Latest News – The Horse
Planning and Preparing for the Big Adventure
Once you have committed to a pack trip, the preparation begins, even though it might be a year away. First of all, you must decide where you are going and obtain all possible information about the area.
A letter or phone call to the
Panel Discusses Veterinary Disclosure, Accountability
The issue of full disclosure of veterinary procedures for horses offered at auction generated lively discussion during the Nov. 2 Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club meeting in Lexington. The Sales Integrity Task Force is preparing a position paper expected to include recommendations on the issue.
Task force chairman Cot Campbell and other task force members were the scheduled
Nutritional Value of Forages
To feed your horse the best forage for his needs, you have to understand the plants and what affects their nutrient content, said Jerry Chatterton, PhD, Research Leader of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Forage and Range Research Laboratory in Logan, Utah. He spoke at the Equine Forage: Risks and Rewards Seminar and Summit held Oct. 22-23 at Rutgers University.
He explained that
Birdstone to Gainesway
Marylou Whitney’s 2004 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Birdstone will stand at Graham Beck’s Gainesway Farm near Lexington. The son of Grindstone–Dear Birdie, by Storm Bird was retired the week of Nov. 1 after suffering a chip fracture in his left front ankle.
Birdstone, who also won the grade I Champagne and Travers Stakes, finished seventh in the Oct. 30 Breeders’ Cup Classic –
Birdstone Retired After Suffering Fracture
Marylou Whitney’s Birdstone, winner of the Belmont (gr. I) and Travers Stakes (gr. I) this year, has been retired after a radiograph taken Nov. 2 revealed a medial chip in the colt’s left front long pastern bone (P1).
The son of
Surgery to Address Roman Ruler’s Ridgling Condition
Fog City Stable’s Thoroughbred Roman Ruler, fifth as the 2-1 favorite in the Bessemer Trust Juvenile (gr. I) at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30, is scheduled to undergo surgery Nov. 7 to remove an undescended testicle.
He’s a cryptorchid”P>Fog City Stable’
LSU’s New Equine Intensive Care Unit Opens
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine hosted the grand opening of its Equine Intensive Care Unit, the newest addition to the school’s Equine Health Studies Program, on October 22. This new 10-stall facility will enable the school to provide
Pleasantly Perfect Injured and Retired
Pleasantly Perfect, who finished third in defense of his title in the Breeders’ Cup Classic–Powered by Dodge (gr. I), has been retired from racing after suffering an undetermined injury to the left hind ankle. The 6-year-old son of Pleasant”P>Pleasantly Perfect, who finished third in defe
Winter Riding
Give your horse longer warm-up and cooling-out time in cold weather to prevent tendon injury. Frozen ground, cold temperatures, and stiff tendons (not warmed up) can result in damage or even a bowed tendon.
West Nile Virus Update for 2004
West Nile virus has continued its inexorable spread westward across the United States and its presence is now confirmed in all states except Alaska and Hawaii. As of October 27, the USDA reported a total of 1192 equine cases throughout the Unite
Thoroughbred American Chance Dead
Nationally ranked and top ranking New York Thoroughbred sire American Chance died on Tuesday, Oct. 18 while standing Southern Hemisphere duties at La Providencia in Argentina. The San Isidro Equine Hospital in Buenos Aires cited colitis-X as the
Impact of Valvular Heart Disease on Performance
Results of a four-year prospective study designed to determine the influence of training and heart size on atrioventricular (AV) valvular regurgitation (backflow of blood from the lower to the upper heart chambers) in Thoroughbred racehorses, an
Horse Medication Log
Want to keep track of your horse’s medication history? Download and print this medication log and keep it by your horse’s stall with a pen, so it’s convenient to write down everything he gets.
Whip Use and Risk for Racing Falls
A study conducted by scientists at the University of Liverpool in England found that the risk of falling in hurdle and steeplechase races was significantly associated with whip use and a horse’s progress while competing. The results of the work
Lone Star Offers Access to High-Tech Equine Surgical Suite
A high-tech surgical suite, developed originally for human medicine, is now available to horses at Lone Star Park, the host for this year’s running of the Breeders’Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The facility, designed especially for
Age-Related Parasites: Scourges of Foals and Young Horses
Editor’s Note: This is part eleven of a 12-part series on internal parasites of horses.
BY KAREN BRIGGS, WITH CRAIG REINEMEYER, DVM, PHD; DENNIS FRENCH, DVM, MS, DIPL. ABVP; AND RAY KAPLAN, DVM, PHD
