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  • The Invisible Disease

    Endometritis is an invisible disease. It affects the delicate lining of a mare’s uterus—the endometrium—which can become inflamed and create a hostile environment for sperm, as well as any resulting embryo, to live. Thus, often the only clinical sign of endometritis is not what you do see but what you don’t see: a pregnancy. Endometritis is a ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-16-2012

  • OTTB Riding Center Spotlight: Square Peg

    Joell Dunlap, executive director of the Square Peg Foundation in Half Moon Bay, Calif., receives a lot of bold requests throughout the year, many of which she must turn down due to financial constraints or other limitations. But when Rupert Issacson, creator of the Horse Boy Method, asked if she could bring horses into the San Jose Convention ...
    Posted to Beyond the Blinkers (Weblog) by Esther Marr on 01-13-2012

  • December 10, 2011 - Vaccine Efficacy

    Trade Zone: Vaccine Efficacy Most of us have received vaccinations or “shots,” and most of us have watched our horses get theirs, but how many of us really understand how these vaccines work? Why are some vaccines administered annually whereas others are administered more frequently in at-risk horses? How do these vaccines provide ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-12-2012

  • October 29, 2011 - Ulcers..For Life?

    Trade Zone: Ulcers..For Life? What could the following three situations all have in common? 1. You return home from the track after a disappointing race. You had high hopes for your elite runner and he didn’t hit the board. He occasionally looks at his sides and appears uncomfortable. 2. You have a young, excitable filly that was recently ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-12-2012

  • Cot Campbell

    Press the Play button below to listen to the full interview. W. Cothran ''Cot'' Campbell, who revolutionized racehorse ownership and syndication through his Dogwood Stable and who is being honored with the 2011 Eclipse Award of Merit, was the special guest on BloodHorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses” podcast at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. ...
    Posted to Talkin' Horses (Weblog) by aspradling on 01-11-2012

  • New Years Resolution: Learn About Internal Conformation

    By Bill Pressey
, of Thoroedge Equine Performance   ‘Conformation is the blending of the various body parts, and how well they fit together visually and physically to create a running machine.’ - http://www.horsehats.com/Conformation.html As the image above indicates; conformation can be further defined by various subjective opinions of ...
    Posted to Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance (Weblog) by aspradling on 01-11-2012

  • Matz Ready for Another Derby Run

    Despite the fact that he lost the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by a head and may not be named 2-year-old champion as a result, Union Rags entered 2012 as the no-doubt-about-it early favorite for the Kentucky Derby. On Jan. 11, his Triple Crown quest officially got started, as he turned in his first official breeze of the year at Palm Meadows. As ...
    Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 01-11-2012

  • Angel Cordero's Last Ride by Paul Volponi

    Angel Cordero Jr. winning the Champagne Stakes at Belmont Oct. 19, 1985Photo by: Blood-Horse Photo Library by Paul Volponi  On January 12, 1992, a chilly wind blew off the waters of Jamaica Bay, standing the flags on edge at nearby Aqueduct Racetrack. Jockey Angel Cordero Jr. confidently strode into the paddock where 11 Thoroughbreds were ...
    Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by aspradling on 01-11-2012

  • 01/14/12 West Coast: Bounce-Back Year

    Vessels Stallion Farm enjoys resurgence after tragic 2010 Kash Vessels held his 25-day-old daughter while sitting in the office of Vessels Stallion Farm shortly before Christmas. “Her name is Kendall Grace Vessels,” Kash said. He then explained how his daughter received her middle name, pointing to a black and white photo of Frank Sr. and Grace ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-10-2012

  • 01/14/12 Northeast/MidAtlantic: The Original Havre de Grace

    Superstars raced at Maryland oval When old-timers in the waterfront village of Havre de Grace get to reminiscing about the “good old days,” they start swapping tales about the local racetrack of the same name that first opened in 1912. Perched on the bluffs above the Susquehanna River and on the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by aspradling on 01-10-2012
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