Sports Medicine

All aspects of caring for performance horses

Delaware Park Honors Barbaro With Stakes Race

Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who died earlier this year, will be honored with a stakes race in his name at Delaware Park.


Delaware Park’s Chief Operating Officer Bill Fasy announced Thursday that the track has officially

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Horse Breaks Into House in Louisiana Subdivision

A man was sound asleep in bed, his wife in the bathroom, when a horse came crashing through their home in Zachary, La. The 1,500-pound horse made tornado-like circles inside and left behind a huge mess.


The house is in Audubon Court, a

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HRTV to Re-Air John Henry Special

HorseRacing TV will re-air its original presentation of  “John Henry: Standing Tall at 30” tonight (March 2) at 8 p.m. ET.


The re-airing of the one-hour documentary, which originally debuted in 2005, will coincide with the champion

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National Finals Rodeo: Rodeo Does Vegas

Equestrian sports are the only events in the Olympics where male and female athletes compete against each other equally, whether humans or horses. Men and women, geldings, stallions, and mares are all equals. Rodeo is the only sport where humans an

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Muscle Disorders (AAEP 2006)

Careful inspection of a horse’s muscle mass and symmetry and hands-on palpation educates the examiner about the horse’s muscle tone and comfort level. The examiner also evaluates the horse in motion and conducts a full lameness exam.

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Nutrition to Go

A group of veterinarians gathered at the Land O’ Lakes Purina Mills headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., last fall to participate in discussions on subjects that ranged from Cushing’s disease to proper nutrition for horses young and old. Nicholas Frank,

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Horse Euthanatized After Attack by Dogs

A Spokane Valley, Wash., racehorse attacked by two pit bull terriers was so badly injured it had to be euthanatized, its owners said. The dogs were ordered destroyed Tuesday after they were deemed to be dangerous.


The horse, named Drink

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Storm Cat Colt Died of Aneurysm During Calder Work Out

An autopsy of the $900,000 Storm Cat yearling, purchased as a yearling by Florida-based consignors Randy  Hartley and Dean De Renzo, died of an aneurysm suffered during a Feb. 25 breeze show for the March 6 Fasig-Tipton Calder sale of

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Derby Winner Real Quiet Sidelined from Stallion Duty

Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet was taken to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center Feb. 19 after showing signs of discomfort after mounting his mares. He stands at Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm near New Freedom, Pa.

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Storm Cat Colt Dies During Calder Workout Show

A Storm Cat colt that sold for $900,000 as a yearling collapsed and died Sunday after working an eighth of a mile at Calder Race Course during the first under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training. The

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KHP Planning Party for John Henry’s 32nd Birthday

That same tenacity of heart and spirit which propelled John Henry to two Horse of the Year titles and record earnings, may have something to do with his ability to keep going well beyond the life-expectancy of most horses. John Henry will turn 3

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