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Equine Metabolic Syndrome and the Easy Keeper
If your horse gains weight eating air, founders on grass every spring, and has a cresty neck, he could be insulin resistant. Insulin resistance is part of an equine health issue called Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS).
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It All Makes Sense in Kentucky Derby
The jinx is over.
Calvin Borel did what he does best, skim the rail, and Jim Tafel’s Street Sense won the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) Saturday, becoming the first Breeders? Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner
Derby Winner Gets Unusual Post-Race Conditioning Gallop
Early visitors to the stable area at Churchill Downs received a rare treat Sunday morning when Street Sense jogged a mile one day after winning the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
After trainer Carl Nafzger and his wife
Ancient Bronze Horse on Display in Rome
A bronze horse, possibly the work of the Parthenon sculptor, went on display Friday at a Rome museum after a decades-long restoration.
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More than a month after pergolide mesylate, a drug commonly used to treat pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also known as equine Cushing’s disease, was withdrawn for human use, the FDA has yet to make an announcement on whether The 20 starters for the May 5 Kentucky Derby were tested for the performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO) May 2. John Veitch, chief steward for the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, said the tests were administrated between 10 a.m. A detective with no expertise in animal care was wrong to seize a woman’s horse simply because he thought the animal looked hungry and dehydrated, a Wisconsin state appeals court ruled Thursday. The 32-year-old horse named April had a People may have been anticipating summer-like temperatures this weekend in Louisville, but those planning to attend this year’s Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby had better brace themselves for the strong possibility of rain. As of 8:09 Storm in May will be flying nearly blind in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Trainer Bill Kaplan paid $16,000 for the colt last April, getting the bargain basement deal because Storm in May is completely blind in his right eye. “It doesn’t Some horses are quarantined, and exposed horse owners are required to have prophylactic rabies shots, after a Portsmouth, R.I., horse died from rabies April 22. According to State Veterinarian Scott Marshall, DVM, this was first Hard Spun’s final preparations for the Kentucky Derby have included a sizzling five-furlong work and the usual early morning gallops. You’ve probably read about all those moves online and in the newspapers. But there’s one step in the process yo After 20 horses at Balmoral Race Park, Crete, Ill., tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) last week, track officials have instituted numerous precautions to minimize the commingling of horses and opportunity for transmissio Prominent jockeys and trainers, including Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, have agreed to pledge a portion of their Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby earnings to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) On Kentucky Derby Day, Keeneland will join with racetracks and equine organizations across the country to sell the specially designed “Riding with Barbaro” wristbands in support of the NTRA Barbaro Memorial Fund. The wristbands carry Curlin is undefeated, unchallenged and now he’s the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. And in drawing the No. 2 post for Saturday’s race, the imposing chestnut colt even gets to start from the same spot Affirmed did on his way to winning the Tripl Staff members and security guards at Churchill Downs are preparing for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip, who will attend Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby. According to Julie Koenig Loignon, official Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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