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Pine Island Euthanatized; Fleet Indian Injured in Distaff
The two 5-2 co-favorites in the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) both broke down during the running of the race and failed to finish. Phipps Stable’s Pine Island suffered a dislocation of the left front fetlock and was euthanatized
Racing Medication and Testing Group Announces Steroid and Drug Withdrawal Plan
During its meeting on Thursday, November 2, in Louisville, Ky., the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) announced future plans regarding anabolic steroids and out-of-competition drug testing, and received an
Western Saddle Guide Offers Fitting Tips and Information Online
Western-Saddle-Guide.com, a comprehensive online resource for western saddles, is providing new western riders with answers to all of their saddle questions. With sections on saddle fit, saddle types, saddle parts, saddle accessories, saddle
Two Students Indicted in Texas Horse Killing
Two Texas A&M students have been charged with cruelty to animals and criminal mischief for killing a horse in Bryan, Texas, reports The Bryan-College Station Eagle.
Kenneth Ryan Peterson, 21, and Walter Ray Williams, 20,
Kentucky Regulators Examine Drug-Testing Procedures
As Churchill Downs prepares to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Kentucky regulators are examining the state’s drug-testing policies and procedures. Upgrades, however, may hinge on state funding.
For the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup, a full
Cooperative Extension Service Launches Horse Care Web Site
With information ranging from finding the best horse for your child to riding techniques to horse diseases, nutrition, and care, HorseQuest brings the “best of the best” university research-based information on horses to Americans via its
Farnam’s Platform Feed Introduces Miniature Horse and Pony Formula
Miniature horses and ponies may look like smaller versions of their towering cousins, but their nutritional needs are very different. Platform Miniature Horse & Pony feed has been scientifically formulated to meet the unique nutritional need
Dutch Rescuers Succeed in Saving Horses
Rescuers on horseback lured a stranded herd of about 100 horses off a mud-soaked knoll where they had been stranded for three days and led them through receding floodwaters to safe ground Friday.
Before they could be saved, 19 horses drowne
Shadow of Barbaro Still Looms Over Former Rivals
No matter what happens — even on the biggest day in thoroughbred racing — Bernardini seems destined to remain shadowed by Barbaro.
The Kentucky Derby winner is recovering from a devastating misstep at the start of the Preakness in what ha
Fla. Trainer Claims Calder, Churchill Downs Abused His Horses
A horse trainer and owner has sued the operators of two race tracks in Florida and Kentucky that he claims drugged and physically abused his Thoroughbreds, and allowed other jockeys to maneuver their steeds into his horses during races.
Dennis
Philly Park Horse Tested for Equine Herpesvirus
Philadelphia Park officials were cautiously optimistic a horse from the barn of Ramon Martin does not have equine herpesvirus despite having been exposed to the virus at an equine clinic in New Jersey.
“The horse isn’t exhibiting any signs
Humane Society of Missouri Secures Ownership of Accident Horses
The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) announced this morning (Nov. 2) in a release that it has finalized an agreement that gives the organization ownership of the survivors of the Sept.
Veterinarians, Firefighters, and Helicopter Crew Team Up to Rescue New Zealand Horse
A 27-year-old horse was airlifted by helicopter after it fell down a hill on a farm near Palmerston North, New Zealand, Tuesday night (Oct. 31).
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It all started with a blind horse. Dianne Hooker said her daughter Fawn, now 14, went horseback riding for the first time when she was seven years old and became completely enthralled with the animal. “She fell in love with Rescuers worked Thursday (Nov. 2) to save a herd of about 100 horses stranded two days ago on a tiny knoll when a fierce storm flooded their wilderness area. Barbaro, the unbeaten winner of the Kentucky Derby, is in good health and progressing well on his road to recovery, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, told reporters in a Nov. 1 press conference during the National Turf Writers’ Association dinne |
