One main track record fell and a second was tied on a beautiful fall day of racing at Belmont Park Oct. 21.
In the first race, Repole Stable’s Super Shape took charge from the start and then shook off a challenge in the stretch from Todd Got Even to draw off by 2 3/4 lengths and equal the Belmont Park 6 1/2-furlong main track record of 1:14.46.
The 5-year-old Argentina-bred son of
About 840 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you manage weeds in your pastures?”
The Kentucky Horse Park and the Kentucky Equine Humane Center are partnering in a new project to assist Kentucky’s unwanted horses.
Last week the Kentucky Horse Park became aware that some pregnant Thoroughbred mares were in need of a home. The mares’ owner sent them to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC), a 72-acre facility located in central Kentucky. The KyEHC is a model shelter
The American Horse Publications (AHP) is conducting an Equine Industry Survey to gauge participation trends in the U.S. equine industry. In addition, the survey seeks to gather information regarding the most important issues facing the industry.
C. Jill Stowe, PhD, is providing consulting
A New Hampshire equine rescue got an unexpected makeover earlier this month thanks to a local filmmaker and a more than 100 construction-savvy volunteers.
The volunteers arrived unannounced at the Equine Protection of North America (EPONA) rescue in Epping, N.H., on Oct. 13. They spent nearly two weeks making $30,000 in improvements to the rescue’s facilities.
“They replaced the
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Macho Again will skip the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park, due to a cough he developed following his breeze Oct. 17.
“Talk about bad timing,” said Terry Finley, president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds. “We’re going to have to skip a breeze. This disrupts his training schedule enough that we aren’t going to send him to the Super Bowl of
The University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center will host its inaugural Stud Managers’ Short Course Jan. 20-21, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington.
Some students at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine do not have any riding or handling experience with horses. Bob Linford, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, a veterinary surgeon and professor, uses his experience as a teacher and horse enthusiast to help them gain confidence.
Students learn applied anatomy as they participate in equine medicine and surgery courses durin
Clint Lewis, president of U.S. Operations for Pfizer and responsible for the entire U.S. division of Pfizer Animal Health, told TheHorse.com Oct. 21 that the merger of Pfizer with Wyeth (including Fort Dodge Animal Health) resulted in a company “with a strong commitment to the horse.
“No other company will be as committed to having new tools and resources for veterinarians and horse
The “Report of Mares Bred” released by The Jockey Club Oct. 22 shows that Pennsylvania breeding is on the rise while the industry is in decline in every other major breeding state.
According to the report, based on information received through Oct. 13 and which TJC said represents approximately 92% of the mares bred this year, the number of mares bred in Pennsylvania rose 25.3% to 1,550,
Diagnosing equine Cushing’s disease (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, or PPID) requires accurate testing, on which there is a seasonal effect.
Laminitis and colic were the top two equine conditions in need of more research, according to nearly 600 members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) who recently responded to a survey conducted by the AAEP Foundation. The Foundation coordinates equine research and supports student scholarships. This is the second member survey conducted to aid the group in prioritizing
A ranch in Kleberg County, Texas, is under quarantine after a 7-year-old Quarter Horse mare became ill and tested positive for equine piroplasmosis earlier this month. An additional 31 horses on the ranch have also tested positive. An Oct. 20 report issued to the World Organization for
The first frost of the autumn generally brings questions centered around three general topics:
Is frosted alfalfa toxic?
Frost injured
Whether a horse is on the operating table for colic or a broken bone, pain management after surgery is critical.
In contrast to a recently published study on EHV-1, the late George Allen, PhD, a University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center scientist, described a model to study equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and myeloencephalopathy and identified major risk factors critical to experimental reproduction of this syndrome.
In his
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