Surgeries and Steroids

A survey of buyers of Thoroughbred weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds discovered that surgeries to correct conformation defects have a significant influence on whether or not someone will buy a horse at public auction.


In fact, 28.4%

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Calif. Owner to Sue Trainer Over Drug Positive

In a lawsuit that is believed to be unprecedented, the owner of a horse disqualified for a drug positive is suing his trainer for the redistributed purse money.


Los Angeles-based attorney Alan Klein, whose Ellenay Racing owned Dyna Da

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Equine VS Case Confirmed in Wyoming

The Wyoming State Veterinary Lab has verified that the country’s first case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) for 2006 has been confirmed in a Natrona County horse. The following was released by USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection

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Definitive EPO Blood-Doping Test Developed

Edited press release


A Pennsylvania laboratory is the first to employ a definitive test for erythropoietin–the blood-doping agent commonly known as EPO–and the test resulted in the suspension and fining of a trainer of

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Federal Hearing on Horse Slaughter Draws Large Crowd

A legislative hearing Tuesday by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection concerning the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act drew a large crowd, causing the hearing to be moved after opening

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Slaughter Legislation Could Be Put To Vote

The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act could be put to a vote when Congress returns July 10 from its Fourth of July recess. Before the break, Capitol Hill was the scene of intense lobbying from those on both sides of the issue.

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Care for Adopted Wild Horses and Burros

Wild horses and burros adapt well to changes in their natural environments. The same holds true for their transition to domestic life. With a few preventive measures, they should have few health problems and won’t need veterinary care beyond that

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Freedom Contained

Romantic images swirl through the mind when one considers America’s wild horses. For some the image might be that of a beautiful wild stallion racing across the prairie, mane and tail flying in the wind as he celebrates his freedom. For others, the

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