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Derby Winner Genuine Risk Still Going Strong at 30
With the recent death of 1982 Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, Genuine Risk’s position as the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner takes on additional importance. That’s to be
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Elizabeth Adkins, DVM, Dipl. ACVO, a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, has joined the staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, effective Aug. 22. She will practice partly on-site at the school’s Permirus Pets LLC has introduced The Magician Curry Wash, a tool for bathing dogs, horses, and other animals in less time than conventional bathing. The Bobcat Company, a business of Ingersoll Rand, has announced a new Bobcat S100 skid-steer loader. The 1,000-pound rated operating capacity loader features a spacious cab, easy-to-read instrument panel, and a transversely mounted engine in a frame A Danish PhD student from University of Copenhagen has developed a novel diagnostic method for detection the horse bloodworm, Strongylus vulgaris. The bloodworm gets its name from its extensive migrations in the blood vessels of The United States Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 31 that Destron Fearing’s LifeChip equine radio-frequency identification (RFID) injectable transponder is approved for use as part of the National Animal Identification System After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, many coastal Louisiana horse owners said “enough’s enough” and moved farther inland, while others stayed behind to reclaim their farms that were battered and drenched by the storm. Either way, most have The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries stated on Aug. 30 that a Thoroughbred tested positive for equine influenza at Randwich Racecourse. Initial tests at Elizabeth Macarthur Laboratories in Menagle have detected influenza type Franz Venhaus, Chief Executive Officer of the Equestrian Federation of Australia, issued the following update on Aug. 30. This e-news unfortunately does not cover as wide a range of topics as usual. There simply has not been enough time On Aug. 30 in New South Wales, the news wasn’t good. According to a press release by Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald, a total of eight out of 10 Thoroughbreds from a stable at Randwick Racecourse have tested positive to equine The Australian Spring Carnival in Sydney will not be held because of a virulent outbreak of equine influenza (EI), of which there are now eight confirmed cases in Thoroughbreds. Racing will be suspended in New South Wales for at least What’s a webinar? It’s a FREE online video seminar given by an expert on a specific topic. The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro auction in Livingston, Mont., on Sept. 8. About 52 untrained wild horses and burros from Nevada rangelands will be available through an oral bidding process. The adoption will b A former police horse deemed unsuitable for duty has triumphed at a major international vaulting competition thanks to the dedication of equine welfare charity the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) and his new borrower. Readers’ Most PopularWeekly Poll |
