The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a fund-raising celebration at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, October 16.

The event will honor foundation board members Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, the longtime chairman of the Research Advisory Committee, and Gary Lavin, VMD, the longtime vice chairman of the

A field of 50 horses is set to compete in the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, which starts today. Riders presented 52 horses at Wednesday’s horse inspection, but two riders decided to withdraw their mounts after the three-member ground jury held them for re-inspection.

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, a part of the HSBC FEI Classics Series, will run a CCI4* and the 12th

Very preliminary results of necropsies done on horses that collapsed and died at a Palm Beach polo tournament on Sunday have not identified a diagnosis, said Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson on the afternoon of April 21. The necropsies found no remarkable signs that could indicate a

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will offer two education events, which will run concurrently, in Ohio this summer. Focus on the Foot and the 17th Annual Practice Management Seminar, will provide a comprehensive continuing education package for equine practitioners July 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio.

Focus on the Foot will explore the intricacies of one of the mos

Horse owners in Washington should take advantage of the vaccines available to prevent West Nile virus, particularly as the state led the nation last year in the number of horses testing positive for the disease.

West Nile virus (WNV) is spread by mosquitoes that have fed on an

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson has launched an investigation into the deaths of 21 horses that collapsed after arriving in Wellington, Fla., for a polo match. Fourteen horses died by Sunday evening and an additional seven died overnight.

Because of the very rapid onset of sickness

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, set to return to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., April 23-26, will feature 54 of the world’s best horses and riders from nine countries, all vying for their share of $250,000 in prize money and a chance at the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.

Led by defending Rolex champion and four-time Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton of the United

Pfizer Animal Health has pledged to donate equine health care supplies to aid the more than 170 horses under Columbia-Greene Humane Society care at Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y. Investigators sezied the horses during an investigation into New York Thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo.  

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Horse owners who fail to pay boarding fees can and do create real hardship for farm owners. Legislation was recently signed into law that will dramatically improve the outlook for boarding operations left in the lurch by non-paying horse owners.

A racing surfaces testing laboratory designed to enhance surface safety for horses and riders is being launched with the financial support of a broad industry coalition, it was announced April 17 by the laboratory’s coordinators Mick Peterson, MS, PhD, and Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, ECVS.

Based in Orono, Maine, the laboratory is expected to begin operation within the

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC) will hold its inaugural Horses Helping Horses event starting April 19.

This will feature an eBay auction of halters to help fund the MMSC’s myriad programs for retraining ex-racehorses and for educating the general public about the athleticism of the Thoroughbred. The auction will open April 19 and run until

Days End Farm Horse Rescue of Woodbine, Md., is racing to secure votes in a national online shelter challenge sponsored by Petfinder. First prize in the nationwide challenge is $20,000, with a $1,000 prize for first place in the state of Maryland. Last year Days End placed 10th in the nation and was awarded $2,000.

The farm intends to use the prize money to pay for grain and hay to

Pfizer Animal Health’s equine wellness program PreventiCare now features a redesigned Web site and new online capabilities that allow horse owners and veterinarians to enroll, track, and manage horses in the program.

The new Web site, Equinepreventicare.com, permits horse owners to register and submit enrollment and

Kingston, a dressage horse ridden by U.S. equestrian Leslie Morse, was eliminated from the Rolex FEI World Cup Grand Prix today, after he became unsound at the beginning of his dressage test.

“I could tell in the first corner, he felt unbalanced and I knew he wasn’t right,” Morse said. “We respect the Ground Jury’s decision to ring the bell and we all agreed it was absolutely in the best

Earlier this spring, a group of third graders in Richmond, Ky., got a hands-on lesson in rescuing large animals.

On March 30, Tomas Gimenez, DrMedVet, and Rebecca Gimenez, PhD, gave a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue presentation to Mrs. Green’s third grade class at Model School in Richmond, Ky

The Jockey Club has established a free service to help owners identify tattooed but unidentified Thoroughbreds in their possession.

For legible tattoos, an owner can use a free tattoo lookup feature available from The Jockey Club’s Web site and the Registry