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Jo Whitehouse and Sharon Hunt
Jo Whitehouse, CEO of the US Eventing Association, joins Chris throughout the show this week to discuss issues facing the sport and the membership. We
The Second Annual Twitter Marathon
This week on Stable Scoop, it’s the second annual Twitter Marathon! Join us and ten guests from around the world for a hour of laughs,
Show Jumper Laura Kraut and Reiner Lisa Coulter
Samantha and Glenn are joined by a number of guests this week including Gold Medal Olympic Show Jumper Laura Kraut. They are also joined by
The 100 Days Celebration
Samantha and Glenn are joined by a number of guests live at the 100 day festival in downtown Lexington, KY. Listen in to share in
WEG: Culver Academies to Perform in Opening Ceremonies
Culver Academies, known for their historic Black Horse Troop and Equestriennes horsemanship units, will bring their traditions to the World Equestrian Games Opening Ceremonies on Sept. 25. “I am very excited Culver has been chosen,” said Mark Waller, director of instruction at Culver. “I’m confident that we can really put on a good show and give a good impressio
Commentary: World Equestrian Games is Just The Beginning
The eyes of the international horse community will be on Kentucky in a few months, watching and awaiting the results of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). On one day, for example, NBC reportedly plans to broadcast live from the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Wales, then switch to live coverage of the Games. The potential worldwide audience could reach 500 million.
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Potential Biomarker for Equine Cushing’s Identified
Lead a veterinarian to a horse with equine Cushing’s disease and he or she will likely try to diagnose the horse by measuring blood levels of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in a single sample at a single point in time. Lead researchers from Pegasus Equine Diagnostics Ltd., in Nottingham, United Kingdom to the same horse and they’ll measure ACTH levels over 24 hours at multiple t
Thoroughbred Charities of America Awards $860,672 in Grants
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced today grants totaling $860,672 have been awarded to 81 Thoroughbred industry-related non-profits that work to uphold TCA’s mission.
TCA distributes grants to several categories of Thoroughbred industry related nonprofits including rescue, rehabilitation and adoption organizations as well as education and backstretch programs, therapeutic r
International Equine Disease Report First Quarter 2010
The International Collating Center, Newmarket, United Kingdom, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks. Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was reported from France, Germany, the UK, and the USA. France confirmed a single case in a Trotter. Two mares were cultured positive for Taylorella equigenitalis in Germany. The UK reported two cases on separate premi
The Cleveland Bay and a Kathleen Update
Helena and Glenn take a look at a rare but fascinating breed, the Cleveland Bay. Known for their stamina, strength, and jumping ability this breed
No Harm, No Fowl
The crown jewel of my suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood is a large pond. Its sparkling waters, ample supply of freshwater fish, and small manmade beach attract
Horse Hope?
Each of us has encountered a horse that has had the proverbial hard-knock life. You or a fellow owner might have spotted the horse with
Gentle Is As Gentle Does
It’s every horse owner’s nightmare: You have a dead broke horse that you allow a friend to ride. The friend manages to fall off and
Strangles Cases Force RCMP Horses to Play Musical Chairs
Music might be an outburst of the soul (Frederick Delius) but strangles is an outburst of a horse’s lymph nodes, and when you put the two together it amounts to many disappointed fans of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP’s) famed Musical Ride. Equine strangles is a highly infectious disease of horses caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi that causes a thick, greenish nasal discharge,
Kentucky Horse Council Endorses Welfare Code of Practice
Recently the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) joined the ranks of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Quarter Horse Association, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, US Equestrian Federation, and other state and national equestrian organizations by officially endorsing the American Horse Council (AHC) Welfa
Understanding Piroplasmosis
The recent insidious emergence of piroplasmosis, a tick-borne disease, is a striking reminder of the vigilance required to remain free of the class of infectious diseases that include persistence in their pathogenesis. Pathogen persistence is the ability of an infectious organism to remain in the host long-term, even for life, in the absence of easily detectable clinical disease. A critical
