Blood-Horse Publications (parent company of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care) announces the acquisition of a new building which will serve as the company’s new corporate headquarters. The 46,000 square foot building, built in 1995, is located at 3101 Beaumont Centre Circle on land that was originally part of the historic 4,000-acre Beaumont Farm. The Lexington-based

From The Blood-Horse year in review, featured in the Dec. 20, 2003 issue.

It was the story nobody wanted to believe, yet no one could disprove. It was the biggest news item of 2003 in the Thoroughbred industry, and coming on the heels of 2002’s Ultra Pick Six scandal, made it two years in a row where our most enduring story was a negative one. The only hope now

A fire last Friday that resulted in the deaths of 22 horses at the Cross International training center in Henderson, Ky. was apparently caused by sparking from a heat bulb or heat lamp.

The Henderson Gleaner reported the state Fire Marshal’s Office determined the probable cause after conducting an investigation into the early-morning blaze at the facility that formerly

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) wants horse owners to share why their equine veterinarian is first-rate by participating in the AAEP’s My Vet Matters Contest. In honor of the AAEP’s 50th anniversary in 2004, the My Vet Matters Contest celebrates the important relationship between veterinarian, owner and horse.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2004, horse owners may submit an

Larry R. Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has been installed as the 50th president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the world’s largest professional association of equine veterinarians. Bramlage took office Nov. 24 during the AAEP’s 49th Annual Convention in New Orleans, La.

An internationally recognized equine orthopedic surgeon, Bramlage is a partner at

Using cryoelectron microscopy and advanced imaging techniques, the Purdue team has determined the orientation of the major surface proteins in a West Nile viral particle.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health announced to industry stakeholders Oct. 22, 2003, that Veterinary Services (VS) is working with six states on an electronic Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) project. This would allow state and federal animal health officials to have real-time access to information regarding livestock

Cases of West Nile virus (WNV)in Kentucky equine declined dramatically in 2003 compared with the previous year, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture reported.

The KDA said 102 Kentucky equids were confirmed with WNV  this year, an 80 percent drop from 2002, when 513 cases were reported. A series of cold snaps in late November and early December eliminated mosquitoes that

Mats Troedsson, DVM, Dipl. ACT, University of Florida (with co-author Walter Zent, DVM, of Lexington, Ky.), discussed clinical ultrasound in evaluation of the equine placenta to identify and treat mares with placentitis. He said placentitis is a common cause of abortion in the United States. Most cases are believed to be the result of an ascending infection (starting at the cervix) during lat

A barn fire at a training center in Henderson, Ky. early Friday morning left 22 horses, mostly Thoroughbreds, dead, according to an Associated Press story in The Gleaner. Fire officials estimated a $500,000 loss, but that number was expected to rise.

The fire swept through a barn at Cross International, a boarding and training facility on the backside of what used to be the

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium continued its march toward a national model policy on medication and drug testing Dec. 10 when regulators responded favorably to the proposal. But wholesale changes in race-day medication rules around the country aren’t expected to take place any time soon.

Regulators from 24 United States jurisdictions, as well as Canada and Jamaica, met

Britain’s Horserace Betting Levy Board has extensively changed its codes of practice regarding the infectious diseases contagious equine metritis (CEM), equine herpesvirus (EHV), and equine viral arteritis (EVA), which can severely disrupt horse breeding.

John Parker, chairman of the committee responsible for drawing up the codes, revealed on Dec. 10: “Changes to horse breeding,

The American Association of Equine Practitioners will be sponsoring a series of health seminars at the U.S. Equestrian Meeting and Sports Summit, which will be held Jan. 14–18, 2004, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. 

The seminars will kick off with Mark Martinelli, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, a surgeon specializing in orthopedic problems of the race and sport

If you’re horse shopping, you just might find your next best equine friend at a shelter near you. Many of these rescued horses can go on to new careers, according to the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) at Nevins Farm, whose Equine Center is home to a wide variety of horses looking for good homes.

“Many people know us for our work rescuing and

First, thanks for all the e-mails of support for this Diary and for the boys. Second, I love my vet! She’s not just a professional, but she cares about the today, and the tomorrow. If I were eligible, I’d nominate her for the AAEP’s My Vet Matters contest that starts in January. Beginning Jan. 1, 2004, horse owners may submit an entry that explains why their veterinarian is exceptional in his

Champion filly Our Mims was euthanized at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 9. The 1977 champion, who was 29 years old, died after suffering a bout of colic and was buried at Calumet Farm near Lexington, Ky.

A daughter of Herbager and Sweet Tooth, Our Mims was a half-sister to Alydar. She was foaled at Calumet Farm and raced under the stable’s distinctive red