In 2006 the FEI set a new mark for numbers of horses drug tested, as well as the number of events covered. In total, the FEI tested 3,173 horses. There were 1,500 tests conducted in 1996, meaning the number of tests has doubled in 10 years.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has announced the launch of a veterinary medicine award that was designed to recognize innovation, creativity, and leadership in the veterinary profession anywhere in the world.
A model rule that limits anabolic steroid use to four approved substances was unanimously passed in a committee hearing of the Racing Commissioners International annual conference April 23, highlighting the opening-day morning session of the
Join legendary entertainer/entrepreneur and Thoroughbred owner and breeder Merv Griffin for Thursday?s edition of bloodhorse.com ?Talkin? Horses? sponsored by Equine Oxygen Therapy. Griffin will be the special guest live online at
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for preparing and putting on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, has announced that Crystal Bennett has been hired as Marketing Coordinator.
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Mosquito Control Section is again asking for the public’s help in monitoring West Nile virus (WNV) by reporting sick or dead wild birds that might have contracted the virus
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington this week (April 26-29), and two area equine hospitals will be presenting veterinary lectures, demonstrations, and tours for spectators looking to get some
EquineU.com has teamed up with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation and will be donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of their online course on horse and rider first aid to the Foundation, as well as
Transforming its entire horse trailer product line, Featherlite has announced the beginning of a new partnership with Sierra Custom Interiors and has introduced its new ‘wave’ side panels, which notably alter the exterior look. The new ‘wave’
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a multi-year partnership with Platinum Performance, Inc., a California manufacturer of nutritional products for horses, companion animals, and humans. Platinum Performance will be the
La Ville Rouge, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, foaled a full brother to the late Classic-winning colt April 19.
According to a release from Dr. John and Alice Chandler’s Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, where the mare is kept,
Racey Dreamer, representing the year’s leading jockey, trainer and owner in steeplechase racing, was euthanatized Friday, as Mixed Up went on to win the $150,000 Royal Chase at Keeneland.
Racey Dreamer, an 8-year-old son of A.P. Indy,
The Bureau of Land Management plans to auction 30 to 40 wild horses and 10 wild burros at the Helena, Mont., fairgrounds on June 16.
The BLM auctions wild horses and burros captured on federal lands in the West. An estimated 32,000 wild horses
An earthquake at the New Madrid Fault along the central Mississippi River Valley would devastate horse farms.
Just under ten weeks ago, I was heartbroken and scared because I had a rejected newborn filly and didn’t really know what to do or
Acute and chronic laminitis is a frustrating and often disheartening condition to manage. Having had the opportunity to observe, treat and shoe laminitic horses for over 30 years, I have a unique prospective into this disease.
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