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Top Stallion Storm Cat Retires from Breeding at 25
Storm Cat, North America’s premier Thoroughbred sire for years, has been pensioned from stallion duty because of declining fertility at the Young family’s Overbrook Farm near Lexington. According to farm official Ric Waldman, the 25-year-old son
Eight Belles Memorial Fund Formed
Thoroughbred Charities of America, (TCA), has announced the formation of the Eight Belles Memorial Fund. Donations made in Eight Belles honor will go specifically toward retraining of Thoroughbreds for secondary careers and research into
Pfizer Extends Barbaro Memorial Fund Support
Since late January, Pfizer Animal Health and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) have joined forces to help fund laminitis research through the NTRA Charities’ Barbaro Memorial Fund.
Pfizer Animal Health displays featuring
Equine Corneal Ulcers Discussed In-Depth at AAEP Convention
At the 2007 AAEP convention’s In-Depth Ophthalmology session, Caryn Plummer, DVM, Dipl. ACVO, assistant professor at of the University of Florida veterinary school, described the outer corneal layer (epithelium) as the windshield of the eye, and
Horse Auction Operators Deal with Down Market
In a glutted market where some horses can be had for as little as $2, auctioneer Tim Jennings is trying to convince horse owners it’s still a good time to sell their animals.
“We’re telling people to compare how much they’re spending o
Equine Flu Vaccine Adds Protection from Additional Strain
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., has received approval from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for a line of equine influenza vaccines trademarked as Calvenza-03. Calvenza-03 EIV (equine influenza virus) and Calvenza-03
Derby Contender Recapturetheglory Spikes Fever, Out of Preakness
Recapturetheglory, fifth in the Kentucky Derby, has had his Preakness Stakes plans derailed by a fever. The son of Cherokee Run is officially out, according to co-owner Ronnie Lamarque.
“The racehorse comes first,” said Lamarque, who teamed up
Vets Discuss Catastrophic Injuries on Horse Radio Show
Ric Redden, DVM, founder of the International Equine Podiatry Center in Versailles, Ky., Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet (hc), Dipl. ACVS, Barbara Cox Anthony Chair and director of Orthopaedic Research at Colorado State
North Dakota Database Connects Horse Owners, Hay Sellers
Drought conditions in parts of western North Dakota have some livestock producers in need of additional forage. Farmers and ranchers who have forage for sale can list it on a North Dakota State University (NDSU) database designed to help feed
Racing Industry Opinion: Healing the Wounds
There were 417 races run on the flat in North America May 3, but only one captured the attention of the public. Normally that attention would be in celebration of the Kentucky Derby winner, but this year the attention came in the form of
Merits of Standing Eye Enucleation Revealed
In the first multi-institutional study of its kind, researchers recently reported that eye enucleation (surgical removal of the eye and associated structures) with the horse standing and sedated is safer and more economical than the traditional
Equestrian Wine Caddy
The most recent version of rules governing horse sales in Florida were published for public comment May 9. The regulations are being touted as a successful compromise by some of those involved in the process. The rules, which were developed According to a statement released on the U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) Web site, preliminary necropsy findings on the horse Tigger Too, a 17-year-old gelding, show that he passed away from an acute abdominal aortic rupture. Final necropsy result Blood-Horse Publications is meeting its customers’ rapidly expanding need for information by introducing a mobile-friendly news delivery service, which presents in a crisp format the premier information from
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has reinforced its opposition to the use of double-deck trailers to transport horses and other equines by approving a new policy on the humane transport of equines. The policy, which was Readers’ Most PopularWeekly Poll |
