.
Measures include out-of-competition drug testing, increased security, monitoring veterinary records, and more.
Benson (Ben) Bennett Martin, Jr., VMD, died March 18 at the age of 68 following a long illness.
Protocols will include out-of-competition drug testing, heightened security, publicized veterinary records, and more.
The Ontario Racing Commission will work with the racing industry to develop a practical approach to cobalt testing.
The decision will allow for the continued use of fertility control on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range.
State statutes require a brand inspection if owners plan on buying, selling, adopting, gifting, or selling horses.
EquiMania! is designed to educate visitors about equine safety, horses’ skeletal and digestive systems, and more.
The need for a robust, workable equine identification system was discussed at the 2015 British National Equine Forum.
The centers will welcome people of all ages and experience levels into their barns to learn about horses.
The Jockey Club budgeted $250,000 for out-of-competition testing for tracks hosting graded stakes races in 2015.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation expects its hay costs in 2015 to exceed $220,000.
In 2014, the trust awarded nearly $300,000 to help fund nearly 20 projects.
On April 7 Meagan Smith, DVM, will describe how she uses the ancient technique of acupuncture on her equine patients.
Silicate-associated osteoporosis, or SAO, affects horses’ lungs and bones.
Ogygian, the oldest pensioner at Old Friends, was euthanized March 14 due to complications from colic.
The meetings will focus on wild burro management in Arizona’s Black Mountain Herd Management Area.
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