Equine Influenza Outbreak has FEI Competition on High Alert
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
May 11, 2012
No horses at the event have presented any signs of illness, but biosecurity measures have been implemented.
No horses at the event have presented any signs of illness, but biosecurity measures have been implemented.
Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
Dr. Foster Northrop, racetrack practitioner and AAEP member, describes the care veterinarians give Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses, along with what it’s like to be a Derby horse vet.
Topics included vet regulations, blood during competition, international movement of horses, and cloning.
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Riders from 41 nations have qualified to compete in the equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Among the 18 nominees is William Steinkraus, a member of the U.S. show jumping team at five Olympic Games.
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A La., Senate committee rejected an emergency rule from the LSRC to lower the threshold to 2 micrograms/mL.
The mare and foal were admitted as a precautionary measure for pain management related to the birth.”
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