Congratulations!! – Equitrekking Wins Daytime Emmy Award



Equitrekking wins a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Photography for a third time for Greg Barna’s cinematography. Chip Ward and Darley Newman were also honored with nominations for Outstanding Travel Program and Writing.


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Behind the scenes at Ocala Breeders’ Sales: Doctors in the house



When Scott Hay first started going to horse sales as a veterinary student nearly 30 years ago, the sight of vets examining horses for prospective buyers was not too common.


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One Victory Away From Racing History



Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, could make history in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot, where no American-trained horse has ever won.


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Animal Kingdom, 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, in England for final career start

Not since 1936 has a Kentucky Derby winner competed at Royal Ascot in England


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Keeneland: Thoroughbred Horses, Free Coffee And Kentucky’s Best Cheap Breakfast


It was a rainy Monday, just after 7 a.m., when I pulled into the parking lot at Keeneland, one of the nation’s most venerable thoroughbred


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After Long Battle With Illness, Paynter Is Set to Make Return to Racetrack



Paynter is scheduled to make his first start Friday since his spectacular Grade I victory in the Haskell Stakes in August. Since that time, Paynter sustained a life-threatening bout of colitis, as well as laminitis.


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Leeches for Laminitis: Can an Old Idea Work on Today’s Horses?



My first introduction to leeches for hoof problems was through Nadine Hannemann, a German healer who has been very kind to videotape several leech therapy sessions; in this article we look at leeches used for laminitis therapy.


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Announcing the HoofMakeover Video Series: Farrier Hans Wiza’s Case Studies on Restoring Hoof Health



Canadian farrier Hans Wiza has illustrated his rehabilitative hoof work on a group of unsound horses in a new professional video series that can be downloaded from the Internet.


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Horse-drawn carriages, strict Victorian dress codes and NO cars: The Michigan island stuck in a charming time warp



Motor vehicles have been banned on the island since the start of the 20th century after an automobile frightened some of the horses. These days, people still travel by horse-drawn carriage, as well as by bike and by foot.


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After a Taxing Campaign, Orb Enjoys a Relaxing Retreat



Like a city kid at summer camp, the Kentucky Derby winner Orb appears to have settled in nicely at Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center in Maryland.


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