- December 01, 2020
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Sam Houston Race Park and Texas racing are on the rise By Denis Blake THE NAMESAKE of Sam Houston Race Park is known for his role as one of the leaders of the Texas Revolution, which resulted in the formation...
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- November 22, 2020
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- File Size 641.1kB
That Thoroughbreds are a tricky investment is well-known to all par-ticipants in the industry. There is a lot of money passing hands for a most-fragile commodity, meaning that the care and welfare of the...
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- November 22, 2020
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- File Size 390.4kB
Diagnostic equipment at Santa Anita Park aids equine safety By Tracy Gantz WHEN SANTA ANITA Park finished its recent fall meeting without a single equine fatality during the races or moning training, it...
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- November 22, 2020
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Feed —Nightmare Situation by Amanda Duckworth ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES of good horsemanship is a proper feeding schedule. Figuring out the right feed for any horse is important and something many take pride...
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- November 22, 2020
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- File Size 998.2kB
Longtime breeder Val McNeely stays the course at Equivine Farm By Christine Oser EVEN IN A CONSTANTLY changing world due to a global pandemic, Val McNeely has been able to find solace at her Equivine Farm...
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- October 27, 2020
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- File Size 994.3kB
Vaccines —Stick to the Scheduled by Amanda Duckworth IN A ROUNDUP of key words from 2020, "vaccine" is likely to make almost any list. Thankfully, when it comes to horses, equine vaccination...
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- September 15, 2020
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- File Size 1.6MB
Grooming —Brushing Up On Basics by Amanda Duckworth GROOMING IS PERHAPS the most basic staple of good horse management, and in Thoroughbred racing, few know horses better than their grooms. Download this...
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- July 28, 2020
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- File Size 2MB
Gastric Ulcers —Treatments, Awareness Key by Amanda Duckworth GASTRIC ULCERS ARE UNDOUBTEDLY a common problem when it comes to Thoroughbreds, but the science behind them also indicates the cause is usually...
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- July 14, 2020
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- File Size 2.9MB
Joint Health —Common Cause by Amanda Duckworth SOME ISSUES HORSES struggle with, such as laminitis, can be difficult for people to comprehend fully becuase they are not afflictions humans face. When it...
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- June 09, 2020
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- File Size 2.3MB
Deworming —Edge of the Cliff by Amanda Duckworth WHILE NOT THE MOST pleasant thought, horses are going to have worms. For decade it was standard procedure to administer dewormer to horses on a regular...
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- May 20, 2020
- 441 Downloads
- File Size 1.5MB
Transportation —Trucking Along by Frank Angst "ANOTHER BIG DAY in the office," reads a recent Facebook post from Campbell Horse Transportation above a video showing horses unloading from a trailer...
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- May 05, 2020
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- File Size 1.3MB
The Big Step —Hoof Care by Amanda Duckworth NO HOOF, NO HORSE remains as true as ever, and while most of the healine-making laminitis stories in horse racing tend to relate to cases stemming from injury...
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- May 05, 2020
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- File Size 2.7MB
The Weight—Nutrition by Amanda Duckworth KEEPING A HORSE at its ideal body weight can sometimes be a challenge, but much like the Goldilocks parable, being "just right" leads to the best results...
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- May 05, 2020
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- File Size 2.9MB
State-bred programs provide foundation for Robbins' Starfish Stable By Robert Yates THOROUGHBRED RACING in America is about turning left, and when Dr. Linda Robbins came to a turning point in her life...
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- April 14, 2020
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- File Size 931.1kB
Barbazons do it all at Pleasant Acres By Cynthia McFarland MANY COUPLES CAN say they were introduced by a friend—or today—even through an app. Joe and Helen Barbazon of Pleasant Acres Farm can legitimately...
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- April 14, 2020
- 376 Downloads
- File Size 1.2MB
Twin Creeks Farm rolling with Mission Impazible, Tiz the Law By Christine Oser IN THE EARLY 1990s, trainer Randy Gullatt and owner Steve Davison, friends since childhood, were campaigning the multiple...
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- April 08, 2020
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- File Size 1.1MB
Pair of racinos bring racing stability to provine of Alberta By Christine Oser THOUGH THE ONE-YEAR anniversary of Century Casino's opening of its second racetrack in the Canadian province of Alberta...
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- March 24, 2020
- 418 Downloads
- File Size 1.9MB
EquiStar Farm home to Pennsylvania hero Smarty Jones By Mary LaRue RODNEY ECKENRODE IS DETERMINED to weather the current political storm in Pennsylvania with EquiStar Farm, a Thoroughbred breeding and...
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- March 17, 2020
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- File Size 4.8MB
Bryan Hawk opens WestWin Farms in Oklahoma to complement his racing stable and training center By Christine Oser BRYAN HAWK ONCE SAID he'd never own a racehorse. Some 20 years later he owns quite a...
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- March 10, 2020
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- File Size 2.2MB
Family tradition continues at Lynwood Stable By Cynthia McFarland NOT MANY PEOPLE can say their careers started with a budget vacation for Florida, but that's the case for the Fernungs. Download this...
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- March 10, 2020
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- File Size 1.3MB
Fly Control —Keep It Clean by Amanda Duckworth THERE ARE FEW guarantees when it comes to horses, but the fact that warmer weather will result in flies around the barn is one of them. Download this week's...
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- March 03, 2020
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- File Size 1.4MB
Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm Seizes Buckeye State Opportunity By Amanda Duckworth THE WINTER WINDS of Northern Ohio can be fierce, but for the broodmares that call Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm home, heated...
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- February 25, 2020
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- File Size 1.9MB
Facilities rebuild, updates have Maryland on the move By Evan Hammonds KEY BILLS WORKING their way through the statehouse in Maryland to rebuild Pimlico and revamp Laurel Park, along with updates at the...
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- February 25, 2020
- 495 Downloads
- File Size 1.1MB
Foal Health —Think Quick by Amanda Duckworth BY THE TIME a Thoroughbred foal is born, a significant amount of effort has been dedicated to its arrival. Download this week's Health Zone to continue...
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- February 25, 2020
- 495 Downloads
- File Size 979.8kB
Pabsts' Blue Ribbon Farm takes pride in early training of foals By Frank Angst BELIEVING ANY LITTLE ADVANTAGE for a horse in the incredibly competitive business of breeding and racing can make a difference...
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