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USDF Offering Sports Psychology Clinics
The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Jane Savoie, who has been a member of the United States Equestrian Team and a popular clinician and author, will be the clinician for the nine adult clinics
Veterinarians Turning to Alternative Treatments
Henry lay quietly on the mattress, listening to the women talking above him. For the last month, arthritis had crept steadily up his leg, to the point where every painful step looked more like a stumble.
”He’ll run after a tennis ball, but
1812 Re-enactor Healing from Riding Accident
A sheriff’s deputy said he’s walking again six weeks after breaking his pelvis during a re-enactment of a War of 1812 battle that was being filmed for the History Channel.
Howard County sheriff’s deputy Richard Ferguson, 47, said he lost
Racehorse Euthanatized After Oregon Spill; Jockeys Injured
Two jockeys who were thrown from their horses on opening day at Portland Meadows have been released from a Portland hospital, track officials said. One rider’s horse had to be euthanatized.
Jose Rivera Jr. was released Sunday night after
Kentucky Derby Museum on Mission to Find Missing Trophies
Like all good detectives, Joyce Trammell worked the phones, wrote letters, traveled and ran across a little bit of luck.
Trammell, a researcher for the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Ky., was trying to find all of the missing
Racehorse Bolts, Drowns in Australia
Australia’s Herald Sun reported today that a Thoroughbred racehorse drowned after bolting, crashing through a racetrack railing, and
Game Ready Equine Adds Back Wrap to Product Line
Game Ready Equine has launched the highly-anticipated Back Wrap to round out its line of therapeutic products that use dry cold and active compression to help heal and prevent soft tissue injuries in horses. The Back Wrap from Game Ready
Kentucky Equine Drug Council Forms Testing Partnership with RMTC
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council has allotted $1.5 million over three years to partner with the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium on a research project to determine withdrawal guidelines and threshold levels of therapeutic
How S. Neurona Gets to the Horse’s Central Nervous System
Scientists have shown the protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) might enter the horse’s central nervous system hidden in leukocytes (white blood cells) that cross the blood-brain barrier.
“Horses are considered accidental hosts for Sarcocystis neurona (the parasite), and they often develop severe neurological disease when infected with this
How Gets to the Horse’s Central Nervous System
Scientists have shown the protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) might enter the horse’s central nervous system hidden in leukocytes (white blood cells) that cross the blood-brain barrier.
“Horses are
N.C. Cooperative Extension Kicks Off Horse Husbandry Series
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Horse Husbandry Section at North Carolina State University will kick off its 2006-2007 Extension Horse Short Course and Clinic Series in October with an introductory level horse judging short
Here’s Looking at You
Different breeds of horses examine novel objects using different dominant eyes, according to researchers from the Universite de Rennes in France. Their observations of horses’ reactions can also help horse handlers interpret whether a horse is
17-inch Mare Recognized as World’s Smallest Horse
Thumbelina, a 17-inch-tall Miniature horse, has been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s smallest horse, reports the London Daily Mail.
The 5-year-old mare weighed eight pounds at birth and
Equine.com Offers Nelson Horse Watering System in October Giveaway
The year-long Tenth Anniversary Year celebration continues at Equine.com, and again this month, more than 300 people will win prizes in the “Ten-a-Day Everyday Giveaway.” In addition to giving away ten prizes every day in October, the Web
Smaller Farms Making Impact in Thoroughbred Breeding Market
The market – fueled by sales of horses fetching enormous sums – is growing. More horses than ever are being sold, according to Keeneland sales director Geoffrey Russell. And encouraged by small farms like Monticule that have made big splashes at sal
Horse Dies in Crash with NYC Taxi
A startled horse being ridden by a teenage boy at the edge of a park in New York collided with a taxi Sunday, critically injuring the boy and killing the animal, police said.
The 13-year-old boy was thrown to the ground and suffered head
