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.
In horses, guttural pouches can be the source of various bacterial and fungal infections. A veterinarian explains how empyema, chondroids, mycosis, and other conditions can afflict these structures.
A Canadian survey found horses offered solace during the pandemic, and lockdowns gave stable owners a respite to do farm repairs and organize their businesses.
Learn about feed allergies in horses—including allergy testing—and what you can do to make sure your allergic horse gets the nutrition he needs.
Special approval is no longer needed for horses entering Kentucky tracks from these Maryland facilities.
The horses resided at the same Shelby County boarding facility.
Scientists developed an algorithm that predicts how susceptible individual species might be to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Find out where horses land.
Researchers compared foals born and raised in “traditional” breeding programs that included stabling with those in a free-roaming herd.
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The rider of an Arabian horse whose leg broke during an endurance race in France has been relieved of a 20-year sanction for doping and horse abuse, following the decision of an international appeals court.
Study: Arabians with certain genes coding for less muscle fatigue, more time-efficient energy production, and improved muscular contraction have better racing results than those without.
But the ability to roll the pelvis, not balance, is the key, researchers found.
Researchers at Oregon State University looked at 14 case studies involving lameness related to muscle tears. Here’s what they found.
Four horses tested positive, eight are suspected positive, and four more were potentially exposed after traveling to a New York show.
In addition to the three affected horses, 43 horses were potentially exposed.
Thirty other horses were exposed.
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