Latest News – The Horse
Racetrack Enacts Zero-Tolerance Slaughter Policy
Sending racehorses to slaughter will not be tolerated at Suffolk Downs racetrack in Boston. Track management will now deny trainers stalls if they sell a horse for slaughter. This latest move bolsters other efforts underway to protect
Wild Horses: Euthanasia, Changes to Adoption Policy Considered
Bonnie Matton, president of the Wild Horse Preservation League, wasn’t happy when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it might consider euthanasia as a means to manage wild horse herds, but she wasn’t surprised, either.
EEE: Florida Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated as the number of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases are on the rise.
As of June 30, there were four times as
Track Security Increased after Incidents in Jones’ Barn
Two horses in the care of Larry Jones at Delaware Park were mysteriously found turned out from their stalls on consecutive recent nights, leading to the firing of an employee of the trainer and an investigation by track officials.
Pal, the
Commentary: Diagnostic Laboratories a Key Component of Equine Health
This issue of The Quarterly contains several articles on diseases of horses that run the gamut of conditions.
Racehorse Rehabilitator Helps Transition to New Careers
Hundreds of former racehorses owe their second careers to Leigh Gray. Manager of Dr. Don Shields’ lay-up facility, Winner’s Circle Ranch in Bradbury, Calif., Gray not only rehabilitates racehorses for a living, she does it in her spare time.
Big Brown Works for First Time Since Belmont
Dual classic winner Big Brown returned to the track July 2 for his first “breeze” since being pulled up in the June 7 Belmont Stakes. The move was extremely slow, but apparently the five-furlong move in a dawdling 1:06 3/5 at Aqueduct did not
Antibiotic Beads Now Available from Compounding Pharmacy
Wedgewood Pharmacy is now offering antibiotic beads and a new preparation, pentosan polysulfate sodium (Pentosan), in its extensive formulary of custom-compounded preparations.
Wedgewood initially will compound antibiotic beads for gentamicin
CDC Study: Equine Practitioner Hygiene Could Use Improvement
In a multi-institutional study coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found that many veterinarians do not consistently engage in behaviors or practices that are widely deemed protective against the
Inside the Laminitic Foot
Learn how equine podiatrists assess, treat, and monitor laminitis. Laminitis is a terrifying mystery to many horse owners, in part because in the early stages a horse with tremendous damage can look and act much like a mil
The Eco-Friendly Farm
Go green with your farm to make your horses healthier and the environment cleaner.
A Better Way?
We’ve had bad news following bad news lately with the loss of some of the top horses in equestrian
Live and Learn (Equine Education Opportunities)
For horse owners and equine enthusiasts interested in increasing their knowledge, training, or skills, there have never been more opportunities to learn.
Multiple Pregnancies: Double the Trouble
Multiple pregnancies are an increasing problem in breeding management. They are usually multizygotic (originating from several ova, i.e., the result of multiple
Avoiding Colic Through Management
The age-old disease of colic can best by managed be returning the horse–as much as possible–to its natural environment. This means
Making Racing Safer
Life is an extreme sport, complete with everyday risks. When it comes to Thoroughbred racing, the fate of horse and rider are linked in an event, the outcome of which is, by its very nature, in doubt. Win or lose, no one envisions the tragedy
