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Shadow of Barbaro Still Looms Over Former Rivals
No matter what happens — even on the biggest day in thoroughbred racing — Bernardini seems destined to remain shadowed by Barbaro.
The Kentucky Derby winner is recovering from a devastating misstep at the start of the Preakness in what ha
Dutch Rescuers Succeed in Saving Horses
Rescuers on horseback lured a stranded herd of about 100 horses off a mud-soaked knoll where they had been stranded for three days and led them through receding floodwaters to safe ground Friday.
Before they could be saved, 19 horses drowne
Farnam’s Platform Feed Introduces Miniature Horse and Pony Formula
Miniature horses and ponies may look like smaller versions of their towering cousins, but their nutritional needs are very different. Platform Miniature Horse & Pony feed has been scientifically formulated to meet the unique nutritional need
Cooperative Extension Service Launches Horse Care Web Site
With information ranging from finding the best horse for your child to riding techniques to horse diseases, nutrition, and care, HorseQuest brings the “best of the best” university research-based information on horses to Americans via its
Kentucky Regulators Examine Drug-Testing Procedures
As Churchill Downs prepares to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Kentucky regulators are examining the state’s drug-testing policies and procedures. Upgrades, however, may hinge on state funding.
For the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup, a full
USDA Co-Sponsoring National Symposium on Carcass Disposal
Agricultural officials and emergency first-responders will meet in December at the National Symposium on Carcass Disposal to discuss emergency and large-volume livestock carcass disposal.
In the last decade, a number of animal disease
Cushion Track Praised as Hollywood Park Opens
Victor Espinoza took only two races to become the first jockey to ride a winner over both Hollywood Park’s new Cushion Track and Keeneland’s Polytrack. Second in Hollywood’s autumn meet opener Nov. 1, Espinoza won the second race aboard Robert
Team Barbaro, Richardson, Crist Honored at NTWA Dinner
The individuals associated with undefeated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro — veterinary surgeon Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center — and veteran racing journalis
Barbaro Doing Well: Vets Plan to Remove Cast Next Week
Barbaro, the unbeaten winner of the Kentucky Derby, is in good health and progressing well on his road to recovery, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, told reporters in a Nov. 1 press conference during the National Turf Writers’ Association dinne
Dutch Rescuers Try to Save Horse Herd
Rescuers worked Thursday (Nov. 2) to save a herd of about 100 horses stranded two days ago on a tiny knoll when a fierce storm flooded their wilderness area.
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The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) announced this morning (Nov. 2) in a release that it has finalized an agreement that gives the organization ownership of the survivors of the Sept. Vindy.com, the online edition of The Vindicator, has reported that 16 malnourished horses have been removed from a boarding farm in Canfield, Two Escambia County, Fla., men accused of dragging a donkey behind their pickup will be going to jail. Matthew Ramsey and Terry Skinner were sentenced yesterday to nearly a year in jail and placed on two years’ probation. They will also hav This week, bloodhorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses” is featuring special guests to mark the remaining days leading up to Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The chat can be found online at
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