Coyotes Blamed for Michigan Horse’s Death
Pat Raia
January 29, 2015
Five or six coyotes attacked the 27-year-old mare, who was subsequently euthanized as a result of her injuries.
Five or six coyotes attacked the 27-year-old mare, who was subsequently euthanized as a result of her injuries.
Improper use of some common equine drugs can impact our horses’ health and safety more than some might think.
The Australian Racing Board has set a threshold of 200 micrograms for cobalt.
The Blood-Horse‘s editor-in-chief shares his thoughts on PETA’s allegations of racehorse mistreatment.
Officials also said they’d completed their investigation into horse mistreatment allegations surrounding Steve Asmussen.
Discussion topics will include expanded lab capabilities, emerging integrity threats, combating doping, and more.
Reducing the prevalence of catastrophic equine injuries and sudden deaths could help improve jockey safety.
Equine sessions will cover a range of issues from the Kentucky horse industry to court cases on industry regulation.
The KHRC said it found PETA’s failure to cooperate odd, as the latter group brought the horse mistreatment allegations.
The additional protocols come in the wake of a recent rash of catastrophic breakdowns at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Steve Asmussen’s horses have not suffered a single catastrophic breakdown in 721 Kentucky starts the past four seasons.
Eight allegedly malnourished horses from four locations within a single neighborhood are receiving rehabilitative care.
Fourteen horses used to pull vendor wagons are receiving care after authorities removed them from their stables.
A herd of 41 allegedly maltreated horses from Nevada County, California, is receiving rehabilitative care.
Sixteen catastrophic breakdowns occurred in 2014, the lowest number since the state began tracking such statistics.
The KHRC investigation found no evidence of rule violations by Eclipse Award winner Steve Asmussen.
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