Surgery for the brilliant filly Indyanne, who fractured a sesamoid in her left front ankle while leading in the stretch of the La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita Park Dec. 27, has been postponed, trainer Greg Gilchrist said the morning following the
After witnessing a rare (and unsuccessful) infanticide attack by a stallion on a one-hour-old foal, behavior researcher Meeghan Gray, PhD, from the University of Nevada, Reno, reported findings from the macabre event.
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Get some practical tips on how you can reduce the risk fire in your barn.
Kentucky horse owners experiencing a recent job loss could be eligible for assistance with feeding their horses through the Kentucky Horse Council’s (KHC) Equine Safety Net program.
“There are many responsible horse owners
Last February, the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA) of Columbia, S.C., seized 45 allegedly malnourished and neglected horses from Hazelene, James, and Terry Trexler. Nearly one year later, the horses
In a survey of leading three-day event riders, researchers found that the majority of riders fed their horses based on research-driven recommendations, but the number of supplements used per horse did raise some eyebrows.
During the Jersey
This year’s Horsin’ Around Conference, scheduled Feb. 14-15, 2009, will feature presenters from diverse areas of equine training.
The event will be held at the RB Warren Arena in the Animal Science Complex on University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s
A new surgical technique for managing deep corneal abscesses in horses is effective and cosmetically pleasing.
An 18-year-old Arabian stallion was thought to be killed by the kindness of strangers. According to the U.K. newspaper Daily Express, the stallion, which was purchased for ?10,000 (or
Clever Allemont, a 26-year-old Thoroughbred stallion, has been rescued from the road to slaughter and will be shipped to Kentucky to spend the rest of his days at Old Friends near Georgetown.
A stakes winning son of Clever Trick who stoo
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning late Friday, Dec. 26, that semen from one of the four Quarter Horses confirmed positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM) had been shipped to farms in Ontario and Alberta. It had
After investigating the technique in more than 300 horses, Austrian researchers have concluded that endoscopic evaluation of the oral cavity as part of a routine dental examination is a safe and effective means of thoroughly assessin
Two horses trapped in the harsh winter snows of interior British Columbia since September were freed on Christmas Eve. It took more than a week for a large group of volunteers to dig out the horses, but the mare and gelding are expected to
Federal inquiries into allegations that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich traded and sold political favors for personal gain could derail a state law requiring casinos to share their revenue with the horse racing industry, according to a Wall Street
Citing an “effort to rationalize costs in these difficult economic times while continuing to serve Maryland and mid-Atlantic breeders with high quality stallions”, the Maryland Stallion Station announced Dec. 24 it will partner with Bonita Farm
A barn at a New Orleans race course (Fair Grounds) was quarantined today, Dec. 26, because a 3-year-old filly tested positive for equineherpes-1 (EHV-1).
It may take 10 days to clear other horses trained by Dallas Stewart, who trains the
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