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Joint Health — Prompt lameness exams key in keeping small problems from becoming big issuesby Amanda Duckworth LOOKING FOR AN easy way to describe a potentially complicated problem sometimes requires more general terminology. Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.  

Parasite Control — Experts now recommend fecal egg counts to guide deworming by Amanda Duckworth RESEARCHERS AND veterinarians have long worried about the risk of overreliance on dewormers for horses, and more of their warnings have come true in the past year. Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.  

The Right Balance — Calorie Intake, Nutrient Ratio Key to Feeding the Racehorse by Amanda Duckworth ANY ATHLETE WILL tell you that nutrition is an important part of the equation when it comes to performance—and that is no different when it comes to racehorses. Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.  

Virus Control —Coronavirus and Equines by Amanda Duckworth A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT is a key step when it comes to many of the basic management principles, such as fly control, that surround the care of horses.  Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.

Merrymans' Anchor and Hope Farm finding its way By Lynne Snierson GRACE AND LOUIS MERRYMAN were not neophytes, and they harbored no illusions about how hard the horse business is when, as newlyweds, they invested their hopes and dreams in Anchor and Hope Farm.  Download this week's Regional to continue reading.

After short career as a jockey, Scott Young is an up-and-coming trainer in the region By Denis Blake SCOTT YOUNG WAS LUCKY and talented enough to grow up to be exactly what he dreamed about as a young boy—a jockey.  Download this week's Regional to continue reading.

Bobby Jones' hands-on approach helps young horses move forward By Cynthia McFarlandAT THE END of her swimming session, the bay yearling filly splashes out of the water, takes a deep breath, and calmly walks beside the tall man holding her lead shank.  Download this week's Regional to continue reading.

After finding a way in 2020, Nebraska racing sees opportunity through casino gaming By Amanda Duckworth IN ADDITION TO the normal chaos of opening weekend, Fonner Park CEO Chris Kotulak and his head of security spent the days leading up to the meet that began Feb. 19 spraying yellow paint on the snow and ice covering the track's parking lot ...

Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities see progress By Frank Angst IN AN INDUSTRY that sometimes can be short on cooperation and shorter on uniformity, the Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities has brought the region's major players together for the common goal of improving equine safety.  Download this ...

Mare Health —Playing for the Long Haul by Amanda Duckworth THE MAJORITY OF future racehorses have a relatively routine start to life, both when it comes to foaling and growing up next to their mothers.  Download this week's Health Zone to continue reading.