Helping Horses Cope With and Recover From Poor Air Quality
Stacy Pigott
October 18, 2023
Poor air quality from wildfire smoke can be very dangerous for horses. An equine internal medicine specialist offers advice.
Poor air quality from wildfire smoke can be very dangerous for horses. An equine internal medicine specialist offers advice.
Three top sports medicine veterinarians say the best way to stay competitive is by developing a proactive approach to managing every aspect of your horse’s health and soundness.
Churchill Downs Inc. has suspended racehorse trainer Bob Baffert for two years. The disciplinary action is the latest for Baffert as the investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test continues.
Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality made up for his loss at Churchill Downs with a Belmont Stakes win.
Rombauer, who didn’t race in the Kentucky Derby, earned his way into the Preakness by winning the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields on Feb. 13.
Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win remains in question after a postrace blood test indicated the presence of a prohibited corticosteroid. The colt’s Derby win marked the seventh for trainer Bob Baffert.
The colt sold for $1,000 as a yearling.
Experts at the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ annual convention talk about medication regulation in the racing industry.
Safety in Thoroughbred horse racing became a very public concern two years ago when a series of catastrophic breakdowns at Santa Anita Park in Southern California became national news. Veterinarians presented safety measures put in place to protect horses and humans.
COVID-19 has touched every part of our lives, including our time at the barn. Download this free guide for smart horse and human health practices to follow during a pandemic.
A heart murmur diagnosis can raise many questions: Is my horse safe to ride? Is my horse going to die? Is there anything I can do? The answers to those questions usually require further investigation.
Get an update on the use of stem cells in horses and research leading us into the future.
A journeyman farrier shares his insight into fungal foot infections that can compromise hoof health and cause lameness.
Horsemen and women in the state scrambled to evacuate as emergency facilities quickly reached capacity by Tuesday.
Neither a pandemic nor protesters could stop the tradition of Thoroughbred racing’s best 3-year-olds battling it out down the stretch at Churchill Downs, where Authentic upset favored Tiz The Law to win the 146th running of the Run for the Roses.
Coordinating her first evacuation with the best possible outcome taught California-based reined cow horse trainer Sarah Clifford valuable lessons.
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