Selecting a Thoroughbred: The Role of Genetics
Erica Larson
September 29, 2011
Researchers are learning what genes (when found or not found) could suggest about a Thoroughbred’s potential.
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Researchers are learning what genes (when found or not found) could suggest about a Thoroughbred’s potential.
Researchers found that using a whip on a racehorse does not necessarily encourage him to run faster.
You can greatly improve the health and productivity of your pastures by creating and using a winter paddock or “sacrifice area” to confine your horses.
Thoroughbreds in need of homes will now be listed publicly on thoroughbredconnect.com, the Jockey Club said.
Meg Sleeper, VMD, a cardiologist at Penn Vet will be competing in endurance at this year’s Pan Am Games.
The Thoroughbred colt broke both sesamoids in his right ankle after working at Santa Anita Park on Sept. 22.
Researchers examined which factors–such as lameness–prompt endurance horses’ elimination from competition.
Awesome Again returned home after undergoing colic surgery Sept. 13 at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.
Researchers recently set out to examine how pregnancy impacts insulin sensitivity and glucose levels.
Kristine Urschel, PhD, discussed factors that regulate equine muscle protein accretion and relevant research.
Researchers review the characteristics and impact of epiglottic abnormalities in nonracehorses.
The horses’ owner hopes aggressive ground searches will help locate the horses displaced in Hurricane Irene.
Jerry and Ann Moss discuss life before Zenyatta, the journey the big mare, and plans for “Baby Z.”
Awesome Again is recuperating from colic surgery performed Sept. 13 at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.
The latest Horse Course, “Muscle Power: Muscle Mass in Growing, Athletic Horses,” is now available to view.
A Dutch girl recovered after having supposedly acquired an antibiotic-resistant staph infection from her foal.
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