In an effort to improve health and safety conditions for wild horses, Bureau of Land Management Director Pat Shea recently announced new requirements for large trailers that transport the animals from holding facilities to
Veterinarian Dr. Michael Galvin didn’t go away quietly after being banned for the remainder of the year by the New York Racing Association. Galvin promptly filed a $20-million lawsuit against the NYRA and went to federal cour
Although regular baled hay is the mainstay of equine diets across North America, it’s sometimes more trouble than it’s worth. Heavy to stack, bulky to store, prone to vitamin breakdown, and — heaven forbid! — also spontaneous combustion, not t
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The first Kentucky Horse Council Equine Industry Summit was a success. There were more than 40 different equine organizations and breed associations which sent delegates, most of whom thanked the state horse council for getting them
I have a three-year-old Thoroughbred filly who was shipped from Texas. When she arrived, she had a swelling on her hock that was called a capped hock. What exactly is a capped hock and how should I deal with it? Will it affect her ability to race
The main goal of the respiratory system is to transfer oxygen from the air we breathe to the red blood cells, where the oxygen will be transported throughout the body and be available for all organs and tissues. In addition, carbon dioxide, a waste
I am concerned about exercising my horse in hot weather. What can I do to make sure my horse is properly cooled out?
Periodic ophthalmia, otherwise known as recurrent uveitis, uveitis, or moon blindness, can be a devastating disease of the equine eye. It also, unfortunately, is a disease that we really don’t know much about. The hypothetical
Controlling parasites that feed on and damage the equine digestive system and various body organs must be an ongoing effort on the part of horse owners if these relentless attackers are to be prevented from compromising the animal’s health and
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A 70-year-old Washington state horse owner who raced in California has been sentenced to six months of home detention, five years’ probation, and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to an attempt to hire a person to kill a
The judge who was scheduled to preside in the federal perjury trial of a former Calumet Farm employee ruled on June 19 that evidence about how the stallion Alydar became injured more than seven years ago could be heard.
On May 22, 1998, a Federal grand jury indicted Dr. Jerry M. Bonham, a veterinarian from Cordell, Oklahoma, on charges of conspiring to buy illegal clenbuterol that had been smuggled into the U.S. from Canada. Dr. Bonham owns
A fourth barn search in less than a week has fueled speculation that California’s newly implemented methodology of post-race testing for the bronchodilator clenbuterol is turning up minuscule positives that could result in
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