More than 200 people attended the inaugural Thoroughbred Fraternity Party, presented by SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program on June 17 at the
The chief veterinarian attending to Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Barbaro said Wednesday that the colt is in “guarded” condition as he continues to recover from surgery to repair his right hind leg injured in the Preakness Stakes (gr.
A 13-year-old Arabian fell more than 200 feet into a canyon and is feared dead after he was spooked by a rattlesnake on Sunday (July 9), reports the online edition of the
The Argentine Equine Veterinary Association will be hosting the XVIII International Congress on Equine Medicine Nov. 23-24 in Buenos Aires. The organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Featured speakers include Joseph
A rebuilt Ellis Park reopens for live racing July 19, only eight months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history damaged the racetrack facility and its stable area. The Henderson, Ky. track will conduct a 36-day race meet from July 1
Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery in the George D. Widener Hospital at the University of Pennyslvania’s New Bolton Center, reports today that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is resting comfortably after receiving his sixth cast
Late Saturday, July 8, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, replaced the plate and many of the screws that had been inserted into Barbaro’s injured hind leg on May 21. “Barbaro
(Updated July 11) After evaluating Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro on the morning of July 10, Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery, replaced the cast on the colt’s injured hind leg for a sixth time.
“The long leg cas
On Wednesday, July 5, Dr. Dean Richardson, Chief of Surgery, replaced the cast on Barbaro that he had received on Monday, July 3. “Barbaro was not comfortable with the second cast, so we decided it
“Inside the Heart of Harness Racing,” a 23-minute documentary providing insights into several aspects of the Standardbred sport, will air on cable network RFD-TV starting in July.
Doctors at New Bolton Center’s George D. Widener Hospital on Monday changed the cast on the hind right leg of Barbaro for the second time since the winner of
It’s commonly known that racehorses endure extreme physical and mental stresses preparing for a racing career, which can lead to injuries and illnesses. In a University of Cambridge study, researchers sought to quantify ailments endured by today’s
No one knows why it happens, but it does. Whether the horse involved is a Kentucky Derby winner like Barbaro, or a backyard companion, it is rare when an owner doesn’t face losing a horse to some sort of catastrophic injury or disease during a
Barbaro’s breakdown after the start of the May 20 Preakness Stakes captured the concern of horse owners and enthusiasts watching on network television and at the Baltimore, Md., track. Equine veterinary medicine was catapulted into the spotlight,
The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Strassburger to its Board of Directors.
“As ELCR continues to grow in influence nationally, it is important to attract people with strong
Johnathan Miller, a Virginia-based businessman and part-time breeder, has been elected president of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation by the organization’s Board of Directors. He succeeds Terence
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