Research on Stem Cell Treatment in Horses Shows Promise
Edited Press Release
May 8, 2012
Vets should consider research results when recommending mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine injuries.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Vets should consider research results when recommending mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine injuries.
The KHRC will discuss a possible three-year phase-out of race-day furosemide in graded and listed stakes.
The colt sustained a long pastern chip fracture during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
The USEF banned GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, use in February following documented adverse reactions.
A catastrophic occurrence can cause nearly irreparable damage to a horse business, event, or brand.
At the center of vet checks is a close examination for signs of general illness, injury, or lameness.
I’ll Have Another ran past a freewheeling Bodemeister in deep stretch to win the May 5 race by 1 1/2 lengths.
Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Research finds withholding a horse’s feed reduced heart rate and increased atrioventricular block frequency.
Most vaccination schedules begin when the foal is four to six months old.
The complaint alleges that for years the TRF took in far more horses than it could afford to support.
One BHA official said factors that couldn’t have been forseen or prevented contributed to the horses’ deaths.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
Dr. Foster Northrop, racetrack practitioner and AAEP member, describes the care veterinarians give Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses, along with what it’s like to be a Derby horse vet.
Horse breeder Crundwell was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $53 million from a small Illinois town.
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