Saratoga Taking Hot Weather Horse Health Precautions
The Blood-Horse Staff
July 19, 2013
Officials are taking additional precautions during the opening-day race card at Saratoga Race Course.
Officials are taking additional precautions during the opening-day race card at Saratoga Race Course.
TCA distributes grants to nonprofits including rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption organizations.
The regulations are a “living document” that likely will be adjusted based on industry needs, one group says.
Veterinarians are aiming to identify endurance horses in danger of metabolic failure during competition.
Some veterinarians expressed concerns over the proposed clenbuterol withdrawal time and testing levels.
The plan allows buyers and consignors to contribute a small portion of their purchases or sales to the TAA.
Some Thoroughbreds with mild clinical signs of wobbler syndrome eventually made it to the racetrack.
Normandy Invasion has been troubled by an abscess that did not respond to normal treatment.
After recovering from colitis and laminitis last year, the colt is pointed toward his second start in 2013.
Best practices were identified in virtually every primary area of focus, including horse health practices.
The drugs, only available through compounding pharmacies, will be high-level violations if used in racing.
The trainer who failed to report a horse death received a penalty similar to those for medication violations.
Ohio horsemen will pay more to offset the cost of equine drug testing under a resolution adopted June 27.
Ellis Park recently removed an inordinate amount of rock from its dirt surface to improve the track’s safety.
All EHV-1 related restrictions placed on horses stabled in Barn 1 at Woodbine have been lifted.
A horse in the trainer’s care raced after undergoing a biaxial neurectomy, a surgery banned for racehorses.
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