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Although studies have been completed to determine threshold levels for almost 20 therapeutic medications, it doesn’t mean the industry will know for certain whether the drugs can impact equine performance. And it remains to be seen whether racing commissions will adopt the testing levels.

The week of the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing & Gaming ended like it bega

Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will kick off with hundreds of horses and athletes, marching bands, orchestras, world-renowned singers and a Kentucky “Call to the Post.”

The Games are the world’s most prestigious equestrian event, featuring world championships in eight equestrian sports. The 2010 Games, September 25-October 10, will

It seems impossible to think that a little more than four months ago Kip Deville, the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Mile victor and four-time grade I winner, was in seemingly fine health and competing in a graded stakes race at Saratoga.

Now, the 6-year-old son of Kipling–the horse that put prominent Thoroughbred owners IEAH Stables on the map–is fighting for his life. And unfortunatel

The American Association of Equine Practitioners welcomed Bill Brewer, former head of the American Quarter Horse Association, to the AAEP board of directors at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. Brewer will serve as the equine industry board member and was sworn in at the President’s Luncheon Dec. 8.

Brewer of Amarillo, Texas, served as executive vice president

John S. Mitchell, DVM, a Standardbred racetrack practitioner in Pompano Beach, Fla., will join the AAEP Executive Committee as 2010 AAEP vice president at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.

Dr. Mitchell will be sworn in as a member of the Executive Committee during the Dec. 8 President’s Luncheon at the 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. With this appointment

More than 520 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “On what horse health care topics would you like to see in-depth videos?”

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The University of Minnesota Extension Horse Team is offering two regional horse owner education programs in early 2010. Each program offers research-based information presented by knowledgeable speakers. The programs are held on Saturdays and begin at 1 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.) and end at 4:30 p.m. The dates, locations and topics are as follows:

The World Games 2010 Foundation announced Dec. 3 that OTTO Sport- und Reitplatz GmbH of Germany will be the official footing supplier of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The Games feature the world championships of eight equestrian sports at the Kentucky Horse Park from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010 in Lexington, Ky.

OTTO Sport is a family-run company with more than 2

The Jockey Club Equine Injury Database has compiled statistics over a 12-month period for 84% of all flat racing in North America, but now comes the process of analyzing the data in an attempt to quantify the results.

Dr. Mary Scollay, equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and veterinary consultant for the EID, said Dec. 9 stats were taken from Nov. 1, 2

Insulin resistance has profound consequences for affected horses, yet there are currently no licensed treatment options. Management of the condition is primarily aimed at modifying the affected horse’s diet, maintaining a healthy body condition score, and instituting a regular exercise program. Considering the “distinct lack of equine-specific research,” Glenys