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One day after Barbaro’s brother Lentenor broke his maiden in impressive fashion, farm managers reported that La Ville Rouge, the dam of both horses, aborted her 2010 foal.

The foal, which was aborted Dec. 24, 2009, had been sired by Dynaformer and would have been a full sibling to the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, as well as the first filly produced from La Ville Rouge.

Persimmons are tropical, bright orange fruits that are claimed to have many health benefits in humans, from helping prevent cancer to arresting the hiccups. However, they have a dark side–they can form hard “concretions,” or fiber masses, in the gastrointestinal tracts of horses and humans that can require surgery to remove.

Such masses, termed bezoars, are even harder

The largest outbreak of equine atypical myopathy in Europe has ended with freezing winter temperatures, with a record number of 371 reported cases, according to a group of researchers in Belgium.

Atypical myopathy causes severe generalized weakness and stiffness, often ending in death. Urine becomes coffee-colored, and blood workups show significant increases i

Fifty horses were exposed to equine infectious anemia (EIA) at a stable in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. All horses on the infected premises appeared clinically normal but will be tested at 30-day intervals for up to 90 days. The two positive mares, which were recently imported from Romania, were euthanized.

This information was included in a Jan. 20 report submitted to the

Veterinarians will provide horse owners with timely, accurate information on reproduction, lameness, and equine skin conditions through the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ online “Ask the Vet” discussion tool. Horse owners are invited to pose questions to AAEP-member veterinarians regarding each month’s specific veterinary topic. Upcoming topics and participat

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) awarded $546,789 in the form of 164 equine grants to rescue groups and humane organizations across the country in 2009, according to its just-released year-end report.

Grants were distributed in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

A major factor in dealing with large-scale cruelty seizures involve

Lentenor, a full brother to ill-fated 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, broke his maiden impressively on the turf Jan. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

Making his third start and first as a 3-year-old, Lentenor went off as the even-money favorite in the 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight contest. The son of Dynaformer and La Ville Rouge, by Carson City, stayed close to the pace set by long

The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) will be able to utilize a mobile veterinary clinic from by the Antigua and Barbuda Humane Society. The United Animal Nations recently provided an update on ARCH progress.

A field team based in the Dominican Republic will drive the clinic across the border into Haiti once authorities grant permission. Field responders will use the clinic

The British Horse Society is urging horse owners not to panic after two horses in Wiltshire, England, tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA), also called “swamp fever.”

Equine infectious anemia is an untreatable disease of horses, donkeys, and mules, spread by the exchange of bodily fluids, including via insect vectors. Affected horses remain infectious carr