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BHS Launches Veterinary Emergency Service Fund

The British Horse Society has approved a donation of ?6,000 ($11,800) to the Emergency Services Protocol Veterinary Fund.

The Emergency Services Protocol, established by the BHS, ensures emergency crews have clearly laid out procedures for

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Kentucky Stallion Sahm Dead

Sahm, the sole male offspring from the great European mare Salsabil, was euthanized March 20 because of an ongoing intestinal disease. The 13-year-old son of Mr. Prospector stood at Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Farm near Lexington.


Sahm race

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Funds for KHRA, Drug Testing Hang in the Balance

The Kentucky horse racing industry and some state lawmakers are rallying around legislation that would spare racetracks the cost of drug testing and provide millions of dollars a year to fund the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority.


The bill

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Measuring a Horse’s Need for Physical Contact

Horses need physical contact just like we do. The question is which form of physical contact they prefer.

Looking at each other is not enough. For horses, sniffing, nuzzling, and rubbing are also needed. Research at the Faculty of

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Real Quiet Completes Test Breeding

Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet, who was treated at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center for abscesses in both hind feet, completed a successful test breeding March 19 at the center.


“He felt comfortable in covering the

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