Jockey Club Announces Project to Identify At-Risk Horses
Edited Press Release
June 13, 2012
The statistics-based system would notify track officials and regulatory vets if a horse is deemed at-risk.
The statistics-based system would notify track officials and regulatory vets if a horse is deemed at-risk.
The measure would ban the use of furosemide on race-day in graded and listed stakes over a three-year period.
A horse residing on the Lake County farm was euthanized and subsequently tested EHV-1 positive in May.
The coalition is working to improve the health and safety of equines and humans at racetracks in the state.
The animals died after a watering system malfunctioned, leaving them without an adequate water supply.
The request for review came from Penny Chenery, Secretariat’s owner, and the Maryland Jockey Club’s president.
The AGSC supports a ban on all race-day medication in graded stakes race for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds.
The panelists will answer questions on managing your horse during stall rest and rehabilitation.
The BLM started the emergency roundup because persistent drought conditions diminished food and water supplies
Duncan F. Peters, DVM, MS, is the new director of the Clinical Equine Sports Medicine Program at MSU.
Current health certificates and proof of negative Coggins tests are required at championship shows in 2012.
Giant Ryan fractured both sesamoids in his left front leg during a race at Belmont Park on June 9.
Dandelions aren’t toxic to horses, but buttercups and catsear can both be dangerous if consumed.
Speakers will address several topics surrounding the nutritional and health needs of pastured horses.
Standing fracture repair avoided general anesthesia risks and allowed most study horses to return to racing.
Researchers found that standing fracture repair avoided general anesthesia risks, reduced the complexity of the procedure, reduced treatment costs, and allowed most study horses to return to racing.
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