Sports Medicine

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Equine Affaire Returns to Ohio in April

Equine Affaire returns to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus this April with a powerhouse line-up of clinicians and presentations. The event will include with four full days of clinics, demonstrations, and seminars, with no repetition in the

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Transfixation Pin Cast Recovery: Timelines Set

Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) set time guidelines for the use of transfixation pin casts for horses with comminuted phalangeal fractures. They found that horses with fractures maintained in this type of cast for 40-80 days had increa

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Horse Park Planning Birthday Party for John Henry

John Henry’s admirers will be gathering at 1 p.m. March 9 to wish the five-time Eclipse Award winner a happy 32nd birthday at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington.

Photo ops, birthday cake, and reminiscing about the cherished racehorse,

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Beijing Olympic Organizers Meet with FEI Board

The President and the executive board members of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) commended the efforts and progress made by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) and the Equestrian Committee in

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Temperature Believed to Have Impact on Polytrack

As officials and horsemen at Turfway Park work daily to find an optimum Polytrack surface for winter racing, there is growing sentiment the synthetic material is affected by temperature or swings in temperature.


Recently, horsemen have

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Immigration Bill Brings Call for Political Action

Horsemen have indicated they plan to step up efforts to educate legislators about their concerns regarding immigration policy in the United States given the horseracing industry’s heavy reliance on foreign workers, particularly those of Hispanic

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Pennsylvania Senate Honors Barbaro and His Connections

The connections of Barbaro, the deceased winner of last year?s Kentucky Derby, were honored Feb. 5 in a resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania state Senate.


The resolution, introduced by four senators, recapitulated the horse?s career an

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Barbaro’s Memory Spurs Retirement Program Donations

Soon after the death of Barbaro Jan. 29, horse racing enthusiasts and fans of the colt began contacting equine retirement organizations and making donations in his memory.

“We’ve received at least a dozen donations from Minnesota, Wisconsin

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