Articles posted December 18, 2009

Maryland Racing Canceled For Dec. 19

• December 18, 2009
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

With 10 to 15 inches of snow expected by the evening, the Maryland Jockey Club has cancelled live racing and simulcasting at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course for Dec. 19.

Texas Breeder Stanley Beard Dies at Age 79

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 18, 2009
• Southwest Region

Stanley Beard, who purchased his first horse in 1947 and later served as president of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, died Dec. 14 at age 79.

Longtime KY Farm Manager Carr to Retire

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 18, 2009
• Kentucky

Ted Carr, farm manager for Gerald Ford's Diamond A. Farm, will retire at the end of the year. Carr's son, Ted M. "Mac" Carr, who is currently serving as assistant farm manager, will take over the reins as of Jan. 1.

518 Horses Cataloged For Barretts Mixed Sale

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 18, 2009
• Thoroughbred Sales, West Region

Auction will be held Jan. 25 and 26 at the Hinds Pavilion on the grounds of Fairplex Park in Southern California.

Street Cry Gelding Tops Australian Sale

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• December 18, 2009
• International, Thoroughbred Sales

North Street, a 5-year-old gelded son of Street Cry, brought the highest price of Aust$33,000 ($29,408 in U.S. funds) during the William Inglis & Son Melbourne December Thoroughbred sale at Oaklands in Australia Dec. 18.

Dove Hunt to Trophy Club in Arkansas

• December 18, 2009
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southwest Region

Dove Hunt, sire of 21 stakes horses, will stand in 2010 at Richard Hessee's Trophy Club Training Center near Royal, Ark.

Most Physically Impressive Female Horses

• December 18, 2009

Most Physically Impressive Male Horses

• December 18, 2009

TheHorse.com en Español: Azùcares en Pastura y los Riesgos para Laminitis

• By University of Minnesota Extension
• December 18, 2009
• Horse Health

This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on TheHorse.com for more Spanish-language resources coming soon. Read this article in English.

Placentitis Research Could Help Prevent Late-Term Abortions

• By University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
• December 18, 2009
• Horse Health

Placentitis, which often is caused by an ascending infection that enters the mare's uterus through the cervix, is the single most important cause of premature delivery of a foal. Placentitis accounts for nearly one-third of late-term abortions and fetal mortality in the first day of life. During the past six years, the University of Kentucky (UK) Live...

Kentucky Unwanted Horses Addressed in New Report

• By Pat Raia
• December 18, 2009
• Horse Health

The number of Kentucky horses abandoned by their owners rose through 2009, according to a report released by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) this week. County officials, rescue operators, and KHC members provided data for the report, which compared the number of horses abandoned or placed in equine rescues between 2007 and 2009.