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Lucinda Fredericks on Three Quarters in Front of You: Horse Tip Daily No. 186
Lucinda Fredericks is a very popular addition to the Horse Radio Network family of co-hosts. She is one of the rotating co-hosts of the Eventing
Show Notes and Links: 2010 Radio Show Episode 88
We take a look at the final test events including the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. How did it all go, who placed on top
Derby Time
As we countdown the hours now until the 1aaep-2006th running of the Kentucky Derby, we reflect on some of the odd things racing-related: Betting Advice:
Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw Sets the Stage
Morning-line favorite Lookin At Lucky drew post 1 for the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands during the post position draw Wednesday afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Post 1, while it hasn’t produced a winner since Ferdinand in 1986, has the most wins in the Kentucky Derby, along with post 5, since 1900.
Lookin At Lucky was made the 3-1 favorite by Churchill
Two Plead Not Guilty in Mustang Shooting Case
Two Nevada men facing federal charges in connection with the shooting deaths of five Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs at the Buckhorn Management Area in November pleaded not guilty to the charges during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Reno, Nev., on April 27.
BLM helicopter pilots discovered the animals’ carcasses in December during a scheduled roundup of musta
Derby Hopeful Endorsement Out with Leg Fracture
WinStar Farm’s Endorsement has a non-displaced right front condylar fracture and will not be entered for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
According to Dr. Bo Landry, who radiographed Endorsement following his work, arrangements are currently being made to ship the colt out for surgery. He is expected to be out three to six months.
“We’re making
AAEP “On Call” Program to Support Derby Week Telecasts
An equine veterinarian representing the “On Call” program of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will assist NBC Sports and ESPN with horse-health information during the April 30 and May 1 live racing telecasts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, will be on hand to provide timely health reports to the media regarding the
Atypical Myopathy Cases Discovered in Europe
An ongoing spring outbreak of atypical myopathy has caused a reported 47 cases in Europe to date, according to an alert group led by Belgian researchers.
Reports of new cases continue to stream into the data being collected by the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group (AMAG) at the University of Liége, according to Gaby van Galen, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ECEIM, one of the group’s two p
Free Horse Castration Clinic Offered in Minnesota
The Animal Humane Society (AHS), in partnership with the Minnesota Horse Welfare Coalition and the Minnesota Horse Council, will offer a free, one-day horse castration clinic on May 15 at the Isanti County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Minn., through the Gelding Project. The goal of the clinic is to reduce the number of unwanted horses in Minnesota.
The clinic is the second in a serie
A Cautionary Tale
Horse rescue operations are an unfortunate, but necessary, part of the landscape these days. And the people who take it upon themselves to care for
First Cloned Polo Pony is Born
The cloned foal of 10-goaler Mariano Aguerre’s famed gelding, Califa, was born April 22, making him the first cloned polo pony in the world. The bay colt is an intact stallion genetically identical to Califa.
Aguerre has not settled on a name for the colt yet, but already has big plans for him. The colt will be able pass along Califa’s genetics as a stallion, an opportunit
Fungus Might Help Control Strongyles Environmentally
Researchers trying to find alternatives to control strongyles, which are developing resistance to current dewormers, are looking at a fungus to control strongyles environmentally.
“Due to the emergence of anthelminthic resistance of the worms in horses, current treatments have not been fully effective,” said Juliana Milani Araujo, MSc, of Universidad Federal de Vicosa in
Montana Town Nixes Processing Slaughter Plant Development
The city of Hardin, Mont., will not be a site for horse processing plant development, thanks to an ordinance that forbids the location of high-volume slaughter operations within the city limits. The Hardin City Council passed the ordinance last month. It went into effect April 16.
The ordinance amends the city’s zoning code to prohibit the development of any slaughter facility
Regional Threat for West Nile Virus in 2009
More than 530 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Was West Nile virus a threat in your area last year? If so, where do you live?”
Horse Council Participates in Conference on Outdoors
The American Horse Council’s Legislative Director Ben Pendergrass participated in the April 16 White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors held at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The conference focused on the challenges, opportunities, and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans and American families to the outdoors. Conse
Clydesdale Saves Forest Plants
A 19-year-old Clydesdale recently helped England’s Forestry Commission haul logs out of Rockingham Forest with minimal damage to nearby trees and plants. Instead of using machinery, which would have cut a wider swath through the forest, the horse hauled out logs as part of planned tree felling to give younger trees a better chance to grow.
The horse, named Silent, moved more than 100 logs in
