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Publisher Tries to Keep Equine Magazine Going After Hurricanes
For more than eight weeks, Bonnie Clark, president of the Louisiana Equine Council (LEC) and publisher of Horseman’s Guide of the South Central Region, set her life aside, unpaid, to head up an operation at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center i
Sixteen Horses Die in Colorado Storm
After a powerful thunderstorm struck Calhan, Colo., in mid-October, a neighbor of rancher William DeWitt found 16 of DeWitt’s horses dead in their pasture while checking his own adjacent pasture. Police and a veterinarian have determined that
Penn’s Vet School Receives $10-Million Gift
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, PhD, and Alan Kelly, PhD, dean of the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine, have announced a $10-million gift from Vernon and Shirley Hill to the School of Veterinary
MSU Researchers Set to Count Michigan Horse Population
How many horses are there in Michigan? The answer to this question is just a survey away, thanks to researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) and funding from the Animal Industry Initiative, Michigan’s animal agriculture research, teaching
MSU Large Animal Critical Care Center Opens
A new critical care center for horses and other large animals at Michigan State University will help keep animals and people safe from infectious diseases, treat sick animals in state-of-the-art facilities, and help maintain the state of
Ellis Park Racetrack Clean-Up Focuses on Clubhouse
Clean-up efforts were underway at Ellis Park yesterday (Nov. 9) to reopen the storm-battered track for simulcasting operations tentatively on Nov. 16.
Structural engineers from Louisville construction firm Luckett & Farley certified the track’s clubhouse, main grandstand, the Sky Theatre and the lower level of the jockeys’ quarters as structurally safe late Tuesday afternoon.
Vesicular Stomatitis Wanes
Only 57 premises remain under quarantine for vesicular stomatitis (VS) in the United States today (Nov. 10), signaling that the disease continues to decline. Nearly 440 ranches and farms have reported outbreaks of the disease since April. Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming have reported new VS premises since the end of October. Nebraska released the last of three previously quarantined VS premise
Picking Up the Pieces at Ellis
No call at 2 a.m. is good. Rodney Leibring, DVM, received one of those calls on Nov. 6. Leibring, a Thoroughbred racetrack practitioner, was asked by the male caller if he was at Ellis Park yet. Leibring, confused because he wasn’t expected ther
Reflecting on Katrina: A New Orleans Vet’s Perspective
Many of Dr. Allison Barca’s clients were in some way affected by Hurricane Katrina. Since the storm, she says she’s been living a sort of hell, seeing clients each day who have lost family, horses, and homes to the hurricane, and identifying dead horses so their owners can have closure.
Afleet Alex Out for Year; Gets Vote as Top “Sportsman”
Cash is King Stable’s Afleet Alex, tabbed by the senior writer at Sports Illustrated to be the magazine’s “Sportsman of the Year” for 2005, won’t race again until next year, trainer Tim Ritchey announced Nov. 5.
Afleet Alex, winner of this year’s Preakness Stakes (gr. I) and Belmont Stakes (gr. I), hasn’t fully recovered from an injury to his left front ankle, Ritchey told th
Ellis Park Tornado Damage Assessed; Trainers Ponder Options
Insurance adjusters were at Ellis Park Nov. 7 assessing the damage wrought by a tornado that struck the western Kentucky racetrack early in the morning the previous day.
Three horses were killed and several others were injured, according to reports from track owner Churchill Downs Inc. and the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). There was no loss of human
USRider Promotes Fuel Economy for Horse Owners
Drive more efficiently. Keep your vehicle properly tuned. Plan and combine trips. Choose a more efficient vehicle.
You’ve probably heard these fuel conservation tips frequently repeated in the media recently. Why are these ideas being belabored? Because there’s a national push for Americans to reduce their fuel consumption. In addition, these travel tips can help horse owners save
Tornado Kills Three Horses in Northwestern Kentucky
According to an Associated Press article on bloodhorse.com, a tornado that tore through Ellis Park racetrack in Henderson, Ky., early yesterday morning (Nov. 6) killed
Horse Killed, People Injured in California Collision
A loose horse that wandered onto a roadway near Woodland, Calif., last week was killed by one vehicle and its body was hit by a second automobile, according to the Woodland Daily Democrat (
English Fireworks Season Deadly For Horses
Two horses ended up dead during an annual fireworks season in England. One died as a result of a barn fire; the other died when frightened by fireworks and becoming entangled in a chain.
Coping in the Wake of Fair Hill Barn Fire
The sight is devastating. Charred posts and jagged pieces of tin are jutting into the air from the blackened remains of what was a 40-stall horse barn on the peaceful rolling hills of the Fair Hill Training Center.
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