Ancient Bronze Horse on Display in Rome
A bronze horse, possibly the work of the Parthenon sculptor, went on display Friday at a Rome museum after a decades-long restoration.
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Staff members and security guards at Churchill Downs are preparing for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip, who will attend Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby. According to Julie Koenig Loignon, official Curlin is undefeated, unchallenged and now he’s the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. And in drawing the No. 2 post for Saturday’s race, the imposing chestnut colt even gets to start from the same spot Affirmed did on his way to winning the Tripl On Kentucky Derby Day, Keeneland will join with racetracks and equine organizations across the country to sell the specially designed “Riding with Barbaro” wristbands in support of the NTRA Barbaro Memorial Fund. The wristbands carry Prominent jockeys and trainers, including Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, have agreed to pledge a portion of their Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby earnings to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) After 20 horses at Balmoral Race Park, Crete, Ill., tested positive for neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) last week, track officials have instituted numerous precautions to minimize the commingling of horses and opportunity for transmissio Hard Spun’s final preparations for the Kentucky Derby have included a sizzling five-furlong work and the usual early morning gallops. You’ve probably read about all those moves online and in the newspapers. But there’s one step in the process yo Some horses are quarantined, and exposed horse owners are required to have prophylactic rabies shots, after a Portsmouth, R.I., horse died from rabies April 22. According to State Veterinarian Scott Marshall, DVM, this was first F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) President HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is one of four individuals nominated by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board for election as Committee members. The International Olympic The Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch is proud to announce Twist of Fate as the winning name for the new colt born April 18. More than 5,360 votes were cast to help pick the colt’s name. “Twist of Fate” led the pack to Research at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary and Biomedical Medicine is focused on reducing injuries such as that which befell Barbaro–and some that aren’t quite so apparent. “There’s a lot of concern about racing injuries,” said Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD, MPH, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of equine medicine. “They’re of concern from a humane standpoint because they are often A New Yorker paid $22,222 Tuesday for a gold-plated mint julep cup honoring 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro in a charity auction to benefit retired racehorses and injured jockeys. The buyer, Bonnie O’Neil, will have Barbaro owner Likely favorite Curlin and a record-tying five horses trained by Todd Pletcher were among an over-the-limit field of 22 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the Kentucky Derby. Curlin, one of two horses in the field trained by Steve Asmussen, wil The following is a statement released May 2 by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF): The injury to Le Samurai, ridden by Amy Tryon, sustained at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 28 is under review by the Venograms have added to our knowledge of laminitis and other common foot problems, in large part because for the first time we can see the structural components of the vascular supply to the horse’s foot. An incident on the cross country course at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, sponsored by Farnam, on April 28, has attracted the attention of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI). Le Samurai, a 12-year-old bay Holsteiner/Thoroughbred Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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