Latest News – The Horse
Learning Experience
The donkey that came in with colic yesterday did not make it. We continued supportive therapy today, but it was too little too late. On
FEI Appoints Members to Group Reviewing Endurance Rules
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) has appointed members to the endurance task force, which has been asked to undertake a full review of the sport ahead of the disciplines major rule review due in January 2009.
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Prominent Stallion Runaway Groom Dead
Runaway Groom, who beat the year’s three U.S. classic winners in the 1982 Travers Stakes, was euthanatized June 8 at Dr. Tom Simon’s Vinery near Lexington because of complications from the infirmities of old age. The 28-year-old son of Blushing
WNV: Pennsylvania Reports First Positive Mosquito of 2007
Pennsylvania state officials reported June 12 that the first mosquito sample positive for the West Nile virus in the state this year has been found in Blair Township, Blair County.
“As with people, animals become infected with the West Nile
Steve Haskin’s Belmont Recap: Wonder Woman
Call it fate. Call it kismet. Whatever title you prefer, Rags to Riches seemed destined to give trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their first classic winner.
Although “Johnny V” has been Pletcher’s first-call rider for years, it
USEF Forms Safety Task Force
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a task force to review current safety procedures at USEF competitions and to make recommendations to the group’s safety committee regarding possible changes to safety standards for
Montana Hires New State Vet
A veterinarian with government experience in North Carolina and Michigan has been hired as Montana’s state veterinarian.
Martin Zaluski, DVM, who headed emergency programs within North Carolina’s agriculture department, will begin his new
Injuries Common Among Experienced Riders, Study Finds
Results of a retrospective study performed by doctors at an Alberta trauma center shed a new light on the incidence and type of injuries sustained by equestrians. Additionally, the doctors found that experienced riders were more likely to suffer seve
Back to Work
Finally back to work! I spent most of the morning with an influx of goats and sheep. One ewe had been in labor for 6
Animal Cruelty Charges Against 4-H Queen Dropped
A judge dismissed animal cruelty charges Monday against the Oakland County, Mich., 4-H Club queen, who had been suspended and faced losing her crown if convicted.
Lapeer District Judge Laura Barnard dismissed the charges against Kate Mills, 20
RSPCA Investigating Drowning at Horse Fair
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is investigating after a horse drowned in the River Eden at Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, U.K.
The incident happened on Friday, the second day of the annual event, which runs
Drought Aftermath: Missouri Vets Reporting Vitamin E, Selenium Problems
While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot, dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, University of Missouri-Columbia veterinarians are
Kentucky Mounted Unit Offering Training Clinic
A clinic teaching the horse training techniques used by mounted police officers will be offered June 30 at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky. The clinic is designed to promote confidence in horse and rider and help horse owners learn
Wisconsin Firefighters Rescue Donkey from Well
Firefighters in Plymouth, Wis., used a harness and a tow truck to pull a donkey from an old well Friday after it fell 15 feet. The rescue happened about an hour and a half after the fire department responded to a 10 a.m. call to the home of Francis
Rags to Riches, Foes OK After Grueling Belmont
(from Belmont Park notes)
More than seven years after he competed in his first Kentucky Derby with Trippi, More Than Ready and Impeachment in May of 2000, perennial champion trainer Todd Pletcher finally got his first Triple Crown
Desert Wanderings
We are back from our Saharan adventure. The desert was definitely one of the more beautiful and mesmerizing places I’ve ever seen. Riding a camel
