Suspensory ligament injuries are a common problem in horses that can result in performance-limiting lameness. In addition, chronically affected horses that are unresponsive to rest and rehabilitation programs may be unable to return to the same use as before the injury, and subsequently may be retired or euthanized.
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Written on October 20, 2009 | Posted in
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Lexington, KY–Indiscriminate breeding has widely been recognized as one contributing factor to the increasing numbers of unwanted horses. The Kentucky Horse Council (a member of the Kentucky Horse Park’s National Horse Center) is now offering incentives for responsible Kentucky horse owners to reduce the number of horses capable of reproduction through a geld voucher [...]
Written on October 19, 2009 | Posted in
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With two days left in the Fairplex Park meet 44-year-old Martin Pedroza has successfully won his 11th straight jockey championship. The native of Panama City, Panama, has ridden 40 winners through the first 13 days of the season, leaving second place contender, Alonso Quinonez, far behind with 17 wins. The apprentice Christian Santiago Reyes is [...]
Written on September 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Lexington, KY – The Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) offers Kentucky Thoroughbred racehorse owners an immediate option for horses whose careers have ended on the track. At four Thoroughbred racetracks in Kentucky – Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Turfway Park, and Ellis Park.
Stalls are available for any unwanted Thoroughbred whose racing career is over that has been [...]
Written on September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Breeze
Yesterday (Saturday Sept. 19th), a lady by the name of Alisa Cray, posted the entry below on the Partners In Thoroughbreds Forum. A great many horses suffer from colic, many even die, so I thought her discovery with of great importance and should also be featured prominently on the main Partners In Thoroughbreds blog. If [...]
Written on September 20, 2009 | Posted in
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Jess Jackson told the Associated Press this week that despite the Breeder’s Cup raising the winner’s share of the $5 million Classic from $2.7 million to $3.7 million, Rachel Alexandra will not participate. “Rachel already has completed a brilliant long campaign,” Jackson told The Associated Press. Jackson cites his strong distaste for synthetic surfaces as [...]
Written on September 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Raise An Heiress
Raise an Heiress, a now 25 year old mare by Raise a Native-Mellow Marsh, by *Seaneen, won 2 races and $23,850, but once sold for $650,000 as a broodmare in the Gene Klein dispersal. Harris Farms later purchased her at Keeneland November Sales for $15,000 in foal. For Harris Farms her foals included [...]
Written on August 22, 2009 | Posted in
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SEA THE STARS confirmed his place as the world’s highest rated racehorse when he won the Group One Juddmonte International Stakes on the first day of the York Ebor Festival meeting, beating the Aidan O’Brien trained Mastercraftsman by a length.
Winner of the 2000 Guineas, the Derby and the Coral Eclipse, it was the fourth [...]
Written on August 22, 2009 | Posted in
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Seattle Slew died on May 7, 2002 at the age of 28. One of only 11 winners of horse racing’s prestigious ‘Triple Crown’ he is by default considered among the all time greats in thoroughbred racing. Of the eleven horses to win the Triple Crown, he is the only one to do so [...]
Written on August 12, 2009 | Posted in
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CHICAGO, (EWA) – The European Union (EU) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have announced that the rules on slaughtering horses for human consumption are about to change radically due to concerns regarding contaminated horse meat.
The new EU rules will become effective in April 2010, requiring that either slaughtered animals have complete health records showing [...]
Written on August 6, 2009 | Posted in
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