Latest News – The Horse
Breeders’ Incentive Program Announces New Developments
The Kentucky Breeder’s Incentive Program, which is comprised of sales tax on stud fees and awarded its first check during Kentucky Derby week, is kicking into high gear to get more mares registered and is expanding its efforts to include non-rac
Study Inconclusive on Arlington Fatal Injuries
Add the Illinois Racing Board to the list of those who have little idea what has caused the recent spate of fatal injuries to horses at Arlington Park Racecourse.
Party Raises More Than $50,000 for Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Education
More than 200 people attended the inaugural Thoroughbred Fraternity Party, presented by SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program on June 17 at the
Assistant Starter Nominated for RTCA’s White Horse Award
Assistant starter Clinton Beck, whom officials credit with saving the lives of two children he pulled from a burning auto, has been nominated for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America’s 2006
Laminitis Strikes Barbaro; Survival Chances Called ‘Poor’
Classic winner Barbaro has developed “acute, severe” laminitis in his uninjured left hind foot, and his prognosis for recovery is “poor,” according to Dr. Dean Richardson, chief of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center
Canadian Anthrax Outbreak Worst on Record
Saskatchewan, Canada, is experiencing its worst anthrax year on record. Animal health authorities have quarantined more than 28 premises in Saskatchewan for suspected anthrax contamination and have deemed 113 cattle deaths suspicious as of July
Trainers Selected for Virginia Equine Extravaganza Trainer Challenge
The excitement is mounting now that three trainers have been chosen for the East Coast Trainer Challenge to be held at the third annual Virginia Equine Extravaganza, Oct. 27-29, at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond. New to this year’s
Barbaro in “Guarded” Condition Wednesday
The chief veterinarian attending to Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro said Wednesday that the colt is in “guarded” condition as he continues to recover from surgery to repair his right hind leg injured in the Preakness Stakes (gr.
Book Excerpt: Communicating With Horses
To work with horses successfully, we must be able to communicate adequately with voice, touch, and body language.
Company Introduces English Saddle Line for Stock Horse Breeds
Lynn Palm and Cyril Pittion-Rossillon of Palm Partnership Training have introduced the “Alliance” line of English saddles featuring innovative trees designed to fit Quarter Horses, Appendix Quarter Horses, Paints, and other stock horse
Drug Resistance of Equine Internal Parasites
This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
The main internal parasites traditionally considered to be important in horses are bots,
Researchers Contemplate Role of Vesiviruses in MRLS
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers announced last month that they linked vesiviruses to abortions seen during Central Kentucky’s bout with mare reproductive loss syndrome in 2001 and concluded that vesivirus-specific reagents should be
Degenerative Ligament Disease Reaches Beyond the Limbs
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) actually affects connective tissue throughout the body.
Barbaro Resting Comfortably in Sixth Cast
Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery in the George D. Widener Hospital at the University of Pennyslvania’s New Bolton Center, reports today that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is resting comfortably after receiving his sixth cast
Rebuilt Ellis Park Reopens for Live Racing July 19
A rebuilt Ellis Park reopens for live racing July 19, only eight months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history damaged the racetrack facility and its stable area. The Henderson, Ky. track will conduct a 36-day race meet from July 1
Endurance Horse Falls from Trail in California
A 13-year-old Arabian fell more than 200 feet into a canyon and is feared dead after he was spooked by a rattlesnake on Sunday (July 9), reports the online edition of the
