Horses

Stem cell research to benefit horse owners and trainers

harminka — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:11:11 -0500

In a potential breakthrough for the performance horse industry (such as racing and polo), Melbourne scientists are aiming to harness stem cells to repair tendon, ligament, cartilage and bone damage in horses.

Galloping And Breathing At High Speed

harminka — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:44:24 -0500

Equine research into movement and breathing may translate into help for other horses and humans

Genetics of the white horse unraveled

harminka — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:46 -0500

The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular trait and show that white horses carry an identical mutation that can be traced back to a common ancestor that lived thousands of years ago.

Special horseshoes measure acceleration in horses

harminka — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:26:00 -0500

The most frequent injuries that horses suffer are derived from pressure exerted by riders, and knowing which forces are involved when horses move can prove highly informative when considering treatment for such injuries.

Preakness 2008 Results Are In, Big Brown The Winner

admin_huliq — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:03:37 -0500

IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr.’s Big Brown, on cruise control until asked to go by jockey Kent Desormeaux, exploded away from his 11 rivals at the top of the Pimlico homestretch to notch a dominating victory in the 133rd running of the $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes (G I) Saturday. Thus the results of the Preakness 2008 are already in and the Big Brown is the winner of Preakness horse racing.

Lantana Mob Scores In Hirsch Jacobs Stakes

admin_huliq — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:08:24 -0500

Vinery Stables and Tom Ludt’s Lantana Mob had to tie the track record in order to win the $100,000 Hirsch Jacobs Stakes (G III) for 3-year-olds, a $100,000 race that starts a $1 million guaranteed pick four that ends with the Preakness.

Roshani Wins Gallorette Handicap

admin_huliq — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:46:58 -0500

Ben McElroy’s Roshani won a stirring stretch duel to take top prize in the $100,000 Gallorette Handicap (G III) for fillies and mares. Roshani carried jockey John Velazquez to his second win on today’s thirteen race card.

Behindatthebar Scratched With Foot Bruise

admin_huliq — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:36:42 -0500

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. said Friday that he is nearly as confident that the Boundary colt will win the Preakness on Saturday as he was before his dominating win in the Kentucky Derby.

Chevrolet donate horsepower to Wayne County

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:49:43 -0500

Chevrolet today donated 365 horses to the Restore the Horse Foundation for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office mounted police unit. The horses are corralled under the hood of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500 "dually" pickup truck, which along with a horse trailer donated by Restore the Horse, will be used to maintain and enhance the local mounted unit – the last of its kind in the state of Michigan.

Santa Anita Derby Preview

admin_huliq — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:43:04 -0500

While most sports fans will be fretting over the Final Four today (bracketeers, bracketologists, or bracket-people as I’ve sometimes heard they prefer to be called), I’ve decided to direct my spectating angst toward a small simulcast wager on the grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby.

Zaina Alsabah, Husband Omar Bin Laden To Horse Race for Peace

admin_huliq — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:01:33 -0600

Zaina Alsabah, formerly known as Jane Felix-Brown and her husband Omar Osama Bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, are planning a 4800 km horse race that will span across North Africa. Zaina and Omar hope to bring attention to the cause of peace.

New hope for horse lovers as effective control for killer ragwort is proposed

harminka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:00:24 -0500

Scientists propose developing an environmentally-friendly fungal spray that would specifically target Ragwort, infecting and killing the weed at a critical growth stage. This spray will contain a host-specific, plant pathogenic fungus as the active ingredient and will have no side-effects on non-target organisms and pose no threat to the environment.