Sports Medicine

All aspects of caring for performance horses

Yearlong Countdown to Olympic Games Begins

The yearlong countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games was officially kicked off in host city Beijing with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. More than 10,000 people attended the event, according to a statement released on the Games’ official <

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Two Horses, Driver Killed After Truck Veers into Pasture

A driver and two horses died Monday when a dump truck veered off a road and into a barnyard, the Oregon State Police said.

Gene Hilby, 59, of Otis, Ore., was driving a dump truck loaded with dirt east on Highway 101. According to a witness,

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Jockey Begins Year Suspension for Shocking Horse

A jockey has begun serving a yearlong suspension for using an electronic buzzer on his Quarter Horse last year at Fairplex Park in Southern California.

Carlos Bautista began the suspension on July 24 after stewards at Los Alamitos racetrack

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Derby Winner Funny Cide to Have His Day at the Spa

Funny Cide, the first New York-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and who captivated fans with his pursuit of the 2003 Triple Crown, will be celebrated with a retirement party Aug. 10 at Saratoga.

The Sackatoga Stable gelding

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Feed Supplements for Horses

A feed supplement is anything fed to a horse in addition to a natural diet of forage. Technically grain is a supplement. But the term has come to mean any additional nutrients (such as certain vitamins and minerals, extra protein, energy, etc.) tha

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Health Problems of Young Horses in Training

Young horses in training are vulnerable to a wide variety of problems–everything from respiratory disease to training injuries. These horses are often taken off the farm where they grew up, transported to training facilities where they

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Coping With the Heat

During hot weather, heat dissipation is primarily dependent on evaporation of sweat on the skin surface. Horses are capable of producing large quantities of sweat–sweating rates of 10-15 liters/hour have been reported during exercise in hot conditions.

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Kentucky Observing American Saddlebred Day Aug. 25

Stake night at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship horse show will be part of the official “American Saddlebred Day” throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has proclaimed August 25 a special day t

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