Latest News – The Horse
Spring Fever
Within the office collection of blogs, there’s a gem called "Tracking Barbaro’s Brothers." This BloodHorse.com blog by coworker Amanda follows the progress of Barbaro’s
Laryngeal Model Provides Framework For Surgical Advances
To test novel techniques for managing laryngeal hemiplegia, more commonly referred to as “roaring,” a research team from Cornell University has created a working model of the equine larynx.
Dysfunction of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
Wagon Driver Injured, Horses Killed in Highway Crash
A man is in critical condition and two Percheron horses are dead after they were hit by an 18-wheel truck yesterday in Mississippi.
Bob Skelding, of Deerfield, N.H., was travelling across the United States in a homemade wagon drawn by his
Jockey Club to Fund Retrospective Drug Tests
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee said Feb. 11 it will fund a Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) frozen-sample and retrospective testing program that will begin in April.
The program is part of the drug-testing
Turfway Reports Reduction in Injuries
A month after eight catastrophic injuries occurred during Turfway Park’s 21-day holiday meet, state veterinarian Bryce Peckham, DVM, and Turfway president Bob Elliston were on hand at a Feb. 10 Kentucky Horse Racing Commission meeting in
Seized Chicago Carriage Horses Find Temporary Home in Suburbs
Six Chicago horses belonging to J.C. Cutters Ltd. carriage company were seized on Friday, Feb. 6, amid conflicting reports on the reason for–and questions on the legality of–the action. The horses were taken to Flanery Farms, a private boardin
AAEP 2008: Olympic Veterinary Care
What’s it like to be an equine veterinarian behind the scenes at the Olympic Games? Horse owners got to hear about the experience at the Healthy Horses Workshop of the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention (held Dec. 6-10
Florida Lab to Handle Kentucky Equine Drug Testing
The University of Florida Racing Laboratory has been selected to handle equine drug testing for Kentucky.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, on recommendation of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council, unanimously voted Feb. 10 to hir
Critically Ill Foals Saved by UF Equine Neonatal ICU
The foal unit is Florida’s only equine neonatal ICU that provides treatment by board-certified internists for critically ill foals and their dams, around-the-clock, 365 days a year.
AQHA Executive Vice President Stepping Down in March
The registration of more than 2 million of the now more than 5 million horses in the American Quarter Horse Association registry and a growth in membership numbers from 276,500 to more than 350,000 are examples of the success of the customer
Mustang Training Competitions, Adoptions Coming in April
The Extreme Mustang Makeover, a competition featuring mustangs, will debut at Lynn Palm’s Women LUV Horses event April 3-5 and will return to the Midwest Horse Fair for the second consecutive year April 17-19.
The Midwest Extreme Mustang
Michigan Appeals Court Reinstates Horse Torture Charges
The Michigan Court of Appeals has reinstated criminal charges in a case involving 69 horses in Jackson County. In a 12-page opinion released Feb. 3, a three-judge panel reinstated three felony counts of animal torture against Matt Mercier
Equasy? … Srsly?
Professor David Nutt, the UK’s chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs was trying to make a point about the relative harms
Florida Track Begins Project to Cool Barns
Calder Race Course said Feb. 9 it has begun application of a new elastomeric coating to 60 barn roofs in the track’s stable area, a project that will help reduce stable temperatures normally hiked by the South Florida sun.
Calder vice
Head Position Can Impact ‘Tie-Forward’ Assessment
How the horse’s head is positioned for radiographs (X rays) evaluating the efficacy of a tie-forward surgery can have a dramatic impact on the results, researchers from the United Kingdom report.
The laryngeal tie-forward
Australia Fires: Livestock Assessment Begins, Feed Needed
Recovery from the recent fires in the Australian state of Victoria is just beginning. The fires burned an estimated 850 square miles. According to the state’s Department of Primary Industries, Victoria produces around 26% of Australia’s
