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Two jockeys who were thrown from their horses on opening day at Portland Meadows have been released from a Portland hospital, track officials said. One rider’s horse had to be euthanatized.
Jose Rivera Jr. was released Sunday night after
Veterinarians changed Barbaro’s cast Monday, officials at the George D. Widener Hospital said today (Oct.10).
“We placed Barbaro under general anesthesia to remove the old cast on his right hind limb and took new radiographs to assess the
The market – fueled by sales of horses fetching enormous sums – is growing. More horses than ever are being sold, according to Keeneland sales director Geoffrey Russell. And encouraged by small farms like Monticule that have made big splashes at sal
Scientists have shown the protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) might enter the horse’s central nervous system hidden in leukocytes (white blood cells) that cross the blood-brain barrier.
“Horses are
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Horse Husbandry Section at North Carolina State University will kick off its 2006-2007 Extension Horse Short Course and Clinic Series in October with an introductory level horse judging short
Keeneland officials reported an all-time fall meet attendance record of 28,880 Saturday, the second day of the Lexington racetrack’s meet. The figure topped the previous record of 27,788, set Oct. 14, 1989.
The Oct. 7 program, which feature
As Keeneland officials noted with a laugh, it couldn’t have been better scripted. But sometimes in horse racing, things have a funny way of coming together despite numerous factors. And on Friday, opening day at the Lexington racetrack, they did
South Africa’s Independent Online reports that Christopher Puller has been suspended from riding for two months becaus
Belmont Stakes winner Jazil won’t run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs next month, with the goal now the Dubai World Cup next year.
Jazil recently returned to training after recovering from bruised bone in his right hind
The USDA’s new National Surveillance Unit (NSU) has established a web site on which the public can see where equine diseases such as equine infectious anemia (EIA) and vesicular stomatitis (VS) have been detected. Before the launch of this web
Central Florida Community College has added two Thoroughbred racing courses to its equine program.
The “Thoroughbred Sales” course will be offered 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 10-24, at the Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Bldg. 40, Room
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had another good week, and continues to please veterinarians with his progress. “He is doing very, very well,” said Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “His appetite and vital signs continue to be
Of the medications available in the arsenal of anti-inflammatory therapies, there is one type that has caused
Is post-event drug testing becoming too sensitive, netting too many innocent violators? Are drug withdrawal guidelines for therapeutic medications too unreliable to be useful? Or are policies and tests being fine-tuned in a sensible manner in order
Based on the latest examination of Barbaro’s injured right hind leg, there is a possibility the classic winner will soon have the cast removed completely.
The cast on the right leg was changed Aug. 27 by veterinarians at the University of
Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, the head of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, has been in the public eye since May 20 when he began treating Kentucky Derby winner
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