Latest News – The Horse
ReRun’s Day at the Races Raises Funds, Awareness
ReRun, a nonprofit adoption program for ex-racehorses, held its second Day at the Races charity luncheon at Monmouth Park race track June 21. The event was attended by a diverse group of ReRun supporters, including members of Big Brown’s
Photo Series Shows Big Brown’s Belmont Shoe Trouble
Each day brings new entries in the “Brown Shoe Diaries.” The latest photos from the Belmont Stakes reveal Big Brown was stepped on by Guadalcanal leaving the gate, and that the shoe did not re-set itself during the race as previously thought; th
Minnesota Equine Tooth Floaters Lose First Round
The Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine can continue to regulate the floating of horses’ teeth as the practice of veterinary medicine, according to the Fourth Judicial District Court for Hennepin County. In a 51-page decision rendered June 20
First California Equine WNV Case of 2008 Reported
The first positive equine case of West Nile virus in California in 2008 has been reported in Riverside County. The affected horse, a 15-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, died.
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus that was first
WEG 2010 License Plate Planned
A specialty Kentucky license plate might soon be available in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
In order for these plates to be produced, at least 900 applications and deposits must be submitted to the World
Rhode Island General Assembly Passes Equine Transport Measure
The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed legislation to ban the use of double-decker trucks to transport horses in the state. Sen. Dominick Ruggerio, D-Providence, and Rep. Amy Rice, D-Portsmouth, introduced the legislation in response to an
AAEP Supports Thoroughbred Safety Recommendations
The AAEP has endorsed the three initial recommendations of The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Safety Committee. The committee announced its recommendations June 17, including the elimination of steroids in race training and racing, a ban on toe
Delaware Racing Group Makes Progress on Padded Whips
Approximately two and a half years ago, the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission began experimenting with changing jockeys’ whips to a more humane variety with an extended and padded “popper,” the portion of the whip that makes contact with the
Santa Anita to Overhaul Racing Surface
Santa Anita Park announced June 23 that its main track will undergo a complete overhaul beginning July 14, and will be reconstituted with a mixture of Pro-Ride synthetic material.
Pro-Ride, an Australian-based company, assisted Santa Anita
Horse Found Shot in Head Recovering
A 20-year-old mare found wounded and wandering in the New Mexico desert on June 9 is recovering from surgery to remove a bullet lodged in her jaw. A second bullet lodged close to an artery remains in her jaw.
The horse–which Do?a Ana County
Sally Swift Receives Equine Industry Vision Award
Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Sally Swift with the seventh annual Equine Industry Vision Award at a ceremonial breakfast held during the AHP “Break from the Gate in 2008” seminar in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Big Brown’s Owners Adopt No-Drug Policy
International Equine Acquisitions Holdings (IEAH) Stables–the partnership that races Big Brown–has taken the first bold step in securing a no-drug policy in racing by announcing Monday that all its horses starting Oct. 1 will race without any
Equine Transport 101: Covering the Basics
It might be relatively easy for your Labrador dog to jump in the backseat of your car–or easier yet if you own a scaled-down version like a Chihuahua–but what about a 1,200 pound horse? Although SUVs are getting bigger each year, you are
Link Between Facial Hair Whorls and Horse ‘Handedness’ Reported
Irish researchers identified a unique link between equine motor laterality, or “handedness,” and specific characteristics of facial hair whorls (trichoglyphs): right-handed horses had significantly more clockwise whorls whereas whorls were more
TheHorse.com Nets Five AHP Awards
Blood-Horse Publications received a total of nine awards on Saturday, June 21 at the American Horse Publications (AHP) Annual Awards Program held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Sixty-nine AHP members were named finalists in the 2008 AHP Annual
Jockey Injured, Horse Euthanized after Churchill Spill
Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan suffered minor injuries in a spill in the first race June 21 at Churchill Downs. He was taken to Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville for X rays, which revealed no broken bones or serious injuries, according to his agent
