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Nebraska Mustang Trainer Arrested for Cruelty
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs is facing cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of an undisclosed number of animals.
On Saturday, Morrill County authorities arrested Jason Meduna, operator of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., for animal cruelty, according to Morrill County Chief Deputy Scott
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The headline for this post refers to Mr. Miyagi’s famous words in the old movie "Karate Kid," when he is teaching Daniel, a reluctant high
Jockey Karaoke? Hilarious!
Being in the heart of horse country, especially the Thoroughbred industry, I attend a lot of fundraisers. My husband, Ben, also leads a couple of bands,
Thoroughbred Rescue Receives Not-For-Profit Status
One of the groups that has successfully used the Thoroughbred Adoption Services on TheHorse.com is Kim Clark’s LeightonFarm.com. Now she has established a 501(c)(3) to help Thoroughbreds transitioning to a new life off the track.
“I placed 150 horses in 2008 through LeightonFarm.com,” said Clark. “Most of them Thoroughbreds retiring from racing. Being a Thoroughbred
Hilarious Jockey Karaoke Raises $50K
A sell-out crowd applauded, cheered, and good-naturedly jeered some of the most famous jockeys in the world as they put themselves in the spotlight to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund during a Riders Up! fundraiser on Friday, April 17, at Keeneland race course’s Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky. The karaoke competition was filled with surprises.
Lexington’s
Treadmill Use Aids Equine Performance Evaluation
Methods for evaluating the ubiquitous presentation of “poor performance” in equine athletes have improved in the past few years, enabling veterinarians to better explain why a horse might not be performing at its previous level, explained David R. Hodgson, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, FACSM, a professor and head of the department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland Regional
Oklahoma State Vet School Partners with Sports Flooring Company
The Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Veterinary Health Science’s Boren Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has partnered with a sports ing company. Dynamic Sports Construction Inc., in Leander, Texas, developed a prototype
NC State Opens New Facility to Treat Equine Cancers
The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine now offers horse owners the option for radiation therapy of equine skin s that could not be treated easily with more conventional techniques.
According to Brian Gilger, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVO, professor of ophthalmology
VetCell’s Stem Cell Technique to Undergo Human Trials
VetCell Bioscience’s pioneering stem cell technique, which is used to return injured horses to top levels of performance, will be tested in human medicine. The trials will be conducted by VetCell’s parent company MedCell Bioscience Ltd under the guidance of David Glover, MD, former medical director of Cambridge Antibody Technologies, Professor Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCS(Orth), one of
Gulfstream Barbaro Awards Go to UF Veterinary Students
Three students from the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine have received financial awards from Gulfstream Park, a Thoroughbred racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Fla., to further their equine studies.
Established after the death of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, the award program is in its third year. One of a family of racetracks owned by Magna Entertainment
Keeneland Thoroughbred Racetrack Accredited
At a press conference today (April 17) at Keeneland Thoroughbred race course, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that the Lexington, Ky., racetrack has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a complete review of all racing operations at the facility. Keeneland is the second track to be so designated by the Alliance. Churchill Downs
Horse Owners Share Opinions on Yearly Checkups
More than 1,120 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you schedule yearly wellness exams with your veterinarian?”
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A racing surfaces testing laboratory designed to enhance surface safety for horses and riders is being launched with the financial support of a broad industry coalition, it was announced April 17 by the laboratory’s coordinators Mick Peterson, MS, PhD, and Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, ECVS. Based in Orono, Maine, the laboratory is expected to begin operation within the Horse owners who fail to pay boarding fees can and do create real hardship for farm owners. Legislation was recently signed into law that will dramatically improve the outlook for boarding operations left in the lurch by non-paying horse owners. African horse sickness virus (AHSV) and bluetongue virus (BTV) are both members of the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae. Both cause serious, noncontagious but infectious, arthropod-borne diseases in equids and ruminants, respectively. AHSV infects all equids, causing asymptomatic infection in zebra and African donkeys, but it is the most lethal infectious disease of horses Three of the five trainers that were banned from Suffolk Downs last fall for violating its zero tolerance policy toward horse slaughter have been reinstated and will be allowed to saddle horses for the East Boston, Mass. track’s 2009 season, which runs May 2-Nov. 7. The trainers–Wayne Sargent Jr., Gerry LaFleur, and Tony Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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