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The third and last foal from Storm Cat’s final Thoroughbred crop was born March 5 at Louise and Kiki Courtelis’ Town & Country Farms near Paris, Ky. The newborn filly is the first foal out of graded stakes winner Richwoman, who was purchased
David Freeman, MVB, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, an equine surgeon and professor in the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named interim chairman of the college’s department of large animal clinical sciences and chief of
Elmer Bandit, the Half-Arabian who broke the lifetime record for competitive trail mileage last October at the age of 37, has been entered in a one-day Competitive Trail event
Nicanor, the brother of Barbaro, finished second Saturday to favorite Custom for Carlos in a seven-furlong maiden race at Gulfstream.
Nicanor stumbled at the start of his
In general, event horses are subject to tendon and ligament injuries, lacerations and trauma, hyperthermia (overheating), hypoxia (low oxygen), tying-up, electrolyte depletion, exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, and other speed-related problems.
Nicanor is heading back to the track.
The full brother of 2006 Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro has been entered in a $40,000 maiden race over seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, his first outing since
We’re only seven horses away from hitting the milestone of 100 horses finding new homes through TheHorse.com’s Thoroughbred Adoption Service.
Launched in November 2008, 93
Most horse show emergencies are able to be cared for on-site, but if a crisis develops, the horse should be stabilized and transported to a full-care facility, according to Rick Mitchell, DVM, of Fairfield Equine Associates in Newtown, Conn.
Recently, there have been some questions directed to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equine Drugs and Medications Program related to the use of liniments. The specific liniments in question are:
Equi-Block Liniments by
Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced a series of new rules and policies designed to enhance the safety and welfare of jockeys and horses. The measures will be in place at Churchill Downs racetrack in advance of the this year’s Kentucky
TheHorse.com apologizes for technical difficulties with the first delivery of the March 2 Nutrition newsletter
With Kentucky Derby 135 only two months away, Churchill Downs has announced that online advance ticket sales for general admission and select reserved seats to the Kentucky Derby and its companion event, the Kentucky Oaks, are now available for
Despite the fact that 20% of racehorses in the southern United States are affected by anhidrosis–the inability or decreased ability to sweat–the underlying causes of this medical condition remain unknown.
Sweating is the primary mean
Pusterla discussed the effectiveness of three vaccination strategies against L. intracellularis, which causes proliferative enteropathy (a spreading intestinal disease). “Although the clinical entity (L. intracellularis infection), diagnostic evalua
Sky Mesa, the 9-year-old stallion who had two operations related to a bout of colic, arrived back at Three Chimneys Farm Feb. 25 from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington and is on schedule to return to breeding around March 20.
Move over, Bute. In a new independent study, researchers at Colorado State University’s Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center concluded that diclofenac liposomal cream (1% diclofenac sodium, trade name Surpass) is safer and more
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