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AHC Sets Agenda for Horse Welfare Forum

The American Horse Council (AHC) is gearing up for what it calls “the most inclusive presentation on safety and welfare ever assembled”–a June 16 forum on equine welfare.

The forum, called “Welfare of the Horse,” is the focus on this year’

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Mine That Bird’s Registration Papers Reported Stolen

Trainer Chip Woolley Jr., who trains Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, woke up the morning of June 2 to find his truck had been broken into at the Louisville hotel where he was staying. The registration papers for Mine That Bird were missing

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Reducing Lessons

Horse show season is in full swing. I don’t care if you’re of the dressage, event, hunter, jumper, or western world, competitions are not cheap.

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Breathing, Stride, and Jumping Performance

This is exemplified by the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, which must get up to “speed,” often from a standing start, to ensure that sufficient oxygen is delivered to the working muscles to allow them to continue to function optimally.

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Kentucky Offers Stallion Castration Incentive Program

Indiscriminate breeding is one contributing factor to the number of unwanted horses. The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) is now offering incentives for responsible Kentucky horse owners to reduce the number of horses capable of reproduction through

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Air-51

Air-51 is a full service fixed-based operator that provides flight services to the General Aviation public and to the United States Military. Based at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, Air-51 has been consistently recognized by prominen

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EquiMedic USA Trail Riding First Aid Kit

EquiMedic USA announces a new, renovated version of the Horn Bag Trail Riding Kit, featuring 75 percent more storage than the original design.


Originally released in 2003, EquiMedic USA?s Trail Riding Kit contained two flat pockets, whic

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Aloka Ultrasound ProSound Alpha 7

Aloka Ultrasound announces the release of the ProSound Alpha 7, a compact ultrasound system that provides high quality diagnostic imaging and has relevant clinical applications for veterinary internal medicine, radiology and cardiology.

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Big Ass Fans: Isis

Big Ass Fans introduces its newest product, Isis, an energy efficient, lightweight fan designed for smaller commercial spaces.


This new, commercial grade fan eliminates the need for every stall to have its own industrial fan. Weighing

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Contracted Tendons and “Tippy-Toed” Foals

One of the most common deformities that equine veterinarians deal with in newborns is contracted digital flexor tendons. This might cause foals to walk on the toes of their front hooves instead of being flat footed.

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