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Random Drug Tests Clear on Breeders’ Cup Entries
The random out-of-competition testing of Breeders? Cup World Championships participants for Epogen (EPO) and total carbon dioxide (TCO2) have all returned negative, officials announced Oct. 24.
The New Jersey Racing Commission Sept. 17
Bright Spot: Better Evacuation Saved Lives
The devastation in terms of property damage is staggering–over a billion dollars and counting–but there is one statistic that is markedly better than the last time California was up against numerous wildfires. The San Diego County medical
Samaritan Who Saved Racehorse Groom Named White Horse Award Winner
Navy Aircraft Mechanic first class Johnny Arrendondo Ponce became the first non-track worker to win the Race Track Chaplaincy of America’s White Horse Award when it was presented Oct. 25 at the Taylor Made Stallions’ White Horse Heroes Luncheon
Merial Acquires New Zealand Animal Health Company Ancare
Merial Limited, one of the world’s largest animal health companies, has acquired Ancare, an animal health products company based in New Zealand.
The acquisition includes all of Ancare’s commercial and manufacturing
California Fires Still Threaten; Horses Seem To Have Fared Well
The good news coming out of Southern California is that horse owners learned early evacuation lessons well from the fires four years ago, with only minor equine injuries being reported.
Mark Martinelli, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of
World Games 2010 Names Official Artist
The World 2010 Games Foundation Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging, and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, today announced it has commissioned internationally renowned artist LeRoy Neiman as the Officia
Breeders’ Cup Contender a Stem Cell Success Story
The day after winning a big stakes race in 2005, Greg’s Gold turned up in his barn with a bowed tendon–the kind of injury that depresses owners and puts expensive Thoroughbreds out to pasture forever.
Not this time.
Using stem cells
Equine 911: Making the Call on When to Call the Vet
If you contact your veterinarian at the first sign of a problem, you might actually end up spending less and having better results. Let your veterinarian decide which of these three situations you fall in:
Situation one: Your veterinaria
Dogs Kill Miniature Horse Donated to Cancer-Stricken Child
A Miniature Horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard, authorities said.
The 31-inch tall horse, Anniversary, was donated by the foundation to
California Wildfires: Winds Expected to Ease
On the fourth day of a vicious firestorm, exhausted firefighters and weary residents looked forward Wednesday to a break–an expected slackening of the fierce winds that have fanned the state’s explosive wildland blazes.
Forecasters said the
Some Southern California Horse Owners Returning Home
Southern California horse and farm owners were beginning to gather information on their animals and property Oct. 24 in the wake of the wildfires that have hit the area. Fires continue to rage in San Diego County, but some evacuated people were
Surrounded by Fire, California Thoroughbred Farm Unscathed
Golden Eagle Farm remains unscathed despite having been surrounded by wildfires that forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents. On Monday, Oct. 22, it was business as usual on the farm owned by the Mabee
U.K. Horse Welfare Group Launches Scholarship Program for Vet Students
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has launched a new scholarship program for undergraduate veterinary students in order to encourage the advancement of veterinary education and equine welfare, and also to familiarize
California Wildfires: Seven Counties Declared Federal Emergency Areas
Thousands more California residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Tuesday, bringing the number of people chased away by the wind-whipped flames that have engulfed Southern California to at least 300,000.
President Bush declared a
Horse Sets Off Chain Reaction Montana Highway Crash; Two Killed
A van that became stranded after hitting a horse on Montana 212 near Busby was rear-ended by a semi tractor-trailer, killing two people, Big Horn County, Mont., officials said.
The van struck the horse around 10:15 p.m. Sunday. The driver
Racing Medication Group Refocusing on Drug Testing, Uniformity
After nearly five years in existence, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is refocusing on some of its core goals such as uniform rules, drug research, and standardizing drug-testing procedures in the United States.
Included as part o
