Big Brown Continues Triple Crown Quest

Big Brown hit the Belmont Park track early June 5 with a morning jog around the sloppy and sealed main track about 5:45 EDT. With Michelle Nevin aboard, the colt traveled through the paddock, out of the tunnel, and onto the main track.

Nevi

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Big Brown’s Hoof Patch on Hold Until Friday

Big Brown’s cracked left front hoof is improving with each passing day, so trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is waiting until Friday to have a patch applied.

Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay suggested putting the patch on Saturday, the morning of the Belmon

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Racehorse Steroids Rule Moves Ahead in New York

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board (NYSRWB) on May 29 passed proposed restrictions on use of anabolic steroids in racehorses for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing.

Based on a national model rule supported by the Racing

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California Horsemen Told to Stop Steroid Use

If your horse is being treated with anabolic steroids and you plan to race in California, the time to stop administering them is now.

That’s the word from Richard Shapiro, chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, and Rick Arthur, DVM, th

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Racehorse Steroids: More Questions Than Answers

The complicated nature of regulating anabolic steroids in racehorses came to light May 20 when discussion among members of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council and others seemed to indicate the easiest route is an all-out ban on the substances

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Horse Auction Operators Deal with Down Market


In a glutted market where some horses can be had for as little as $2, auctioneer Tim Jennings is trying to convince horse owners it’s still a good time to sell their animals.

“We’re telling people to compare how much they’re spending o

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AVMA Amends Horse Transport Policy

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has reinforced its opposition to the use of double-deck trailers to transport horses and other equines by approving a new policy on the humane transport of equines.

The policy, which was

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Texas Stops Shipments of Horsemeat

Shipping horsemeat through Texas that’s destined for diners elsewhere is illegal, according to an opinion issued this week by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Texas already bans sale or possession of horsemeat for human consumption.

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Readers Respond: Take the Pain Away

Nearly 1,200 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What concerns do you have about short- and long-term pain management in horses?”


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The Steroid Debate

“Steroid” use has made headlines because of abuse in human athletes for the past decade, from Major League Baseball to track and field events. The topic has also become hot in the horse industry, from steroid use for bulking up young horses in

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Kentucky Equine Humane Center Celebrates First Year

More than 168 horses in Kentucky have been provided with shelter and other humane assistance during the Kentucky Equine Humane Center’s first year of operation.

The Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) was established to provide owners with a

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Horse Council, USDA Hosting Unwanted Horse Forum

The American Horse Council and the USDA are co-sponsoring a forum called “The Unwanted Horse Issue: What Now?” The all-day forum will be held June 18 at the Department’s Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, DC.

The forum will piggy-back

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Some Wild Donkeys Fitted with Reflective Collars

Donkey fans are fitting a herd of wild burros with reflective collars in an attempt to reduce the number of creatures being hit on a busy road.

About 50 burros live near Reche Canyon Road, 10 miles south of San Bernardino, Calif. The rural

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