Dr. Raul Bras: Chrome’s injury “painful,” common
The injury sustained by Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes bid is a very common racetrack injury, and one that typically does not aversely affect a racehorse’s future career, says Dr. Raul Bras, DVM, CJF of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. The laceration, which can occur when a horse grabs his own heels while exiting the starting gate, is very painful to a horse, says Dr. Bras, who notes that it’s impossible to say at this point whether such an injury would have affected the 4-1 favorite in his quest to win the Triple Crown. “Is it […]
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A downhill mare nobody wanted moves on up
Ava was not a pretty girl. Standing 15-hands even, the bay mare appeared to have such a sloping, downhill build that some wondered if the poor thing was slightly deformed. “At one point I measured her, and she was several inches” shorter in the front than in the back, says CANTER Mid Atlantic Executive Director Allie Conrad. To make matters worse, Ava was having none of it from people. She didn’t want to play, and she appeared so immature in development that the idea of putting a regular-sized rider on her back seemed preposterous, Conrad says. Her Ways Okay New […]
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$250K in ulcer meds donated to New Vocations
Horse Gold Inc., the manufacturer of ulcer treatment GastroMax3, has donated $250,000 of its product to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption—enough to treat 400 horses expected to come through the charity doors this year. A special batch of GastroMax3 was made specifically for the Ohio-based charity after longtime horseman and philanthropist Scott Robinson, CEO of Horse Gold Inc., decided he wanted to “do something big” for the charity. After receiving an inquiry from New Vocations Founder and Executive Director Dot Morgan, seeking possible donations of the medicine that she says is “like gold” to her charity, Robison says he started thinking […]
