Commentary: Perception of Medications and Racing
Eric Mitchell
September 4, 2011
Can we blame Salix and race-day medications for the bad perception horse racing seems to draw from the public?
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Can we blame Salix and race-day medications for the bad perception horse racing seems to draw from the public?
A judge has instructed helicopter pilots in BLM wild horse gathers to use caution when driving the horses.
After completing the adoption process and bringing your new charge home, help him adjust to his new surroundin
The AAEP-BLM task force made recommendations to improve the care they already deem “appropriate.”
With many horses in need of homes, adoption is often an attractive alternative to buying; however, it requires a serious human commitment. Adoption is not the right choice for everyone, but those considering adoption have plenty of options from retired racehorses to wild horses and everything in between.
Any horse entering a new environment will go through a transitional period, which is magnified when that horse is an adopted animal. Maybe he suffered abuse, starvation, and neglect and needs a great deal of TLC.
The feral ponies that reside on the Atlantic coast handled Hurricane Irene well.
The AAEP BLM Task Force released its evaluation and recommendations for improving the handling of wild equids.
An equine rescue is facing charges for allegedly defrauding financial contributors and maltreating horses.
A previously contested BLM mustang gather is the focus of yet another lawsuit from a wild horse advocate.
The CHDA announces the co-sponsorship of a study investigating fertility vaccines for use on wild horses.
While swimming-induced colic does occur, it doesn’t happen as frequently as some might have thought.
A New York Supreme Court ruling regarding that state’s out-of-competition drug testing has other implications.
The feral ponies that inhabit North Carolina’s Currituck National Wildlife Refuge will weather Irene.
Thoroughbred horsemen’s groups are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the anti-bleeding drug Salix.
A KHRC advisory panel approved a recommendation to prohibit the race day use of adjunct bleeder medications.
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