Articles posted September 8, 2009

Countdown to the Cup: Rachel Rocks the Spa

• By Steve Haskin
• September 8, 2009
• Thoroughbred Racing, Breeders' Cup

Rachel Alexandra provided one of the great moments in the history of Saratoga when she scored a courageous head victory over older male rivals in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes Sept. 5.

Sir Shackleton to Dana Point

• September 8, 2009
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Northeast Region

Multiple graded stakes winner Sir Shackleton will stand in 2010 at Gayle Gerth's Dana Point Farm near Lenhartsville, Pa.

Conformation DVD Preview: Buzz Chace

• September 8, 2009

Bloodstock agent Buzz Chace on conformation. Order the Conformation For Performance dvd and receive FREE SHIPPING!

Major Sire Gone West Euthanized

• September 8, 2009
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Kentucky

Gone West, who carved out a successful branch of the Mr. Prospector sire line all his own as the sire of 98 stakes winners, was euthanized the night of Sept. 7 because of complications following colic surgery.

New Horse Isolation Ward Dedicated at Tufts Vet School

• By Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
• September 8, 2009
• Horse Health

A new large animal isolation ward designed to better manage the care of horses with infectious diseases will be dedicated today at Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. The new facility represents a strong collaboration between the basic- and clinical-science divisions of New England's only veterinary school.

The 3,300 square-foot facilit...

Study Shows Stall Cleaning Impacts Stable Air Quality

• By Marie Rosenthal, MS
• September 8, 2009
• Horse Health

A change in your approach to horse stall cleaning might result in improved air quality in the stable, report researchers from Georg-August University of Gottingen, in Germany.