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VT Research and Extension Center Yearling Sale Raises Funds
The Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center (MARE Center) held its 17th annual yearling auction on Sunday, October 14, 2008. Twenty-three yearlings were sold for a total of $32,250 and an average price per horse of $1,402. A
Breeders’ Cup Trainers Weigh in on Artificial Surfaces
Though champion Curlin may not have handled the synthetic racing surface as well as some of his European rivals did in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic, Santa Anita Park’s Pro-Ride racing surface performed safely during the two-day World
New Study on Acupuncture with Drugs as Equine Sedation Option
Acupuncture is not a new technique, but clinical studies proving that this treatment modality works in horses are relatively few and far between. In the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Brazilian scientists
British Horse Welfare Group Reports Record Pleas for Assistance
The Horse Trust, a British equine charity, has recorded unprecedented searches for homes for unwanted horses and ponies, confirming speculation that the credit crunch is hitting horse owners in the United Kingdom hard.
In the past three
Trail Horses Included in Resort Bankruptcy Auction
Operators of the Double JJ Resort and Ranch in Rothbury, Mich., are hopeful that the resort’s 94 horses will find new homes when the company’s assets are liquidated at bankruptcy auction on Oct. 30. Owners ceased operations on Sept. 3 after
Non-Race Breeds Protected Under Kentucky Incentive Fund
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) voted today to recommend revised regulations designed to protect non-race breeds participating in a breeders’ incentive fund.
Under the new rules, no one who violates the federal Horse
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Elmer Bandit Did It! 37-Year-Old Horse Sets New Mileage Record
Half-Arabian Elmer Bandit trotted under the finish line to set a new competitive trail mileage record of 20,720 miles, 201 days after his 37th birthday. The North America
No Major Injuries, Heat Problems Reported Among Breeders’ Cup Horses
Horsemen making their regular morning stops at Santa Anita’s Clocker’s Corner Oct. 26 were abuzz over the success of the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the first ever run on an artificial surface.
There were no reports of major
FOSH to Fund Distribution of Anti-Soring Video
Friends of Sound Horses will fund the national distribution of the award winning, anti-soring video, See It Through My Eyes. The DVD was produced by three senior Girl Scouts in Franklinville, N.Y. It won a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts
Midshipman Becomes Early Kentucky Derby Favorite
Bob Baffert is back in the Kentucky Derby picture.
Midshipman put the white-haired trainer there with a 1 1/4-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Saturday.
Baffert and his wife, Jill, jumped up and down as
Soy Safety: Depends on the Source, Nutritionists Say
Horses have varying protein requirements, depending on stage of life or performance level. Protein, the essential building block for new cellular growth, provides the amino acids necessary for maintaining all normal body functions in a
Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Cases Reported In Mississippi
This week the Mississippi State Department of Health reported three new cases of Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne virus, bringing the state’s total
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: Tummy Troubles
Gastric ulceration affects a large number of horses of all ages: it’s been shown to be prevalent in 25 to 50% of foals up to two months old, while another study reported that between 80 and 90% of racehorses in training have gastric ulceration.
BLM Gather Draws in Mix of Wild Horses
A low-flying helicopter flew in the cold morning air on a recent Saturday, the dull thud of its rotors growing louder as it moved across the horizon at Sand Wash Basin, west of Craig, Utah.
Beneath the helicopter, a herd of North America
Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont Opens Trails to Equestrians
Green Mountain National Forest officials near Manchester, Vt., are opening parts of the forest to horseback riders and mountain bikers.
About 26 miles of the new horse trails–and five bike trails–are in the towns of Woodford,
