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Horse of the Year, Curlin’s Book Stacked With Major Mares
Curlin, the 2007-08 Thoroughbred Horse of the Year, made a good showing when he covered the first of the mares booked to him for his first season at stud at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky. Maggy Hawk, the dam of champion an
Research Sheds Light on Equine Long-Term Memory
Remember back when that umbrella popped open and spooked your horse? That might have been five or even 10 years ago, but new research into equine long-term memory (LTM) shows that your horse probably remembers those events just as well as you do
Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatments offered by Marion DuPont Scott Equine Center in Virginia
One of the most common causes of lameness in horses–an injury to tendon and ligaments–can now be treated at Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, with one of the newest treatments available, platelet-rich plasma.
Illinois Conference on Manure Management Practices
New conservation practices and manure storage capacity are just two of the topics that will be addressed at the 2009 Illinois Livestock Manure Management Conference workshops. The workshops, set for March in Effingham and Princeton, are sponsored b
Penn Vet Adds Pollitt as Research Director for Laminitis Institute
In recent months progress has been made in building the foundation for the fight against laminitis, with the addition of Professor Christopher Pollitt, BVSc, PhD, a world-renowned laminitis researcher, as research director for the Laminitis
Kentucky Bills Boost Barn Operators, Rescues
Kentucky’s House Agriculture and Small Business Committee last week approved two bills intended to help boarding barn operators and horse rescues cope with the negative economy.
Sponsored by Rep. Dwight Butler, HR 418 expands local
Auction to Benefit Days End Farm Horse Rescue
Days End Farm Horse Rescue will host its 2nd annual “Grapes of Hooves” wine tasting and auction at the Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville, Md. Funds raised by this event will provide medical intervention and rehabilitation for abused and neglected
KEEP Chairman: Gaming Legislation Likely in Kentucky
The chairman of the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) said Feb. 18 he expects gaming-related legislation benefitting the Kentucky horse industry to pass–but he’s not sure when.
Thoroughbred owner and breeder Brereton Jones, a former
Colic Survival Improved With Carboxymethylcellulose
Direct application of carboxymethylcellulose (CBMC) to the small intestines and surrounding tissues of horses during colic surgery for small intestinal disease improves postoperative survival.
Readers Tell Us Which Type of Horse Trailer They Prefer
More than 2,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Which type of horse trailer do you prefer?”
