Rood & Riddle Q&A: Preventing ulcers
According to veterinary studies, between 52 percent and 90 percent of racehorses develop ulcers at some point in their lives. In this week’s Veterinary Answers column Dr. Bonnie Barr, VMD, DACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, describes how best to identify and treat the condition. Dr. Barr is a 1997 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, receiving her doctor of veterinary medicine, and in 2003 received her Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. OffTrackThoroughbreds.com, in conjunction with world-renowned Rood &Riddle Equine Hospital, offers a regular Q&A on Veterinary health in order to better understand the physical issues affecting […]
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Top-earning racehorse retires; now paints!
In a flash of inspiration, Ron Krajewski began teaching his champion ex-racehorse Metro Meteor the one thing he knew best: how to paint! The urge to swap a saddle and bridle for paintbrush and canvas came after Krajewski learned his big bay, who’d amassed $300,000 in winnings as one of the fastest turf sprinters at Belmont and Saratoga, may soon wind up truly crippled from bad knees. Although when he raced, Metro had received an abundance of care from his owners, including two surgeries to remove bone chips from his knees, all the care in the world couldn’t stop the progression […]
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New Vocations announces holiday ‘half-off’ sale
New Vocations Thoroughbred Adoption kicked off the holiday season with a half-off deal on all ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds up for adoption. Ordinarily, adoption fees can run as much as $700, but for the month of December, the fee will be reduced as part of the New Vocations Holiday Promotion, says Sandy Seabrook, spokeswoman. “Last December we adopted 39 horses with the same promotion, and this year our goal is to beat that number!” Seabrook says. The charity is already well on its way, having booked eight adoptions as of December 5th, she says, with several others pending. And since New Vocations […]
