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Laminitis Studies Financed by Barbaro Fund to Commence

Two projects focusing on the equine disease laminitis will be launched soon utilizing funds raised by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association in memory of the late 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.

The projects, at more than $100,000

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Churchill Downs Herpesvirus Quarantine Lifted

Kentucky State Veterinarian Robert C. Stout, DVM, has lifted the quarantine on a barn at Churchill Downs after test results confirmed that the remaining horses in the barn were not infected with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).

Stout imposed

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Trainer Finds a Better Way to Break Horses

There’s nothing like breaking a few dozen bones and losing half your teeth to convince you that there’s got to be a better way.

That was the conclusion of longtime horse trainer Blaine Prieur after years of training horses “the old way.”

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Focus on Lameness




See what veterinarians and owners learned during the AAEP’s late summer meeting on lameness.



Want to know what veterinarians talk about when they get together? This year it was

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Synovitis

Good synovial health is essential for proper joint function.

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Half of Churchill Downs Herpesvirus Quarantine Lifted

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has lifted a quarantine order for half of Barn 47 at Churchill Downs, which was placed under quarantine Oct. 26 after a horse was found to be infected with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).

Sixteen horses

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Breeders’ Cup Veterinary Report on George Washington

During the running of the Breeders’ Cup Classic Thoroughbred race, George Washington was injured and subsequently euthanatized. Following is a report from the Breeders’ Cup notes team from an Oct. 27 interview by Erin Wing with AAEP On-Call

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Churchill Downs Officials Hope EHV-1 Case Isolated

Officials at Churchill Downs say a case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) confirmed in one horse should have limited impact on the fall meet that begins Sunday, as long as the disease is contained.


The Kentucky Department of Agriculture on

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