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EasyCare Increasing Hoof Product Inventory

EasyCare just received a large shipment of all new EasyCare products for 2007. One of EasyCare’s main goals for the year is to carry larger levels of inventory and stay out of back order situations.

EasyCare currently has strong inventory of

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Friesian Stallion Goffert 369 Euthanatized

Iron Spring Farm’s popular Friesian stallion Goffert 369 was euthanatized Tuesday, February 13, 2007. The Grand Prix competitor colicked and although every effort was made to save him, the damage was irreparable.

The stallion, known as

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Liniments Assist Horse Owners with Proper Muscle Care

Whether they are “weekend warriors” or dedicated competitors, all horses are athletes that stretch and strain their muscles during every ride–so every horse can benefit from proper muscle care. Muscle pain, stiffness and swelling are common

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Five Horses Killed in Ohio Barn Fire

Five thoroughbred horses died Mar. 1 after fire swept through a Clermont County, Ohio, barn.


Neighbors banged on the window of David and Patty Kinder’s Union Township home to alert them of the fire. By then, the barn was up in

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MAF Launches New Animal Health Web Site

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has launched a new interactive Web site devoted to animal health and welfare and the essential role played by scientific research focused on protecting, treating, and curing animals–including wildlife and companion

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Abscess Might be Root of Real Quiet’s Lameness

Champion Real Quiet, who was taken to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center Feb. 19 after showing signs of discomfort after mounting his mares, is undergoing treatment on his back feet after nuclear scintigraphy revealed heat in the

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European Union to Set Up Emergency Veterinary Teams

The European Commission said Tuesday it was setting up a veterinary expert team that could be deployed at short notice to respond to animal disease outbreaks such as bird flu in Europe or elsewhere.


An EU panel of national veterinary

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Northern Baby Euthanatized at Stone Farm

Northern Baby, who sired no fewer than 47 stakes winners, was euthanatized on Wednesday at Arthur B. Hancock III’s Stone Farm near Paris, Ky. The 31-year-old son of Northern Dancer stood his last breeding season in 2000. Hancock announced in

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Calif. Racing Board Votes to Outlaw Toe Grabs

The California Horse Racing Board will begin enforcing a regulation outlawing the use of front toe grabs exceeding four millimeters in length after commissioners voted Feb. 22 to reverse their decision last month to ignore the rule.

The

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RMTC Submits Anabolic Steroid Model Rule for Approval

During its meeting Feb. 21, the board of directors of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) passed a model rule on anabolic steroids that will be forwarded to the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) for approval

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Committee Calls for Ban on Certain Toe Grabs

A special committee on shoeing and hoof care that was formed coming out of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit held in October 2006 is calling for a ban of toe grabs with a height greater than four millimeters on the front shoes of

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