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Chiacchia Family Holds Vigil; Rider Remains in Critical Condition
The family of Olympic equestrian Darren Chiacchia is holding a vigil for his recovery as he remains hospitalized in critical condition in Tallahassee, Fla.
The 2004 U.S. Olympic equestrian team member suffered a severe head injury, lung
‘Healthy Discussion’ at Racehorse Safety Summit
The second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit concluded March 18 with the 62 participants releasing action plans on how to improve various aspects of the Thoroughbred industry.
Some of the recommendations could prove difficult to
First Aid for Limb Fractures in Horses
When a horse’s leg is fractured, the primary treatment goal is to stabilize the fracture site so the broken bone ends don’t further separate and do more damage. The outcomes of these cases often have a great deal to do with how well the broken
100 Horses Seized from Alberta Farm, Recovering
Officials removed a herd of 100 horses from a farm near Edmonton, Alberta, Feb. 26, after the Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received complaints about the animals allegedly being without food or shelter. The
American Farrier’s Association, WEG Partnering
The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced that the American Farrier’s Association has been named the official certified farriers of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
As the official certified farriers, the American
Racing Medication Group Moving Ahead with Steroid Work
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) will hold its spring board of directors meeting March 25 in conjunction with the Association of Racing Commissioners International annual convention in Austin, Texas.
The RMTC will receive an
Monitoring Cruelty: Online Database Tracks Cases
The recent case of alleged horse abuse in South Carolina underscores the need for a way to track convicted horse abusers nationwide, according Carol Darnell, a former Arabian horse breeder and longtime rescuer.
“We have to vet the people to
HSUS Offering Reward for Information on Horse Soring
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will offer a reward of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any violator of Tennessee’s horse soring law, which prohibits the deliberate infliction of pain to horses’ feet an
Firefighters Pull Foal From Septic Tank
Nearly a dozen central Florida firefighters pulled a 2-month-old foal from some deep doo-doo after the little horse fell into a septic tank.
Rescuers spent more than an hour Tuesday using hoses and ropes to save the animal who escaped with his
U.K. Welfare Group Hitting the Road to Educate on Equine Weight
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) Right Weight Road Show will be fighting the flab on the road this spring. The Right Weight Road Show is a campaign to hel
AAEP Vets ‘On Call’ to Assist at Racing Telecasts
Media-trained equine veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) “On Call” program will support another season of live Thoroughbred racing on the major television networks. The “On Call” program is designe
Detecting Latent Back Pain in Horses
Even if they can’t tell you where it hurts, horses with back pain will soon be able to benefit from Scottish and Austrian research focusing on the long muscles of the equine back.
In the article, which is slated for an upcoming edition of
Sponsor Tables Illinois Horse Transport Bill Amendment
The sponsor of a proposed Illinois measure designed to enhance horse transport safety has tabled a controversial amendment that equine advocates denounced as unacceptable.
“We’re going to go back to the original bill,” said Ill. Rep. JoAnn
3 Horses Loose on Interstate Killed by Tractor-Trailer
A tractor-trailer struck and killed three horses that wandered into traffic on Interstate 81 in northeastern Pennsylvania.
State police say the horses apparently got loose from a nearby farm. Another horse and a donkey were with them but
Site Plan Approved for New Horse Track Near Detroit
The Huron Township Planning Commission approved a site plan March 10 for the proposed $142-million Pinnacle Race Course near Detroit, Mich.
Approved by the commission on a 6-1 vote, the site already is being prepped for construction by
Cardiopulmonary-Related Problems Cited in Horse Deaths at Florida Event
The sport of eventing lost two equine athletes during the cross-country phase of Red Hills Horse Trials CIC***-W in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 15. Jonathan Holling?s 1996 bay Irish Thoroughbred gelding Direct Merger, owned by Janet Olsen,
