
Commentary: Using a ‘Checklist’ Mindset for Racehorses
Eric Mitchell, editorial director and editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, shares his thoughts about how a simple checklist could benefit racehorse health.

Eric Mitchell, editorial director and editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, shares his thoughts about how a simple checklist could benefit racehorse health.

Learn about this difficult-to-diagnose disease, what clinical signs to watch for, and how veterinarians treat it.

Prized was euthanized at age 28 July 13 at Old Friends retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky, due to infirmities of old age.
The $5,000 award went to Equestrian Inc. in Tampa, Florida, and will be used to repair the roof of its feed room, which was destroyed during a storm in May.

Of the 1,476 respondents, 643 (44%) indicated their horses have access to a stock tank for water.

Officials say 23-year-old Shannon Mosley was riding her horse when a lightning struck the pair.

The Thoroughbred foot’s relatively thin walls and sole make it more susceptible to trauma, injury, and hoof capsule distortion.

Officials recently confirmed the disease on premises in two Texas counties, one located two miles east of Webberville in Travis County and the other located four miles east of Webberville in Bastrop County.

Should an owner administer over-the-counter procaine penicillin to sick horses or those that could have an infection? A veterinarian responds.

If passed, the new legislation would give states and Native American tribes the option to assume management of wild horses and burros residing within their borders.
Chief of Farrier Services Pat Reilly continues to explore new materials and techniques for the advancement of hoof care.

Horses incubating pathogens can develop and shed disease at a show, so monitor your horse’s vitals often.
Equine Guelph will host a workshop on Sept.18 designed to help horse owners prepare for and handle emergency situations.
Blue Horse Charities provides funding to organizations involved in rehabilitation, retraining, and adoption of off-the-track Thoroughbreds.

A horse’s ability to perform gaits such as ambling and pacing comes down primarily to one particular mutated gene: the so-called Gait Keeper gene.

Researchers found that ill-fitting saddles are associated with equine back pain and muscle asymmetry, a stilted gait, and rider back pain.
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