Alltech’s World Equestrian Games Sponsorship
The Horse Staff
September 7, 2010
For Alltech president Pearse Lyons, sponsoring the World Equestrian Games makes perfect sense.
For Alltech president Pearse Lyons, sponsoring the World Equestrian Games makes perfect sense.
Kentucky-based Alltech, lead sponsor of the World Equestrian Games, is an animal nutrition company and more.
From arena footing to walking paths, the Kentucky Horse Park improvements put the horse first.
Dr. Chris Newton discusses health risks associated with the different World Equestrian Games disciplines.
Thrush, underrun heels, hoof cracks, shelly feet, and laminitis, oh my! Today’s horses can face many common hoof problems, whether the animals are pasture pets or high-level competition horses. Join us on Monday, August 16, from 8-9 p.m. Eastern U.S. time for our Ask the Vet Live Q&A chat event on Common Hoof Problems.
Quarantine, confinement, and stress can affect World Equestrian Games (WEG) horses.
A stallion has tested positive for the venereal disease Equine viral arteritis (EVA) in Staffordshire, England, reports HorseandHound. Breeding restrictions have been placed on the stallion.
Not much else is known, but the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs in the England said in a s
The World Equestrian Games will bring together an unprecedented level of veterinary talent.
Dr. William Witt of the University of Kentucky discusses managing four thistles–musk, plumeless, bull, and Canada thistles–in horse pastures.
Emily Sorensen, a trainer at Wyvern farm in Martinez, Calif., gives advice for people with bad memories on how to memorize a dressage test.
Kentucky Horse Park executive director John Nicholson discusses how the park is prepared for the World Equestrian Games and beyond.
Four Thoroughbred racehorses were killed by lightning in Jasper, Ga., Monday, July 26. Two geldings and two pregnant mares were found dead in their field located on the 66-acre farm owned by James and Irma Green. The horses were valued at more than $100,000 the Greens told WSBTV Channel 2, but the Greens
It’s about that time of year again, when breeders are preparing to wean this year’s foal crop. Whether you’re weaning your first foal or you’re an old hand, weaning can be quite stressful for the foals, mares, and their owners! Do you have questions about weaning strategies and health concerns for recently weaned foals and/or their dams? You’re not the only one! Join us on Wednesday, July 28…
Oki Doki, owned by Jose Larocca and famous for his partnership with former owner/rider Albert Zoer, died Tuesday, July 20, after complications from surgery to repair an injured tendon.
As reported by Horse & Hound, a donkey was forced to parasail on a Russian beach last week in what has been deemed an act of animal cruelty. The donkey was attached to the parasail over the Sea of Azov in the in the Krasnodar region of Southern Russia.
A behind-the-scenes look at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, official veterinary partner of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
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