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Canadian Anthrax Outbreak Worst on Record
Saskatchewan, Canada, is experiencing its worst anthrax year on record. Animal health authorities have quarantined more than 28 premises in Saskatchewan for suspected anthrax contamination and have deemed 113 cattle deaths suspicious as of July
Trainers Selected for Virginia Equine Extravaganza Trainer Challenge
The excitement is mounting now that three trainers have been chosen for the East Coast Trainer Challenge to be held at the third annual Virginia Equine Extravaganza, Oct. 27-29, at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond. New to this year’s
Barbaro in “Guarded” Condition Wednesday
The chief veterinarian attending to Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro said Wednesday that the colt is in “guarded” condition as he continues to recover from surgery to repair his right hind leg injured in the Preakness Stakes (gr.
Book Excerpt: Communicating With Horses
To work with horses successfully, we must be able to communicate adequately with voice, touch, and body language.
Company Introduces English Saddle Line for Stock Horse Breeds
Lynn Palm and Cyril Pittion-Rossillon of Palm Partnership Training have introduced the “Alliance” line of English saddles featuring innovative trees designed to fit Quarter Horses, Appendix Quarter Horses, Paints, and other stock horse
Drug Resistance of Equine Internal Parasites
This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
The main internal parasites traditionally considered to be important in horses are bots,
Researchers Contemplate Role of Vesiviruses in MRLS
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers announced last month that they linked vesiviruses to abortions seen during Central Kentucky’s bout with mare reproductive loss syndrome in 2001 and concluded that vesivirus-specific reagents should be
Degenerative Ligament Disease Reaches Beyond the Limbs
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) actually affects connective tissue throughout the body.
Barbaro Resting Comfortably in Sixth Cast
Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery in the George D. Widener Hospital at the University of Pennyslvania’s New Bolton Center, reports today that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is resting comfortably after receiving his sixth cast
Rebuilt Ellis Park Reopens for Live Racing July 19
A rebuilt Ellis Park reopens for live racing July 19, only eight months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history damaged the racetrack facility and its stable area. The Henderson, Ky. track will conduct a 36-day race meet from July 1
Endurance Horse Falls from Trail in California
A 13-year-old Arabian fell more than 200 feet into a canyon and is feared dead after he was spooked by a rattlesnake on Sunday (July 9), reports the online edition of the
Argentine Equine Veterinary Association to Host XVIII International Congress on Equine Medicine
The Argentine Equine Veterinary Association will be hosting the XVIII International Congress on Equine Medicine Nov. 23-24 in Buenos Aires. The organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Featured speakers include Joseph
Lawrence Retires as Director of UL Equine Industry Program
The Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville has announced Robert G. “Bob” Lawrence will retire as director and chairman, effective Aug. 1.
Lawrence has led the program since its inception in 1987. During that time, the
War Emblem’s Struggles in Breeding Shed Continue in Japan
War Emblem’s problems in the breeding shed have gotten worse. There will be no foals sired by the 7-year-old champion son of Our Emblem born in 2007. The 2002 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner has been reluctant to cover
Two Horses Die in Idaho Racing Accident
According to an Associated Press article on bloodhorse.com, two horses died in an accident at Les Bois Park racetrack in Boise, Idaho. One jockey remained
Barbaro Receives Sixth Cast, Hoof Abscess Treated
(Updated July 11) After evaluating Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro on the morning of July 10, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery, replaced the cast on the colt’s injured hind leg for a sixth time.
“The long leg cas
