Arkansas Derby winner Lawyer Ron has been given the okay to return to training at the barn of veteran Robert Holthus on Friday after surgery following a disappointing run in the Kentucky Derby.

Holthus said noted equine surgeon Larry

Aristan and Selznick were not necessarily stars on the racetrack, but they still mean everything to the people who helped bring them into the world. That is why the two retired Thoroughbreds are among the first Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

Loyola University Health System reported this week that basketball tops the list of sports associated with the most injuries, with more than 512,000 basketball-related injuries landing individuals in U.S. emergency rooms in 2005. Horseback ridin

The National Weather Service issued its final advisory on Tropical Depression Alberto this afternoon (June 14) at 5:00 p.m. Remnants of Alberto were “quickly moving northeastward along the Atlantic seaboard,” and resulting rains were posing the

Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day will be speaking at a fundraising event for the Center for Women in Racing on Friday, June 23.  The Center, located in Paris, Ky., is a temporary residential facility for women who work in the thoroughbred

Accomplished nutrition and biotechnology expert Scott Carter, Ph.D. has joined Freedom Health, LLC, makers of SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program, as Vice President of Research and Development.

Favorite Trick, the 1997 (Thoroughbred) Horse of the Year as a 2-year-old, and Saratoga Six, a grade I winner, died last night in a barn fire at Jim and Marilyn Helzer’s JEH Stallion Station near Hondo, N.M. They were among six stallions,

Veterinarians are increasingly using repeated transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration (TVUFA) to collect eggs from mares for research and clinical applications. Currently, the main use of TVUFA for client-owned mares is for oocyte

For many competitors, the CN North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC) is their first experience riding on a team, as well as their first time competing under international rules. The Championships serve as a proving ground

A bill approved by the Kansas Legislature and recently signed into law by Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will benefit veterinary students and rural Kansas communities, according to Ralph Richardson, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at

The health of livestock and the security of animal agriculture industries are vitally important issues in today’s world. The Fourth Biennial Foreign Animal Disease Training Course, will be held in Madison, Wisc., July 30-Aug. 4, by the Universit

Following The Race For Education, the first race at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day (May 5), another winner was presented: Kristen Geary of Benson, Ariz., was officially awarded the Ashado Scholarship by Jack and Laurie Wolf of Starlight Stables and

The Maryland Stadium Authority yesterday (May 10) released a feasibility study for a proposed Maryland Horse Park and Agricultural Education Center in Gambrills, Md.

The study, begun in May, 2005, includes a summary of benefits to the

Shaking off defeat of the casino bill in the recent legislative session, the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) showed a fresh outlook for the remainder of 2006 in a first public meeting May 9 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

The

The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension will host a Maryland Horse Health and Disease Prevention Seminar at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 8. Internationally recognized equine researchers and industry leaders will discuss timely topics