Sports Medicine

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Blood-Horse Publications Accquires

The Blood-Horse, Inc. has announced the acquisition of The Equine Image magazine, a publication serving equine art enthusiasts since its founding in 1986. The magazine was acquired for an undisclosed sum from its prior owner, Heartland

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Effects of Warm-Up On Performance

From Equine Disease Quarterly, a publication funded by Underwriters At Lloyd’s of London, Brokers, And Their Kentucky Agents

Warm-up exercise enhances blood flow to the active muscles and increases muscle temperature.

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Tying-Up in Horses: Causes and Management

In this article, we’ll discuss some of the specific causes of exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) or tying-up, along with methods that can be used to prevent repeat episodes. of tying-up in horses. predisposed to recurrences.

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Derby News

Derby Favorite Fusaichi Pegasus (left) cooled down in the barn area after winning the 126th Kentucky Derby on May 6. A favorite had not won the Derby since 1979, but Fusaichi Pegasus broke the streak under jockey Kent Desormeaux. Aptitude was

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Grayson Jockey Club Research Grants

The directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fundation have awarded a total of $825,389 to fund a total of 23 research projects during the year 2000.

The amount represents a new record for the Foundation. The board approved funding for

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Solving Equine Back Pain

A recent survey published in England revealed that 70% of all sport horses sustain at least one musculo-skeletal disorder in any training season. In the past few years, horse health professionals have expressed the need for better and more

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Young Horses in Training and Injury Risks

Everyone involved in the racing industry knows that one of the major problems in training horses is keeping them free from injury. Bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments are placed under considerable strain during training and racing,

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Olympic Contender Survives Colic

In May, colic almost took the life of the Dutch Warmblood gelding Grandeur, who was days away from a bid for the 2000 U.S. Olympic dressage squad.

With his rider, 1996 dressage team bronze medalist Steffen Peters, 12-year-old Grandeur wa

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Comments on Joint Supplements

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Breeders’ Cup Horse Dies

Juddmonte Farms’ Spanish Fern died of internal bleeding resulting from a fractured pelvis the evening of the Breeders’ Cup day of championship Thoroughbred races at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. The 5-year-old mare pulled herself up shortly after

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Watching an International Affair–Rolex

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bayer, lived up to its four-star international standing this year. That ranking is given to only four of the top-level events in the world, and is on par with the difficulty of the Olympics. This

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Foal Exercise Influences Final Muscoloskeletal System

Keeping a foal in a stall around-the-clock might keep his coat shiny and his body free of nicks and bumps from roughhousing with peers in the pasture, but in the long run, that could cause him serious problems as an active adult. P. René van

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Seattle Slew Returning To Breeding Shed

Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew is heading back to the breeding shed in 2001 after recovering from neck surgery in April and passing recent semen tests that indicate his fertility problems were temporary.

Robert Clay, owner of Three

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A Gold Medal Performance

The Olympics were a huge success for all three equestrian disciplines–eventing, dressage, and jumping. Since the test event at the Olympic site last September, it had been an eagerly awaited competition. In the end, all

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Blood Builders (Hematinics)

Administration of hematinics (also known as blood builders) to horses, either in the form of dietary supplements or as injectable compounds, is commonly practiced by owners, trainers, and veterinarians.

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Fat Burning

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