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There are many situations when casting a horse’s lower limb can be beneficial, such as when he has a fracture of a pastern bone, a tendon or ligament injury, or a wound that won’t heal because of excess movement. At the 2007 American Association of
In spite of the shocking news of the Triple Crown trail-ending injury to 2007 juvenile champion male War Pass and the apparent decision to forego the Kentucky Derby for a run in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) by the connections of Coolmore Lexington
Pain originating in the upper cannon bone area, just below the knee or hock, is common in all types of equine athletes. However, it can be difficult to determine exactly what structure is injured; some injuries can only be seen with high-field MRI.
Three-time Hollywood Gold Cup winner Lava Man seems back to being his old self after recently being reunited with his favorite groom, Noe Garcia, according to trainer Doug O’Neill.
Lava Man is expected to lead the charge for O’Neill’s stabl
Robert LaPenta’s War Pass, the champion 2-year-old of 2007 and winner of the $2 million Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Monmouth Park, has suffered a leg injury that has knocked the colt out of the $2 million guaranteed Kentucky Derby.
Equestrian sports fans will be able to watch the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, live as it happens via an exclusive pay-per-view Webcast.
This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, a U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF)
Karch Kiraly, three-time U.S. Olympian in volleyball (1984, 1988 and 1996) and three-time gold medalist, leads the distinguished Class of 2008 that will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Presented by Allstate. The induction ceremony
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced April 16 that it will conduct a New Owner Seminar on Thursday, May 1, at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Ky. The seminar, sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, will feature
Kentucky’s at-risk horses are set to receive a gift from the Keeneland Foundation and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in the form of a $20,000 grant to the Kentucky Equine Humane Center.
Located on a 72-acre farm near Lexington, the
The airways of many breeds of horses, particularly Thoroughbreds, are evaluated via an endoscope and graded before sale. The intent is to identify horses whose airways might have problems that could limit the horses’ performance at maximal
Owners of Warmbloods with debilitating–or sometimes just plain baffling–muscle disorders can get useful and reliable answers about their horses’ conditions through a relatively simple muscle biopsy. So say University of Minnesota researchers,
“Tendonitis of the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) is a common injury in horses, especially racehorses and event horses,” began Ty Wallis, DVM, a third-year resident in equine surgery at Colorado State University (CSU). “It’s usually
The Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program (FLTAP) will officially unveil its new adoption facility April 18. The group’s new headquarters is located on the grounds of Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack in Farmington, N.Y.
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According to a group of researchers from the United Kingdom, heart murmurs are common in athletic horses, but do not negatively impact racing performance.
“A high prevalence of heart murmurs is known to exist in horses,” explained Lesley
Those attending the upcoming Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event will have the opportunity to walk the only CCI**** cross country course in America with two of the country’s top event riders, Kim Severson and Jan Byyny. This will be Severson’s third
In British Columbia, Canada, an injunction has been sought from the Supreme Court in the Municipality of North Cowichan requiring a woman to remove her 2-year-old “pet Miniature Horse, Buckley, from a quarter-acre residential lot,” according to
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