Jockey Frankie Dettori was suspended Thursday for 14 days for overuse of his whip while guiding Ramonti to victory in last month’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.
A disciplinary panel was told that Dettori struck his mount 25 times
A descendant of the 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat was among 20 horses seized from a Bristol, Tenn., woman charged with animal cruelty, investigators said.
A 13-year-old Thoroughbred gelding named Rainaway, the champion’s
A new option in equine pain relief marks progress in the development of safer non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for horses. Firocoxib (trade name Equioxx), manufactured by Merial, is the first equine NSAID specifically targeting the
Jim Kenney, DVM, and Kevin May, DVM, co-facilitated a small gathering at the Therapeutic Options Forum at the 2006 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention in San Antonio, Texas, held Dec. 2-6. The first item on the agenda was
Lactate, the ionized form of lactic acid, which is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism, can provide objective insight into the prognoses of equine patients, according to Robert Franklin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of the Equine Medical Center in Ocala,
Sharon Spier, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, PhD, associate professor at the University of California, Davis, has pioneered much of the research on HYPP. She presented updated information gleaned over the past 14 years on this disease at the 2006 AAEP
Decision to drop Empire Racing linked to working with the eventual winner of state track franchise
A group seeking to run New York racing has lost a major partner, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announce
Woman, 22, critical and horse killed after dump truck hits buggy
A young mother was critically injured when a dump track collided with her horse-drawn buggy in Lancaster County, Pa., causing her to suffer severe hea
A horse in Lea County, N.M., has been confirmed with the West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness that also can strike humans.
It was the first case in a horse in New Mexico this year, the state Department of Health said. There have bee
Atari announced the support of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI, the international body governing equestrian sport) for its intention to create horse-themed video games. Atari says it will bring high-quality equestrian sport and
Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, professor of large animal medicine and director of the University of Minnesota’s Equine Center, tackled the broad subject of skeletal muscle disease related to exercise at the 2006 AAEP Convention.
This has
In order to survive, R. equi requires iron from the foal’s body to replicate and survive. Researchers at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently examined the use of a semi-metal (gallium) that mimics iron as a
While moderate exercise has been shown to enhance the immune system, a recent study analyzing gene expression in the lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell that plays a central role in the immune system) of endurance horses has demonstrated tha
A new equine veterinary clinic in Versailles, Ky., will hold its open house Saturday, July 14.
Woodford Equine Hospital, which branched off from Woodford Veterinary Clinic, has completed construction on its surgery suites, indoor working
Michigan State University (MSU) will be the first U.S. host of the International Equitation Science Symposium (IESS), August 13-15. It will bring a worldwide gathering of horse experts to Michigan.
Equitation science combines the study of
After months of uncertainty, Bay Meadows will race in 2008.
Giving the 73-year-old Northern California landmark a brief reprieve, the California Horse Racing Board approved a one-year conditional waiver from the state mandate for
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