Four-year-old George Washington put a damper on the Breeders’ Cup Classic when he suffered an injury late in the stretch and had to be euthanatized on the track Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park.
A son of Danehill, George Washington was
San Diego County authorities said today they have discovered the bodies of two more people believed to have been killed in the wildfires that scorched Southern California this week.
Recovery crews found the burned bodies of a man and a woman i
At the AAEP Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Aug. 1, 2007, Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University, presented her findings on
Although the current forecast calls for weather that could dampen Breeders’ Cup weekend, Monmouth Park and Breeders’ Cup officials, as well as trainers, are remaining optimistic.
“When you play
A public forum to discuss a new state law concerning the sale of horses in Florida will be held Oct. 29 in Tallahassee.
The forum, which will be held at 2 p.m. at the Eyster Auditorium of the Connor Building, 3125
You invest a lot of care and appreciation on your horses, so it is wise to spend some time considering their primary diet — forages.
The horse evolved over time to be efficient as a grazing animal thriving on forages. As we adapted the horse
The University of Liverpool in the U.K. will be able to create a special intensive care unit (ICU) for horses as the result of a ?300,000 ($615,308) gift.
The ICU will provide unique facilities to help horses recuperate following colic
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries reported today (Oct. 25) that there are 5,050 infected properties, 459 dangerous contact properties, and 492 suspect properties. Of the 12,068 horses targeted for vaccination in buffer areas,
The random out-of-competition testing of Breeders? Cup World Championships participants for Epogen (EPO) and total carbon dioxide (TCO2) have all returned negative, officials announced Oct. 24.
The New Jersey Racing Commission Sept. 17
The devastation in terms of property damage is staggering–over a billion dollars and counting–but there is one statistic that is markedly better than the last time California was up against numerous wildfires. The San Diego County medical
Navy Aircraft Mechanic first class Johnny Arrendondo Ponce became the first non-track worker to win the Race Track Chaplaincy of America’s White Horse Award when it was presented Oct. 25 at the Taylor Made Stallions’ White Horse Heroes Luncheon
The good news coming out of Southern California is that horse owners learned early evacuation lessons well from the fires four years ago, with only minor equine injuries being reported.
Mark Martinelli, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of
The World 2010 Games Foundation Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging, and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, today announced it has commissioned internationally renowned artist LeRoy Neiman as the Officia
The day after winning a big stakes race in 2005, Greg’s Gold turned up in his barn with a bowed tendon–the kind of injury that depresses owners and puts expensive Thoroughbreds out to pasture forever.
Not this time.
Using stem cells
If you contact your veterinarian at the first sign of a problem, you might actually end up spending less and having better results. Let your veterinarian decide which of these three situations you fall in:
Situation one: Your veterinaria
A Miniature Horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard, authorities said.
The 31-inch tall horse, Anniversary, was donated by the foundation to
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