The FEI announced today that all urine samples taken from athletes competing at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games have tested negative for prohibited substances. The announcement comes just one week after the FEI revealed that all equine blood and urine samples were also free of prohibited substances. “Clean sport is one of the FEI’s major goals,” FEI Presi

A total of 411,023 tickets were sold to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games This includes tickets sold in 63 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Preliminary estimates show approximately 70% of sales came from outside Kentucky.

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium board of directors has recommended withdrawal guidelines and plasma thresholds for a bronchodilator, a muscle relaxant, and four anabolic steroids. According to a release from RMTC, the scientifically identified withdrawal guidelines and plasma thresholds are for the short-acting bronchodilator glycopyrrolate, the muscle relaxant methoc

It should come as no surprise that horse show numbers are down. The question is: What can be done to increase participation and to accommodate all ability levels? Earlier this year, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee appointed a task force to review and address AQHA’s show initiatives, with an eye toward increasing participation in AQHA-approved events.

As of Oct. 8 more than 2,300 horses associated with the Kleberg County, Texas, piroplasmosis outbreak have been tested for the disease, and 409 have turned up positive–only one more since the previous report from the USDA to the World Organization for Animal Health on Aug. 25, 2010. The first case associated with the Kleberg Country outbreak was diagnosed in

The words “middle-aged, overweight, and sedentary” do not describe a healthy horse. They do, however, describe a growing number of horses. As the obesity epidemic spreads to the equine population, researchers are learning more about its association with metabolic disorders. A free, live webcast called “Equine Metabolic Syndrome”

Studies show that the leading factor in roadside breakdowns is tires. Additionally, as temperatures cool across the country, tire pressures will decrease. Given these facts, USRider reminds equestrians and others who travel with horses to perform periodic air pressure checks on both their vehicle and trailer tires. “As the weather patterns transition to cooler temperatures no

National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) received an award for “Efforts on Behalf of the Industry” from a leading research-based, nutrition industry publication, Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ), this year at the annual NBJ Summit in Dana Point, Calif. Bill Bookout, president of NASC, the nonprofit industry trade association leading the charge for national regulation of

More than 730 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How often do you vaccinate your horse for rabies?”

Appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures to avoid and/or treat gastric ulcers in endurance horses might improve performance. Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is extremely common in competitive horses involved in show jumping, dressage, and Western disciplines. One recent study reported that more than 90% of racehorses had EGUS. “Unlike these other types

TheHorse.com’s Ask the Vet LIVE session on Common Colic Questions, held on Oct. 13, is now available for listening on demand. Scores of questions on colic causes, risk factors, prevention, and treatment, and more were answered by veterinarians Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, professor of equine surgery and gastroenterology at North Carolina State University; and Jay Altman, DVM,

Officials with the Equine Injury Database are seeking support from owners and trainers to start voluntarily reporting injuries to Thoroughbreds during training hours. The Equine Injury Database (EID), now in its second year, already has about 19,500 reports, Mary Scollay-Ward, DVM, equine medical director for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, said Oct. 19. But the information

TheHorse.com reached a new milestone Oct. 12, when the 500th horse found a new home via the website’s all-breed free horse listings. Saucy Dance, a 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly, was fresh off the track at Laurel Park in Maryland when Teresa Robinson of Pylesville, Md., spotted her ad online. Bred and raised by Georgia Andreadakis, “Saucy,” had raced five

Calder Casino & Race Course said Oct. 16 that it has lifted racing and training restrictions on horses stabled at the Racetrack Training Center, which is adjacent to Calder’s stables. The 78 horses at that training center are permitted to train and race at the Miami Gardens, Fla., track effective Oct. 16. The Florida Veterinary Medical Association told Calder officials tha

Santiago Cabrera, who along with Luis Miguel Cordero, is accused of poaching two horses and butchering them for their meat in Florida, will undergo neurologic and psychological testing to determine his competence to stand trial for the crimes. Miami-Dade County law enforcement authorities arrested Cordero on Sept. 15,