Dutch Girl Contracts MRSA from Friesian Foal, Recovers
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
September 12, 2011
A Dutch girl recovered after having supposedly acquired an antibiotic-resistant staph infection from her foal.
A Dutch girl recovered after having supposedly acquired an antibiotic-resistant staph infection from her foal.
Jerry and Ann Moss, owners of Zenyatta, will speak at the University of Kentucky on Sept. 14 at 6:00 p.m.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will participate in this year’s NTRA Professional Education Seminar.
The Derby winner was cleared for exercise after undergoing surgery for a hairline fracture in his left hock.
Graham Motion, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, received the inaugural “Touch of Class” Award.
The 1999 Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner was euthanized after a battle with equine laminitis.
The 2011 NTRA Professional Education Seminar will be held Oct. 18-19 at Keeneland Race Course.
A probe into Life At Ten’s Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic performance has cost more than $100,000 to date.
While swimming-induced colic does occur, it doesn’t happen as frequently as some might have thought.
Thoroughbred horsemen’s groups are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the anti-bleeding drug Salix.
Twenty-one horses at a Lebanon racetrack were euthanized after two of them tested positive for glanders.
Gluck faculty members will speak at the 2011 Thoroughbred Pedigree, Genetics, and Performance Conference.
Horse owners, livestock producers, and farmers are all looking for help in getting through the dry spell.
Researchers are working to understand the link between the myostatin gene and Thoroughbreds’ racing potential.
The Jockey Club reiterated its calls for a ban of Salix but made it clear it wants medication-free racing.
BloodHorse.com’s Jason Shandler caught up with Mike Repole to get his opinion on the current Salix debate.
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