Race-Day Drugs Focus of KHRC Meeting
The Blood-Horse Staff
November 11, 2011
The Race Day Medication Committee is debating whether therapeutic medications such as Salix should be banned.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The Race Day Medication Committee is debating whether therapeutic medications such as Salix should be banned.
An ASPCA veterinarian was suspended without pay after providing conflicting information to media outlets.
An acute aortic rupture caused show jumping champion Hickstead’s death during a Nov. 6 competition in Italy.
The sudden death of show jumping champion mount Hickstead could have been caused by a number of factors.
Mike Repole’s Uncle Mo, last year’s champion 2-year-old male who was scratched out of this year’s Kentucky
Balancing the digestive system is key to maintaining equine health by improving nutrient absorption.
The Rutgers ESC has added a virtual tour of their exercise physiology laboratory to their website.
Botulism and scrub tick infestations both cause the progressive muscular paralysis seen in the deceased horses
Wobbler syndrome is no longer a death sentence for horses if detected and managed early.
Endotoxin release–which happens when the bowel’s checks and balances are altered–causes serious issues.
Studies offer conflicting information in regard to whether bit seating is beneficial to bitted horses.
Caring for deciduous teeth in young horses requires additional considerations from a veterinary standpoint.
Another Australia horse has tested positive for hendra virus, bringing the nation’s 2011 total to 23 cases.
The new regulations were prompted by increased use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroids.
Researchers noted a 9% mortality rate in horses bitten by rattlesnakes.
Australian health authorities are dealing with an unprecedented number and distribution of hendra cases.
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