The term colic actually means, in the broadest sense, abdominal pain. Abdominal pain is relatively common, even in people. We tend to refer to our abdominal pain as “stomach aches.”
Shaking off defeat of the casino bill in the recent legislative session, the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) showed a fresh outlook for the remainder of 2006 in a first public meeting May 9 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Purdedel and WinStar Stable’s Sharp Humor has been diagnosed with a small fracture of the left knee which will knock him off the Triple Crown trail.
The 3-year-old New York-bred son of Distorted Humor is scheduled to undergo surgery
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Barbaro, winner of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), arrived safely at his home at the Fair Hill Training Facility in Northeast Maryland after vanning from Churchill Downs. The
Oklahoma City will once again play host to the National Appaloosa Show and World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show from June 26 to July 8, 2006. Competitors of all ages from around the country will come together to challenge themselves and their
Hoping to boost California’s capacity to meet the health needs of the state’s fast-growing and increasingly diverse population, the University of California, Davis, is exploring whether to establish a school of public health.
The new
The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension will host a Maryland Horse Health and Disease Prevention Seminar at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 8. Internationally recognized equine researchers and industry leaders will discuss timely topics
Maryland Preakness Celebration, Inc. announced the calendar of events for Preakness Week 2006 last week at a press event at the World Famous Lexington Market, which was attended by Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley. Maryland Preakness Celebration,
On May 3, members of the Kentucky horse industry announced that they have united to form the Kentucky Equine Humane Center, a new shelter and adoption service for unwanted horses of all breeds. According to the group, The Kentucky
According to Stolen Horse International, horses sometimes appear under mysterious circumstances. The animals could have been seized by authorities because of abuse, they might have been rescued, they could have escaped their fields, or
A public meeting is scheduled for tonight, May 9, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington to explain the Kentucky Equine Education Project’s (KEEP) mission and goals for 2006 and beyond, as well as ask for important input from the local horse
The American Quarter Horse Foundation is proud to announce the 2006 recipients of the Bill Verdugo International Internship Program. Three deserving people will apprentice this summer with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)
Ride the Remuda Productions announces well-known horse trainer and horsemanship clinician Chris Cox (Mineral Wells, Texas) will compete against past champions Clinton Anderson (Belle Center, Ohio) and Stacy Westfall (Mt. Gilead, Ohio) in the
On May 2 at the Derby Trainers’ Dinner, Tracy Farmer received the third annual William T. Young Humanitarian Award from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders. The award was established in 2003 to recognize a person in the Thoroughbred
The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating National Pet Week, May 7-13, by highlighting the bond that the veterinarians, students, and staff have with their own
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