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Barbaro Update: Foot Cast Will Aid Coffin Bone Realignment
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had a foot cast applied to his left hind foot on Jan. 3, 2007, by Scott Morrison, DVM, head of the equine podiatry service at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. “This cast was applied with the goal of
CHRB Committee Urges Drug Policy Changes
The California Horse Racing Board, under fire for its drug enforcement policies, would dramatically change penalties for many violations and repeat offenses under recommendations passed on to the full commission by its medication committee Jan.
Barbaro Setback: Showing Discomfort on Left Hind
Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who had been making steady progress on his road to recovery from an injured right hind leg and a bout of laminitis, suffered a “significant setback” Tuesday night at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton
New Online Network Available for Michigan Equestrians
A new regional network, www.MichiganHorseSports.com, will cover area professionals and amateurs in various horse sports, address state and county political issues, introduce
Equine Herpesvirus: Three Neurologic Cases at University of Connecticut
Three horses at the University of Connecticut have been confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and are showing neurologic signs. Several exposed horses are showing respiratory signs.
The university’s 72-horse herd is currently
Health Certification Protocol Established for USEF Licensed Shows in Florida
In response to the recent EHV-1 virus outbreak in Florida, and in the best interest of horses, USEF members and competition organizers, the USEF has approved the implementation of precautionary health restrictions for entry into show ground
Barbaro Suffers Significant Setback in Recovery
Barbaro has suffered a significant setback in his recovery from laminitis, with damaged tissue removed from the Kentucky Derby winner’s left hind hoof.
Barbaro was being treated aggressively for his discomfort and is in stable condition,
RFD-TV to Air Program on Equine Intelligence
Just how smart is a horse, anyway? While much research has been done on horses, hardly any has been on “horse smarts,” or equine intelligence. Fascinating discoveries will be showcased with the airing of an episode of “The Horse Show” with
Auditor: Kentucky Needs to Improve Racehorse Drug Testing
Kentucky performs fewer drug tests on racehorses and has fewer positive results than most other states, the state auditor said in a report released on Monday.
Auditor Crit Luallen said the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority needs to enforce
Kan. Couple Makes Biggest Gift Yet to Missouri Vet School
A Kansas couple who vowed decades ago to repay the University of Missouri’s veterinary school for kind treatment of their injured dog have made their largest gift yet to the institution.
Tom and Betty Scott, of Mission Hills, Kan., have
KEEP Reports Funding for 167 Equine Programs
Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) announced Jan. 8 that it provided funding to 167 equine programs in 69 counties during 2006 totaling $135,682.
According to KEEP, the local funding program was created as part of its “grassroots
Interpreting Diagnostic Serology
Diagnostics based on serological analysis have long been a complex task for veterinarians and diagnosticians alike. Serologic testing is frequently chosen, owing to the ease of blood sample collection and handling when compared to the alternativ
Illinois Horse Found Shot; Colt Dies
A 3-year-old mare was found dead in her pasture in St. Augustine, Ill., on Dec. 26, according to The Register-Mail, a Central Illinois
Alabama Hay Shortage Affecting Horses
Horse owners in Alabama who didn’t stockpile hay last autumn are having to network with their neighbors and pay elevated prices to find and purchase hay for their herds.
State Veterinarian Tony Frazier, DVM, said while horses aren’t starvin
Matchmaking Horse Finds a New Home
Southern Start Fury, an 18.1 hand Shire horse featured as a Matchmaking Adoptable Horse in the Dec. 20, 2006, The Horse Health E-Newsletter has found a new home! Fury will be traveling from Frog Pond Farm, a draft horse and pony rescue in Ohio, to a
Herpesvirus: Kentucky Vet Speaks in Florida
Doug Byars, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, a private veterinary consultant in Lexington, Ky., who formerly headed the Hagyard equine veterinary group’s medicine department in that city, was invited to tour the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) affected areas in
