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Vitamins for Your Horse
Horses can become vitamin-deficient, and these deficiencies can have devastating effects on their normal functions, but equally dangerous are toxicities from an overdose–a real possibility with some (but not all) of the vitamins.
Matz Says Chelokee Unlikely for Preakness, Heading to Barbaro Stakes
Michael Matz most likely will skip Saturday’s Preakness with Chelokee and instead enter the colt in the Barbaro Stakes, an undercard race honoring the trainer’s ill-fated Kentucky Derby winner.
“Right now, I think that we’re leaning toward
Finding and Testing Low-Sugar Forage
Did the brown, stemmy, overmature hay you thought was perfect for your easy keepers make them even fatter?
WNV: Illinois Horse Owners Advised to Vaccinate Animals
The Illinois Department of Agriculture released a statement last week reminding horse owners to vaccinate their animals before the onset of mosquito season to protect against West Nile virus (WNV).
“Many horses infected with WNV never
Ready to Go
I am excited and anxious as I prepare to depart for Fez, Morocco on a one month veterinary externship. There is an inherent sense of
Sharpsburg Horses Now Available for Adoption
The horses seized by the Humane Society of Washington County from a farm in Sharpsburg, Md., in December 2006 are now available for adoption.
Last month the owner of the horses relinquished ownership to the Humane Society of
Federal Bill Seeks To Strengthen Animal Welfare Act
Legislation introduced earlier this week would prohibit the use of live animals in sales and marketing demonstrations of medical devices and products. U.S. Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the Animal Welfare
FEI Forming Permanent Eventing Safety Sub-Committee
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) released a statement earlier this week, stating that the organization is seriously concerned by the fatal accidents which have occurred in Eventing over the last months. Although the FEI does
New Pennsylvania Track to Install Tapeta Surface
Presque Isle Downs, the new Erie, Pa. track owned by MTR Gaming Group, will install Michael Dickinson’s synthetic Tapeta racing surface before its inaugural Thoroughbred meet begins Sept. 1., said Rose Mary Williams, director of racing at
Hard Spun Trainer Gearing Up for Round Two
Larry Jones, who is still having visions of Street Sense getting shut off somewhere–anywhere–in the Kentucky Derby is just about ready to drop what might have been and focus all his attention on what will be.
After all, Street Sense, whose
Wet Spring in Kansas Raises Concerns About Mosquito Numbers
Health authorities hope Kansas’ wet weather this spring doesn’t translate into a surge in mosquito numbers.
“It’s going to depend on temperature, how long the water stays on the ground, things like that,” said Ludek Zurek, an assistant
Crestwood Stallion Storm Boot Dead
Thoroughbred stallion Storm Boot, who sired 46 stakes winners at Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm near Lexington, Ky., was euthanatized May 10 at Hagyard Equine Medical Center. A member of Storm Cat’s first crop, 18-year-old Storm Boot suffered from
Tulsa Announces Compromise to Keep $40 Million Horse Show
A major horse show expected to have a $40 million impact on the city’s economy next year is back on track, weeks after its organizers questioned a decision to come here because of a controversial annexation plan.
City and county leaders
Starving, Neglected Horses Found in Oklahoma
Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies have taken custody of several horses that were found allegedly starving and neglected on a Bixby couple’s property (south of Tulsa, Okla.).
Darrell and Roberta Christian have been accused in at least 13
Va. Horse Country Celebrates Jamestown With Polo Match
The English arrived in Jamestown in 1607. They imported horses just three years later. So it is perhaps fitting that northern Virginia horse country will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown landing with a polo match.
And
Attacked Saddlebreds: Judge Rules Stable Owners Not Negligent
The owners of a central Kentucky boarding farm were not negligent when someone injected five Saddlebreds with a tissue-destroying substance in 2003, a judge has ruled.
Woodford Circuit Judge Paul Issacs issued a 13-page opinion Thursday (May
