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Skip Away, a three-time Eclipse Award winner and 1998 Horse of the Year, died the morning of May 14 at Rick Trontz’ Hopewell Farm near Midway, Ky., of a cardiac event.

The son of Skip Trial, out of the Diplomat Way mare Ingot Way, was 17 years old. As a sire, he is represented by 20 stakes winners. He stood at Hopewell Farm since his retirement following his 1998 campaign.

Because two horses recently tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Montana, the Montana Department of Livestock’s Animal Health Division has scheduled a May 17 meeting in Gallatin county to update local horse owners on the situation.

With fly season about to kick into full force across the country, several effective “green” methods of fly control are available for any horse owner. According to Laurie Cerny, editor of Green Horsekeeping & The Sustainable Stable magazine, using a combination of methods and eco-friendly products is the key to effective green fly control.

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Several representatives from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture attended the 2010 Kentucky International Equine Summit April 26-27 at Lexington’s Downtown Hilton.

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Super Saver drew post 8 and was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the May 15 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. A field of 12 was drawn for the second leg of the Triple Crown.

WinStar Farm’s homebred Super Saver will attempt to become the fifth horse in the last 11 years to win both the Derby and the Preakness. Big Brown wa

Picaro, the Paso Fino stallion shot in the head when his despondent owner apparently killed himself and his wife, is off to his new home in Virginia. After four months of care through Tufts University in North Grafton, Mass., the horse is en route to Anni Howell of Riverview Paso Farms in Mount Jackson, Va., who has adopted him.

Members of Oklahoma’s equestrian community are uniting to help their neighbors rebound after a fierce tornado whipped through the state on May 10. The storm demolished homes and barns in its path, and left several horses dead or injured.

Three mares at the Royal Vista Ranch in Wayne were killed when the run-in shed in which they were standing collapsed, said ranch co-owner Lau

The James M. Moran Jr. Critical Care Center, the newest facility at the New Bolton Center, has been built to emphasize biosecurity in large animal veterinary care. The center, located on the Kennett Square, Pa., campus of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, will be celebrated at an open house for the public on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Any foal with an abnormally high respiration rate, heart rate, blue gums, or exercise intolerance should be evaluated for heart defects. If one is found, it’s a good idea to look for other congenital problems.

K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVECC, Dipl. ACVCP, and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis reviewed the medical records of 18 foals that w

A former Thoroughbred horse trainer who pleaded guilty to multiple animal cruelty counts earlier this year was released from jail on May 12 after serving 126 days of his 180-day sentence.

Chad Moore was charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty and abandonment after animal welfare authorities removed six malnourished Thoroughbred horses, one pony, and one donkey from his Bethel, Oh

Law enforcement authorities and fire officials in Colorado are working together to determine who is responsible for a fire that killed 12 horses and several other animals on May 9.

The horses, a goat, and several chickens and roosters were residing in a corral on private property in Commerce City, Colo., when the fire broke out.

Tests conducted by the Colorado Bureau of

This week TheHorse.com has launched 12 free, handy Fact Sheets on topics of interest to hands-on horse owners. These are invaluable additions to the more than 30 widely acclaimed Fact Sheets that TheHorse.com launched in 2009, each of which provides a quick reference and overview of a specific disease, condition, and/or horse management practice.

A controversial Missouri bill that would allow horse processing plant development in that state was sent to the Senate Conference Committee May 11 for refinement. The committee has the power to strip slaughter language from the bill.

SB 795 establishes plant operation and meat inspection regulations for horse processing plants. It also requires plant operators to pay registration