“Horses will be better cared for than the human athletes at the equestrian Olympic Games in Hong Kong this summer,” said International Olympic Committee Medical Director Patrick Schamasch, MD, at the end of the pre-Olympic Workshop held by the
Christopher M. Riggs, BVSc, PhD, DEO, Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS, Head of Veterinary Clinical Services at the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), reported on the veterinary arrangements for the forthcoming Games at a pre-Olympic Workshop held by the F?d?ration
David Marlin, BSc (Hons.) PhD, of David Marlin Consulting Ltd., worked on heat and humidity research for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. He elaborated on some important steps being taken to protect horses from the worst effects of heat
A second Miniature Horse has died after being attacked by pit bulls last month. (For more on the attack see Five Miniature Horses Attacked by Dogs, One Killed.)
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The former owner of 59 horses involved in a semitrailer rollover accident last October in Wadsworth, Ill., is slated to appear in Lake County Circuit Court on March 3 according to a spokesperson for the Lake County, Ill., County Clerk.
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Five horses that were donated to a Deming, Wash., children’s summer camp have been removed after being found to be malnourished, Humane Society officials and Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies say.
A report from a concerned citizen led to the
The board of directors of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has approved a record allocation of $1,226,457 for equine research in 2008. The funds will underwrite a slate of 14 start-up projects and 10 second-year proposals.
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Jackie Chan saddled up for a video to promote the Beijing Olympics’ equestrian events.
In the 30-second video, the 53-year-old “Rush Hour” star urges audiences to visit his hometown of Hong Kong to watch the event and introduces various
The Green Monkey, whose $16-million price was the most ever for a Thoroughbred sold at public auction, has been retired from racing. The 4-year-old son of Forestry will enter stud next year at Randy Hartley and Dean De Renzo?s Hartley/De Renzo
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The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be held in 2009 at Santa Anita Park, the California racetrack that will serve as this year’s host. It marks the first time the event will be held at the same host site two years in a row.
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A George Washington filly born at the Irish National Stud Feb. 4 is likely to be the deceased Coolmore stallion?s only offspring.
Rumors circulating in the aftermath of th
Indiana is moving forward with plans to implement regulation and testing of anabolic steroids in racehorses April 1.
There has been much talk regarding the uniform implementation of anabolic steroid regulations around the country. While the
One of the equine influenza control zones set up in Queensland, Australia, has been inactivated, according to Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin. The Green Zone–an area where horses could be walked or ridden freely,
Pfizer Animal Health and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) have joined forces to help fund laminitis research through the NTRA Charities? Barbaro Memorial Fund. The partnership?s aim is to increase awareness of the Fund across
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