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Jockey Suspended for Using Whip on Horse’s Face
Jockey Jeremy Rose was suspended for six months following a stewards’ hearing the morning of June 24 for whipping his mount Appeal to the City in the face during the third race at Delaware Park June 23.
In the official ruling, Delaware Park
E-Biotic
The E-Biotic formula is beneficial for horses primarily on the standard “hay and oats” diet as well as those under stress: gestating, lactating, undergoing rapid growth or nutritional disease. It allows horses to extract maximum nutrients from their
Sav-A-Hoof Med-i-sole
Med-i-sole is an effective treatment for infections of the sole and frog (including white line disease, thrush, and seedy toe). The special gel formula sticks to the sole, shoes, and pads and increases the beneficial contact time.
Tempo SC Ultra Pest Control Concentrate
Precautionary measures retained in New South Wales (NSW) since the eradication of equine influenza was confirmed in February will end at midnight on June 30. From July 1 an official Traveling Horse Statement will not be required before It’s been a long and frustrating six weeks for horse trainer Douglas Spink and the syndicate who own show-jumping stallion Capone 1. The stallion was allegedly stolen from his stable in Bellingham, Wash., on May 16. While Spink says the Representatives of the Animal Welfare Advisory Group (AWAG) visited the Sha Tin and Beas River Olympic equestrian facilities in Hong Kong June 24. “It’s very impressive,” said AWAG spokesperson Chan Pui-tin. “Before I came here I had a lot Long before the Mississippi River threatened their properties, horse owners around Hannibal, Mo., were able to get their horses safely to higher ground, thanks to early warnings and help from neighbors. “We’ve been fighting the Mississippi EfferSan effectively disinfects in five minutes against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enterica, and will sanitize in one minute against Salmonella typhi on pre-cleaned, hard, nonporous surfaces. The USDA has amended its import rules to allow noncompetitive entertainment horses to be temporarily brought into the U.S. from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a venereal disease of horses. The final rule, titled 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 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 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 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 |
