- January 20, 2021
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California owner Alexander stays close to his Thoroughbreds By Tracy Gantz FOR SOMEONE WHO plays the claiming game frequently and successfully, California breeder/owner Nick Alexander is surprisingly sentimental...
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- January 20, 2021
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Sally Andersen, River Mist Farm make impact breeding in Florida By Cynthia McFarland WHEN SALLY J. ANDERSEN received the 2019 Needles Award for her accomplishments as a Florida breeder, it affirmed more...
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- January 12, 2021
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Mare Health —EarlyStart by Amanda Duckworth FOR A THOROUGHBRED MARE the ability to become pregnant reliably and deliver a foal safely is ket to being a productive member of a broodmare band. Download this...
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- January 05, 2021
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Vequist raises the national profile of trainer Butch Reid By Bob Ehalt IT WAS LATE DECEMBER when Dr. Whitney Reid Fink heard someone mention the Breeders' Cup, and her mind played a trick on her. Download...
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- December 29, 2020
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The road to the Kentucky Oaks of late runs through Fair Grounds By Evan Hammonds THE YEAR 2020 was definitely one to expect the unexpected. The insular world of Thoroughbred breeding and racing was no...
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- December 15, 2020
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Relationships key to success of Poindexter's breeding, racing operations By Ron Mitchell ALLEN POINDEXTER BRINGS a ubiquitous presence when he attends a Thoroughbred auction, as the tall, white-haired...
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- December 15, 2020
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Trainer Rick Schosberg is always working to improve New York racing By Bob Ehalt RICK SCHOSBERG, by trade, is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Yet that's merely the tip of the iceberg in trying...
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- December 15, 2020
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Oakhurst Farm became a hub for Oregon wildfire evacuees By Eric Mitchell WILDFIRES ARE RARE in Oregon, so when one erupted before dawn in early September, Silverton mayor Kyle Palmer was more curious than...
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- December 15, 2020
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Peter Brant builds on Payson Park's winning legacy By Cynthia McFarland IT'S THE RARE individual who is both willing and able to step up to change the course of fate. It would appear that Payson...
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- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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
- 450 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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