Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 03, 2018

HANDS OFF Safety Alert: US Food and Drug Administration reports potential health risks to people exposed to altrenogest products for horses

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The following warning was issued today by the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine in Rockville, Maryland: The U.S. Food and Drug...
Saturday, May 03, 2014

Derby Day Videos: Health and Safety Updates from Churchill Downs and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

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The Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation funds equine research like the surgery at Rood and RIddle Equine Hospital described in this video; its...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Headlamps and Horseshoes: Finnish Farriers Shed Some Light on Their Equipment

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Farrier Lee Canham works in the dark Finnish winter with a headlamp that illuminates the hoof for him.  (photo by Tuomas Kauko) They c...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Hoofcare University: Biomechanics of Racehorses' Lower Limbs and Track Surface Interface Video Lectures with the University of Guelph's Dr Jeff Thomason

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Dr Jeff Thomason Go get a cup of coffee or a sandwich or start popping the corn. Hoofcare + Lameness is happy to share a new video seri...
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Racetrack Horseshoer's Survey Launched by Grayson Jockey Club's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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The Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee of the Grayson Jockey Club Foundation's Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit has compiled an...
Friday, November 19, 2010

¿Habla usted del casco? Grayson-Jockey Club DVD on Thoroughbred Hooves Now Available in Spanish

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The DVD is one segment of the Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee's efforts to study and improve the safety for racehorses through hoof-re...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Safe and Sound: All Eyes on Keeneland for Tomorrow's Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital's Dr Larry Bramlage will be a key speaker at this week's third Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safe...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Racehorse Deaths in USA Continue to Exceed UK and Australia; Did Banning Toe Grabs Have Any Effect?

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24 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.com A racehorse gallops on the artificial surface at California's Del Mar racet...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Rethinking Toe Grabs? Model Rule Adjustment Recommended to Allow 4mm Grabs on Dirt Racetracks

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(Statement from The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee issued 22 July 2009) "After discussions with industry participants and a...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Churchill Downs Announces Enhanced Horse Safety and Welfare Policies

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by Fran Jurga | 2 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog Kentucky's Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI") announced new s...