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Rachel Alexandra Returns to the Track
Superstar filly Rachel Alexandra jogged lightly once around the track at Churchill Downs at the end of training hours Nov. 23 with regular exercise rider Dominic Terry up, accompanied by assistant trainer Scott Blasi on a pony.
Undefeated in eight starts in 2009, including three victories over males and a 20 1/4-length victory in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), Rachel Alexandra
Virginia Tech Announces 2009-2010 Tuesday Talks Schedule
Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has announced its 2009-2010 Tuesday Talks schedule. This series of free lectures is designed to provide veterinarians, horse owners, and horse professionals with valuable insight and practical advice related to a wide array of equine health care topics.
The 2009-10 Tuesday Talks schedule is as
Fat Dogs, Coughing Horses to Teach Kids about Health Careers
Purdue University researchers will use a $1.3-million grant to help further students' understanding of the role animals play in keeping people healthy.
Timothy Ratliff, MS, PhD, and Sandra Amass, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ABVP, of the School of Veterinary Medicine received the five-year grant to create a new health science curriculum for students in the third, sixth, and
Self defense?
A donkey named Spike is in trouble after he jumped a fence and mauled a man. However, questions remain as to whether the animal was
Entries for January Keeneland Thoroughbred Sale Down 26.3%
Keeneland Association announced Nov. 24 it has cataloged 1,753 horses for its 2010 January Horses of All Ages Sale, to be held Monday-Friday, January 11-15.
That represents a 26.3% decline from the 2008 catalog, which totaled 2,379 horses
Catalogs for the January sale will be available at Keeneland.com beginning
Equine Osteoarthritis Update and New Targeted Therapies
There are different causes of osteoarthritis, but generally they come down to either abnormal forces on normal cartilage or normal forces on damaged cartilage.
One of the world's leading clinicians and researchers in equine joints is C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, University Distinguished Professor, Barbara Cox Anthony Chair in
HSUS Releases Statement on Dressage Hyperflexion Video
The Humane Society of the United States, has issued a statement concerning a recent Internet video depicting Swedish Olympic rider, Patrik Kittel, riding his stallion, Watermill Scandic, is a state of hyperflexion (known by some in the dressage world as "rollkur") during warm-up at the Odense World Cup competition in Denmark.
"While no representative of The
Piroplasmosis: Readers Request More Information
More than 500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Would you like to know more about Piroplasmosis?”
Drug-Resistant Parasites: Rules and Tools of Engagement
This hour-long video presentation features advice on identifying and managing resistant parasites.
Authorities Seize 84 Horses from Tennessee Farm
More than 80 allegedly neglected horses are receiving rehabilitative care after being removed from a farm in Cannon County, Tenn.
Tennessee state agricultural authorities discovered the 84 Tennessee Walking Horses, Spotted Saddle Horses, and Quarter Horses on Friday while investigating a report about a downed horse on the property. Yesterday, law enforcement and personnel from
Nevada Wild Horse Gather Postponed by BLM
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has postponed its planned removal of more than 2,000 wild horses from the Calico Complex Herd Management Area in northwest Nevada pending a review of public comments on the roundup.
Beginning Dec. 7, the BLM planned to remove 2,700 of the estimated 3,095 animals residing on the range and place them in long term-holding facilities. However, the
Weighty Issues
Equine obesity increases a horse’s risk for equine metabolic syndrome, laminitis, and insulin resistance. Owners can bring horses back to healthy body condition by replacing grain rations with a fiber-rich, low-carbohydrate diet, while increasing exercise to include daily workouts.
Special: USEA Annual Convention Preview: Eventing Radio Episode 51
In this special episode Jo Whitehouse, CEO of the United States Eventing Association, fills us in on the exciting plans for the USEA 2009 Convention.
Jessica Phoenix’s Tip and Announcement!: Horse Tip Daily #91
Jessica Phoenix is a Canadian Eventer that you are going to want to get to know. She shares with us some training tips that helped
Contracts: What You See Is What You Get
A written contract serves two important, and related, purposes: It sets out the expectations and obligations of the parties to the agreement and establishes a
TheHorse.com en Español: Alimentando al Potro en Crecimiento
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on TheHorse.com for more Spanish-language resources coming soon. Read
