Show Jumping Great Sapphire Retired
Erica Larson
May 15, 2012
The 17-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare carried McLain Ward to two Olympic Gold medals during her career.
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The 17-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare carried McLain Ward to two Olympic Gold medals during her career.
Researchers are evaluating the safety of a new injectable treatment modality for SDFT injuries.
No horses at the event have presented any signs of illness, but biosecurity measures have been implemented.
The colt sustained a long pastern chip fracture during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
At the center of vet checks is a close examination for signs of general illness, injury, or lameness.
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.
Some veterinarians are adding a new tool to their lameness diagnosis arsenal
Parker, the horse vanned off yesterday’s cross-country course, has no serious injuries.
The board discussed clenbuterol use in racing, firocoxib thresholds, and other horse health related topics.
The last congressional hearing on horse racing was held in June 2008 and dealt with similar issues.
Veterinarians diagnosed 5-year-old mare with lateral middle distal sesamoidean ligament desmitis on April 23.
Learn about the latest jump safety features being used to keep horses and riders safe during the cross-country phase of eventing with Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering.
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