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67-Year-Old Equestrian Bound for 2008 Olympics

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) May 20, 2008

Most people tailor their activity level to their age, with each decade inviting a reassessment of energy levels, ability, and ambition. But not 67-year-old equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu. Forty-four years after he finished in 40th place at the Tokyo

Seven Injured in Minnesota Veterinary Lab Chemical Leak

The Associated Press May 20, 2008

Three buildings at the University of Minnesota have reopened after a chemical leak sent seven people to the hospital.

Campus police said five gallons of potassium hydroxide leaked from a large tank late Monday at a veterinary diagnostic lab

Mexican Donkey Jailed for Ornery Behavior

The Associated Press May 20, 2008

A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.

The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas

Big Brown Arrives at Belmont

Karen M. Johnson May 20, 2008

Big Brown arrived in style at Belmont Park May 19. With a police escort in front and a UPS truck behind, a Brook Ledge van delivered the winner of the first two legs of the Triple Crown to a loading ramp near Barn 2 at 2:25 p.m.

Big Brown

Event Horse Dies on Cross-Country at French CCI***

Erin Ryder May 20, 2008

Nullabor, an 11-year-old Irish sport horse ridden by Clayton Fredericks of Australia, died Saturday while competing at the Saumur CCI*** in France, according to a statement on the event organizers’ Web site.

Fredericks told Britain’s

Prosecutors Planning to Appeal Seized Horse Reimbursement Ruling

Pat Raia May 19, 2008

An attorney with the Jackson County, Mich., prosecutor’s office said Monday he will appeal a Circuit Court ruling that horses at the center of a controversial animal cruelty case were improperly seized, and that their former owner be reimbursed

Scollay Hired as Kentucky Horse Racing Medical Director

Ron Mitchell/The Horse May 19, 2008

During a meeting dominated by health and safety topics, the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) announced May 19 that Mary Scollay, DVM, has been appointed to the new position of equine medical director.

Scollay, the senior veterinarian

Readers Respond: That Ticks Me Off!

Megan Arszman May 19, 2008

More than 1,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you have problems with ticks on your horse(s)?”

Getting Horses to the Olympics (Book Excerpt)

Jennifer O. Bryant May 19, 2008

Transport, regardless of method, is stressful to horses. From the days before air travel, when horses traveled by boat to reach competitions on faraway shores, to modern times, when horses and riders alike rack up their share of frequent-flyer miles, Olympic Games-bound mounts have endured their share of travel delays, cramped conditions, stale air, weather-related difficulties, and trip-related illnesses.

Big Brown to Stud Duty in Kentucky After Racing Career

The Blood-Horse Staff May 19, 2008

Big Brown will stand at stud following his racing career at Robert Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

No formal announcement was made, though it was the subject of talk on the backside for days. It was announced as part of NBC’s

Big Brown Bound for New York

Evan Hammonds May 19, 2008

With his huge Preakness Stakes win in his rear-view mirror, Big Brown left Baltimore Monday morning right at 10 a.m. to head to New York and his date with destiny in the June 7 Belmont Stakes.

Big Brown was the last horse remaining in the

Family of Rider Killed During Event Files Suit

The Associated Press May 19, 2008

The parents of a 17-year-old girl who died after she fell off her horse during an equestrian event two years ago have sued her former trainer, the sport’s governing body, and others, claiming her death was caused in part by a dangerous course an

Michigan County to Reimburse Abuse Defendants for Seized Horses

Pat Raia May 18, 2008

A Jackson County, Mich., judge ruled on Friday that James Henderson Jr. was improperly forced to forfeit 69 horses during a controversial animal cruelty case, and that he should be reimbursed for their value.

According to Ronald J. Fabian,

EPA Orders Horse Track to Cut Waste Discharge

The Associated Press May 18, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering the Suffolk Downs horse racing track to reduce animal waste the federal regulator says is flowing into a creek that drains to Boston Harbor.

The EPA said Thursday that the East Boston track does

Atypical Causes of Stallion Infertility

Erin Ryder May 18, 2008

It pays to think outside the box when considering possible causes of stallion infertility. The stallion’s reproductive conformation, quality of sperm, and history can all impact his performance in the breeding shed.

CSU Laboratory Receives “Select Agent” Approval

Press Release May 17, 2008

The Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has formally received “select agent” research approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control