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Elisabeth McMillan on Tracking Profit Margins
EquestrianProfessional.com founder Elisabeth McMillan joins us with some very helpful tips on how to run your equestrian business better and more profitably. Today she speaks
Dr. Johnson on Shockwave Therapy
Dr. Jenny E. Johnson is a regular contributor to the Jumping Radio Show. We share some of her tips with you here on the Horse
Slewpy’s Star: The conclusion
Here is the final installment from the book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman about Slewpy’s Star, the Thoroughbred dying of pleuropneumonia. Last week, Slewpy was
Galbreath Award to Llewellyn
David Llewellyn, president and founder of Wyvern International Ltd., the exclusive worldwide distributor of Thoroughbred horse racing from Australia, has been named the 20th recipient of the University of Louisville’s John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry.
The Galbreath Award, first given in 1990, is a project of U of L’s Equine In
Tennessee Rains Force Horse Evacuations
More than 200 horses were evacuated from Williamson County, Tenn., farms this weekend as more than 13 inches of rain fell within 24 hours in the rural county south of Nashville.
Owners began transporting their horses to the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin on May 2, when heavy rains threatened to flood their farms, said Agricultural Center Director Kenny Wallace.
Ohio Woman Convicted on Cruelty Counts
An Ohio woman has been found guilty on more than 40 counts of second-degree misdemeanor animal cruelty for maltreating Arabian horses on her Oak Harbor farm. An Ottawa County Municipal Court jury returned the verdicts April 30.
Animal welfare authorities charged Robin Vess with 42 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty in February after discovering 37 animals living in filth without food or w
Belgian and Car Collide: Car Loses
What started as a simple training exercise in Independence, Kan., turned into a two-mile chase involving five police officers, two highway patrolmen, concerned citizens, a horse-drawn wedding carriage, and Rocky, an 1,800-pound, 7-year-old Belgian gelding.
Before Rocky was captured on the grounds of a local high school with no injuries to horse or people, the carriage collided wit
Horse Diagnosed With Rabies in Massachusetts
A horse was euthanized after being diagnosed with rabies in Massachusetts, according to Enterprisenews.com. Veterinarian Bruce Chase diagnosed the horse, who had not been vaccinated and had been exposed to a rabid skunk, according to public health offici
Super Saver Wins the Kentucky Derby (UPDATED)
Super Saver, with Calvin Borel up, wins the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). WinStar Farm’s homebred son of Maria’s Mon gives trainer Todd Pletcher his first Derby win.
On-Site Drug Detection May Soon Be Possible
Costas Georgakopoulos, PhD, and his colleagues in Greece are working to create technologies that enable officials to quickly discover whether athletes–animals or people–are using illegal substances or exceeding the allowable levels of legal medications.
“The fight between laboratories and dopers is a continuous war,” he told The Horse. “The trend is to make
Derby Day After–All Appear Well
As rain continued to pour on a soggy Churchill Downs stable area the morning of May 2, trainer Todd Pletcher was absorbing the previous day’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands victory by Super Saver as the trainers of those who finished behind the WinStar homebred were considering their future plans.
Pletcher said Super Saver would remain at Churchill Downs and likely sh
Cecal Impaction: Surgery Can Make a Difference
Horses with life-threatening cecal impactions only have a fair prognosis after surgery, but those that survive to discharge have a good prognosis, reported a group of veterinarians led by Lewis C.R. Smith, BVetMed, CertES(Orth), MRCVS, from Rossdales Equine Hospital in the United Kingdom. Cecal impactions are not particularly common–they represent only 5% of all large intestinal
Penn State Extension Offers Equine Short Courses
Is your farm violating state regulations? How can you safely and effectively dispose of manure? Is beet pulp a good feed choice for your horse? Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a series of Equine Environmental Stewardship short courses and workshops to address these questions as well as other management concerns of horse owners.
The curriculum consists of pasture, weed
Does Hand-Feeding Treats Promote Biting?
I’ve been told that hand-feeding treats to horses promotes biting. What is the “industry” stance on this issue? In my limited experience they seem to enjoy it and almost all horses I’ve hand-fed take it gently with their lips.
Vaccinating Older Horses
Reader questions whether older horses need to be vaccinated against equine influenze (“flu”); Dr. Justin McCormick’s answer discusses vaccination, vaccine efficacy, antibody titers, and increased risk of influenza infection in horses that travel.
Country Singer Writes Song for Barbaro Documentary
Singer-songwriter and Nashville recording artist Templeton Thompson and her musician husband, Sam Gay, have written a song for the new documentary, Sculpting The Wind; Alexa King & The Making of the Barbaro Memorial Statue. The documentary chronicles artist Alexa King’s creation of the statue of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. The statue is now on display at Churchill Downs.<
