Equine orthopedic surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, discussed equine health and safety issues during an NTRA Road to the Triple Crown teleconference April 17
Bramlage, who will be serving as the American Association of Equine
The Humane Society of the United States has praised the work of the Oregon Senate and House in passing Oregon’s Animals in Disaster legislation (S.B. 570) yesterday (April 16). The House voted 53 to 5 in favor of the bill.
The HSUS is now
Our attention has recently been captured by reports of numerous outbreaks of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) neurologic disease at racetracks, show venues, clinics, and boarding stables across the country. Questions about the neuropathogenic
Florida Derby runner-up Notional suffered non-displaced condylar fracture of his left front ankle Saturday morning at Keeneland and will not run in the Kentucky Derby, owner J. Paul Reddam said.
Reddam said the son of In Excess came off
How do you top a $1,000 cocktail made with exotic ingredients from around the world and served on one day in one place, the Kentucky Derby?
Easy. Toss in a slew of past Derby winners–including sentimental favorite Barbaro–a Christie’s
The American Horse Council (AHC) selected the Larkin State Park Trail in Southbury, Oxford, Naugatuck and Waterbury, Conn., as the first AHC Featured Riding Trail.
The AHC Featured Riding Trail program is part of a new section on the
People were evacuated from flooded homes Monday and hundreds of thousands had no electricity as a fierce nor’easter drenched the Northeast with record rainfall.
Residents in at least one New York City neighborhood paddled through streets in
Figuerola has supported clinical research, development and testing for selective lines of therapeutic and sports nutraceuticals for people of all ages, their companion animals, and their horses.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) has appointed Lafe Nichols, DVM, of Henderson, Ky., as Kentucky’s chief racing veterinarian. The chief veterinarian oversees a staff that ensures all racing in Kentucky complies with equine medical
Many nutritionists and feed analysts are now saying that NSC isn’t the best measure to evaluate when you’re counting a horse’s carbs.
Two-time world champion barrel racer Kelly Kaminski has decided to give home-raised champion Rockem Sockem Go–aka Rocky–the rest of the year off to recover from lingering injuries.
Rocky, 14, has been Kaminski?s competition horse for a
Thoroughbred graded stakes races will be available for viewing within 20 minutes of actual live race and archived on Bloodhorse.com for 45 days
On April 13, Bloodhorse.com, the Thoroughbred industry?s leading online Web site for
Horses of all breeds in Kentucky who are currently in life-threatening situations will receive the gift of a second chance at the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC), which will officially opens its doors on April 16.
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A horse was euthanized and its rider charged with being drunk on horseback after a Kentucky state trooper struck the horse with his cruiser, state police said in an Associated Press article on April 15.
Trooper James Richard was driving
Silver Birch won the 160th edition of the Grand National on Saturday (April 14), beating Mckelvey by three-quarters of a length.
The Irish-trained Silver Birch, a 33-1 long shot and ridden by Robbie Power, became a contender at the
By Aaron C. Davis
Democratic state lawmakers carrying bills that would launch a massive expansion of Indian gambling in California have benefited from $1.6 million in tribal donations in recent years, according to an Associated Press
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