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2006: A Year in Equine Health News

As 2006 rides into the sunset, the staff of The Horse takes a look back at the biggest and most beloved stories of the year.

These are the most newsworthy events and advances in equine health care featured in the magazine in 2006:

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All Heart Inc. Debuts DonateMyHorse.com

All Heart Inc. has launched a Web site that will connect prospective adopters with horses needing good homes. The site will offer listings from across the nation with advanced search options that facilitate the match of donor and adopter. All

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Show Jumping Legend Gem Twist Euthanatized at 27

Gem Twist, a legend of the show jumping circuit, was euthanatized Saturday, Nov. 18. According to a U.S. Equestrian Federation press release, the decision was made to euthanatize hm after he sustained a pulled muscle that rendered hi

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AAEP Convention 2006 Preview

Why should horse owners care about this year’s annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP), Dec. 2-6? Several reasons.

First, despite veterinarians’ busy schedules, they are always striving to learn what is ne

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Injured Horse Trainer Applying for Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Mike Rea worked as a racehorse trainer at Fair Hill in Elkton, Md. A riding accident in June this year resulted in brain injury and ongoing disability. Like many people working in the horse industry, Mike did not have insurance. There is now a petition to give the Rea family a home makeover by ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition, to make their home wheelchair accessible.

To learn

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Injured Horse Trainer Applying for

Mike Rea worked as a racehorse trainer at Fair Hill in Elkton, Md. A riding accident in June this year resulted in brain injury and ongoing disability. Like many people working in the horse industry, Mike did not have insurance. There is now a

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Blanchard Named Reproduction Specialist of the Year

Terry L. Blanchard, DVM, MS, received the American College of Theriogenologists’ (ACT) annual “Theriogenologist Of The Year” award for 2006. The award was developed to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of reproductive research and

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Barbaro’s Surgeon Answers Questions From the Public

Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, the head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, has been in the public eye since May 20 when he began treating Kentucky Derby winner

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