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Dressage Radio Episode 73 – WEG Special Coverage
Special daily coverage of the dressage competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Chris is joined by some special guests for same
Eventing Radio Episode 99 – Dressage Day 2 World Equestrian Games
The second of four special episodes of eventing coverage from the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games. Chris is joined by some very special guests to
New Faces on the Eventing Medal Podiums
Luck wasn’t on the Americans’ side yesterday, on the final day of eventing competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. First, Becky Holder
Horse Tip Daily 309 – Jackie Baker on Key Items of a Great Blog
Jackie Baker is one of the most successful equestrian bloggers on the Internet. Today she speaks about the must haves on an equine blog ,
2010 Radio Show Episode 116 – WEG Daily Coverage for 10-1-2010
Daily radio coverage of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continues with a wrap up of the days events. We recap Eventing Dressage Day
WEG Veterinary Student Team
Thirty-three veterinary students are getting a crash course in high-level equestrian sport at the World Equestrian Games while they assist the veterinary team.
Do Navicular Bone Chips Cause Lameness?
Bone fragments are seen in lame and non-lame horses, it is difficult to determine if they’re clinically significant.
Zenyatta Goes 19-0 in Preparation for Breeders’ Cup
Undefeated Zenyatta heads to Churchill Downs to defend her Breeders’ Cup Classic crown riding a 19-race streak of perfection. For the third time in her career, she three-peated in a major grade I race when she used her patented late charge to score a half-length triumph over Switch in Oak Tree’s $250,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes before 25,837 fans at Hollywood Park Oct. 2.
Kentucky Horse Council to Partner with Normandy, France Horse Council
The relationships between the Kentucky equine industry and the Normandy equine industry will be strengthened when the Kentucky Horse Council and the Normandy Horse Council jointly announce an International Equine Cooperative Partnership between the two organizations on Oct. 8 during the World Equestrian Games. France will be the site of the 2014 World Equestrian Games, and Normand
Deworming Horses: Can You Overdo It?
Can you overdo deworming?
Secretariat Hits the Big Screen in Lexington
In 1973, the great Secretariat propelled horse racing onto the covers of national magazines and on the evening newscasts as “Big Red” rolled through the Triple Crown, highlighted by his impressive 31-length Belmont Stakes romp. Now, 37 years later, Secretariat is again giving the racing industry a much-needed jolt as the horse’s exploits, as well as those of his conn
WEG Results: Team and Individual Eventing
It was back to Rolex Outdoor Stadium Sunday for the conclusion of the Eventing World Championships, presented by Reem Acra, where Germany’s Michael Jung (33.0) remained dominant and claimed the individual gold medal as Great Britain (139.4) took the team gold medal.
Canada jumped to the team silver medal (151.5), just ahead of New Zealand (154.8) in the bronze-meal position. The United State
WEG Results: Show Jumping Qualifier
United States riders Mario Deslauriers, on Urico, and McLain Ward, on Sapphire, set the pace in the first leg of the team competition at the Rolex Jumping World Championships at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Their performance led the U.S. team to the top of the team rankings, with two more days of team jumping to go.
Holder Withdraws
US event rider Becky Holder has withdrawn Courageous Comet from the WEG competition before show jumping. He lost a front shoe on cross-country yesterday and
Report from the field
I caught up with Dr. Bonnie Barr, an equine internal medicine expert working as part of the Kentucky team taking care of World Equestrian Games
Improve Digestion to Prevent Intestinal Upset in Sport Horses
One of the many factors that can affect a competition horse’s focus is intestinal upset–specifically impaction and spasmodic colic. Kyle Newman, PhD, of Venture Laboratories, explored how sport horse owners can help prevent these colic episodes in their equine athletes at the Veterinary Sport Horse Symposium, held Sept. 22-24 in Lexington, Ky. According to Newman, an increase
