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Tevis 2009: Dr. Marcia Smith Leads into Robinson Flats
With crew and volunteers crowding the forest road, Marcia Smith, DVM, of Loomis, Calif., (rider #12) appeared around the bend at the Robinson Flat vet check and crewing point. First to arrive at Mile 36 of the 100-mile Tevis Ride, Smith and her mount, AM Sands of Time (Sandy) were making excellent time. The 12-year-old gray Arabian mare moved easily and Smith’s proficient crew began
They’re OFF! Tevis Cup 2009 Riders Hit the Trail
After months of planning by ride officials, and often years of conditioning for both human and equine participants, the Western States Trail Ride 2009, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, started with around 171 human/equine teams at dawn on August 1 from Robie Park (7200 Elevation) near Lake Tahoe. If past statistics hold, only about half of the teams will complete the 100-mile journey to
Expert and Novice Riders See Jumps Differently, Study Says
Training unmounted riders to look at jumps the right way could enhance horse and rider performance and prevent jumping accidents, suggest researchers who recently published a study on rider visualization.
Researchers from the United Kingdom and Ireland found more advanced riders were significantly better at recalling important points of focus in a picture of a jump than were nonriders an
Fine, Soft Days
With about 60 hours to go until I depart for Dublin, there are quite a few tasks still on my to-do list. I need to
Weekends are for …
This weekend is for mowing and catching up. It’s been fun to have lots of rain this year instead of the drought we faced the
University of Maine Extension Offers Hay Directory
With the large amount of rain Maine has experienced this summer, it has been a challenge to produce quality hay for Maine’s livestock industry. If hay growers did not take advantage of excellent weather for dry hay production at the end of May and very early part of June, they are now faced with crops that are of low nutritional quality and weather patterns that are not conducive to good drying.
Help Support Equine Research Through Morris Animal Foundation
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) is pleased to announce 35 new companion animal studies available for sponsorship.
MAF will fund more than 200 new, continuing, and veterinary student scholar studies in 2009-2010. These studies are available for study sponsorship–which is a great way to help support research leading to needed treatments and prevention strategies for diseases that concer
Rachel Alexandra Heads Field of Seven in Haskell
Although Rachel Alexandra has been installed as the 4-5 favorite for the $1.25-million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Aug. 2, she could face stiff competition from several of the six 3-year-old colts entered against her.
The filly, who is scheduled to arrive at Monmouth around 8 a.m. July 31, vanning down from Saratoga, drew post 6 and will be ridden by Calvin Borel.
“It’s an
Readers Take on Alternative Therapies
More than 770 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Would you like to have more information on therapeutic options on TheHorse.com?”
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The Mt. Eden Vaulters, of Saratoga, Calif., dominated the first day of the Kentucky Cup Vaulting at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Cup is the vaulting test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games next September. Vaulters representing the Mt. Eden team, of Saratoga, Calif., are leading the all four individual divisions and both of the team competitions. In Thursday’ Paranasal sinus surgery is a challenging operation that can encounter complications, such as pneumocephalus, a condition in which air is trapped inside the brain. Veterinarians recently used a computed tomography (CT) scan to decide the best way to treat a Quarter Horse with a benign bone tumor growing in the paranasal sinus. As a result, the horse survived and was able to compete with n It’s been 10 years since West Nile virus was introduced into the United States, and thousands of horses have been ill or died due to this disease. Find out how to protect your horses from this deadly disease. Head Tevis Cup veterinarian Greg Fellers, DVM, will implement a new post-ride vet check this year. His check will be conducted within two hours after horses complete the 100-mile ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif. “What I am looking for in this new check is a continually falling heart rate. This check should find heart rates in the 44, 46, 48 beats per minute range,” Fellers This year’s Chincoteague Pony swim and auction raised $94,100 for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Approximately 150 ponies were rounded up yesterday for today’s annual sale, the proceeds of which are used to help maintain the wild herd and run the fire department. This year, bidders bought 70 ponies at an average price of $1,344.29, according to Suzanne Taylor, executive Steven Brinsko, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, associate professor and chief of Theriogenology in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named the 2009 vice president of the American College of Theriogenologists (ACT). Brinsko will begin his four-year term as the ACT vice president next mont Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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