“His vital signs, including heart rate and pulse, remain good,” said Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, Chief of Surgery. “We are treating his laminitis aggressively and he continues to respond well and is acceptably comfortable.”
Assistant starter Clinton Beck, whom officials credit with saving the lives of two children he pulled from a burning auto, has been nominated for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America’s 2006
More than 200 people attended the inaugural Thoroughbred Fraternity Party, presented by SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program on June 17 at the
Lynn Palm and Cyril Pittion-Rossillon of Palm Partnership Training have introduced the “Alliance” line of English saddles featuring innovative trees designed to fit Quarter Horses, Appendix Quarter Horses, Paints, and other stock horse
The excitement is mounting now that three trainers have been chosen for the East Coast Trainer Challenge to be held at the third annual Virginia Equine Extravaganza, Oct. 27-29, at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond. New to this year’s
A rebuilt Ellis Park reopens for live racing July 19, only eight months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history damaged the racetrack facility and its stable area. The Henderson, Ky. track will conduct a 36-day race meet from July 1
Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery in the George D. Widener Hospital at the University of Pennyslvania’s New Bolton Center, reports today that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is resting comfortably after receiving his sixth cast
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) actually affects connective tissue throughout the body.
Late Saturday, July 8, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, replaced the plate and many of the screws that had been inserted into Barbaro’s injured hind leg on May 21. “Barbaro
New York Racing Association track announcer Tom Durkin, the voice of the Breeders’ Cup since its inception in 1984, will deliver the keynote speech during the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame
Exceptionally high rainfall during the last week of June has created ideal mosquito breeding conditions in Dorchester and
(Updated July 11) After evaluating Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro on the morning of July 10, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery, replaced the cast on the colt’s injured hind leg for a sixth time.
“The long leg cas
On Wednesday, July 5, Dr. Dean Richardson, Chief of Surgery, replaced the cast on Barbaro that he had received on Monday, July 3. “Barbaro was not comfortable with the second cast, so we decided it
Imagine spending eight fun-filled days and seven starry nights nestled at the base of the spectacular
After nearly a decade in the Gordyville Arena in Illinois, the Shetland Pony Nationals Championship Congress is moving to the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Mo.
“We were at capacity at the Gordyville facility,” explained
“Inside the Heart of Harness Racing,” a 23-minute documentary providing insights into several aspects of the Standardbred sport, will air on cable network RFD-TV starting in July.
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