FEI to Add GABA, Hydroxy-GABA to Prohibited Substance List
Edited Press Release
May 7, 2012
The USEF banned GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, use in February following documented adverse reactions.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
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.
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.
Research finds withholding a horse’s feed reduced heart rate and increased atrioventricular block frequency.
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. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Horse breeder Crundwell was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $53 million from a small Illinois town.
Post time for the Derby is 6:24 p.m. EDT. NBC will offer three hours of Derby coverage from 4-7 p.m.
Some disorders produce gait abnormalities and lamenesses that aid in a quick and accurate diagnosis.
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.
Salix is a medication used to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, also known as bleeding.
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