This year’s program will focus on pasture weed control, reducing parasite loads, and when to fertilize.
Saylor will match any gift to the “Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Saylor Challenge,” up to $50,000.
The CDFA does not believe the two situations are related and is investigating both outbreaks.
The 179 expense deduction applies to horses, farm equipment, and other depreciable property used in a business
Owners or caretakers should be prepared for emergencies when mares are scheduled to foal.
The board of directors of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) voted to donate $10,000 to the TRF.
Necropsy results indicate that it is highly unlikely one horse’s recumbency was due to the EHV-1 infection.
Blackburn will serve probation, pay a fine, and write a detailed description of soring practices.
Topics to be covered include lameness causes, equine acupuncture, and building equine facilities.
Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Jan. 22 to a 125-pound colt by Curlin.
In one study of horses with acute respiratory disease, researchers found rhinitis in 42% of affected animals.
Blue Rain, the USEF National Champion Pony Sire from 2004 to 2011, received the award on Jan. 21.
Initial investigations revealed that 22 horses were in the barn at the time of the fire, all of which died.
The LSU veterinary school helped provide medical care for dozens of allegedly maltreated horses.
The stallion was a model patient at the UF in 2008 and 2009 and is now being turned into a Breyer model horse.
Beginning in 2012, an important addition will be made to the criteria for the America’s Horse Cares
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