tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378408852008-05-16T16:17:16.618-05:00The Jurga Report: Horse Health HeadlinesEquiSearch.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12671815112903432584noreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-74119148520156157402008-05-15T16:40:00.001-05:002008-05-15T16:40:52.071-05:00Eight Belles Necropsy Report Published.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Eight Belles, originally uploaded by Banamine. (received via press release from NTRA and KHRA on May 15, 2008)FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2008) - Eight Belles, the filly who broke down after the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-12884138224272057442008-05-12T17:34:00.004-05:002008-05-12T17:42:51.913-05:00HBO's "Real Sports" Investigates Racehorses Sold for Slaughter Issues Tonight"Real Sports" host Bryant Gumbel headlines HBO's sports newsmagazine format show at 10 p.m. EDT. On the schedule: an investigative segment on the fate of US racehorses in the hands of the slaughter-for-meat industry.
HBO has not disclosed many details about tonight's segment but the press release tells us that the segment is called "Hidden Horses" and describes it this way: "Few casual horse Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-16289992118171364082008-05-11T18:23:00.006-05:002008-05-11T23:43:04.800-05:00Surgery Survivor Horse Dies Competing on Cross-Country Course at New Jersey Event.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }
In Memory of Tigger Too: 1991-2008, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses.
Tigger Too, owned by US Equestrian Federation President David O'Connor, died after a fall at the water jump on the cross-country course at Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-4420484834752656352008-05-05T19:57:00.004-05:002008-05-05T20:07:28.194-05:00Derby Debacle: Dr. McIlwraith Offers Insight on Eight Belles CatastrophyWe were all cheering for the filly coming down the stretch. We knew she couldn't--wouldn't--catch Big Brown Saturday afternoon. But this was something special. The two of them out front...the others trailing down the track.
And then came the announcement. Eight Belles was down on the track. Eight Belles fractured both front legs. Eight Belles was...dead.
I wonder how many people switched off Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-34367542508145456422008-05-04T08:10:00.005-05:002008-05-04T08:48:17.499-05:00Purina Recalls Horse Feed Products in Most Eastern USA States
Welcome to our nightmare: the possibility of contamination in horse feed. That's the bad news. The good news is that so far there are no reports of any adverse effects on horses.
People have been asking about an alleged recall of Purina products for horses, and I am posting their notice, in its entirety, for all to read (please see note at end). This has been going on for some time but emails Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-74559985762147798472008-05-02T00:36:00.006-05:002008-05-05T14:31:33.595-05:00Colorful Badminton Dressage: A Real Gypsy Horse Goes for Glory
The sun shone on the Badminton Horse Trial in Gloucestershire, England on Thursday, the first of two days of dressage. Australian Clayton Fredericks is in the lead after the first day, but this horse caught my eye.
Here you see Olivia Haddow riding Patris Filius. If I remember my Latin, that means "Son of the Father". Olivia calls him "her naughty little coloured cob". The 15.1hh horse was soldFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-15096266410132320402008-05-01T00:01:00.006-05:002008-04-30T23:30:10.902-05:00Royalty Rides On: Badminton Horse Trials Begin TodayHow do you like my horse? Zara Phillips, grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth, presented her horse Wednesday to the veterinary inspection committee for clearance to ride in the 2008 Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, England. The first phase of the three-day, three-phase competition, the dressage test, begins today and will be televised (although not quite "live" except for cross-country on Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-50858225636285901752008-04-30T19:38:00.002-05:002008-04-30T19:51:16.412-05:00Horse with Lighter Coat Colors Are More at Risk for West Nile Virus"Have you heard?"
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } An announcement received today from the Merial corporation is putting horse owners on notice that West Nile virus (WNV) is a risk for all horses in infected areas, but that owners of light-colored horses Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-78520182243402884322008-04-29T21:50:00.004-05:002008-05-01T11:04:29.816-05:00International Eventing Kicks On Toward Badminton This Weekend in Wake of Rolex-Kentucky TragediesJump, originally uploaded by billybofh. If you are interested in the crisis level of human and horse fatalities in the sport of eventing lately, you might like to follow a few of these links for more information.
The US News and World Report blog by Bonnie Erbe has lots of interesting comments here.
A joint letter to the public from USEF President David O'Connor and US Eventing President Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-28048532770512606322008-04-27T23:54:00.003-05:002008-04-28T19:20:49.318-05:00Warning: Lawn Clippings Are Not Good for Horses!.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }
golden light, originally uploaded by Dan65
It seems a little bit early in the season, but there’s no mistaking that sound: the mowers have started. Is there a more sure sign of spring?
I was surprised at how quickly the Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-85854858994749675982008-04-27T12:03:00.002-05:002008-04-27T12:20:58.994-05:00Second Horse Destroyed After Rolex Cross-Country: The Quiet Man Shattered ShoulderA horse with local connections has been euthanized after a mishap on the cross-country course at the Rolex (Kentucky) Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park. Sarah Hansel's The Quiet Man was reported yesterday as undergoing treatment for a shoulder injury but this morning is reported as euthanized.
From the US Eventing Association's official statement:
"Dr. Catherine W. Kohn, V.M.D, Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-77515736358936201922008-04-26T22:52:00.007-05:002008-04-27T01:08:25.818-05:00Lord of the Rings Horse Star "Frodo Baggins" Euthanized After Rolex 3-Day Cross-Country InjuryWhat could have been the great sports-meets-entertainment story of the 2008 Olympic equestrian games was cut short today when a horse stared at by millions of moviegoers and thousands of eventing fans was euthanized.
If you saw the movie "Lord of the Rings", you may remember fleeting glimpses of the galloping dark horse now known as "Frodo Baggins" on the U.S. eventing scene. He was in the firstFran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-42903564960827613562008-04-23T12:31:00.001-05:002008-04-22T23:34:23.788-05:00Natural Horsemanship Under Scrutiny at British Forum
HRH Princess Anne (seated, center) attended the National Equine Forum (NEF), held last month in England. In this photo, she is observing a demonstration of the new National Equine Database for British horses.
Is natural horsemanship just popular science or does it have legs that will hold up under academic scrutiny? Many international educators with formal credentials in equine behavior and Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-59176104495862079012008-04-23T00:40:00.003-05:002008-04-23T00:55:19.769-05:00Churchill Downs and Barbaro Owners Will Unveil Memorial Plans Next WeekBarbaro with surgeon Dean Richardson and owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson, during the colt's hospitalization at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. (UPenn photo)
Roy and Gretchen Jackson, the owners of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, will join Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby Museum representatives for a news conference at the track in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday, May Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-39463586028136666712008-04-20T00:13:00.001-05:002008-04-28T19:22:17.759-05:00AVMA Video Profiles Equine Veterinarian from Puerto Rico
Anyone aspiring to become a horse-specialist veterinarian will gain some inspiration from this short video profiling Dr. Jose Ramos, who grew up wanting to be a vet, but was challenged not only by the hurdles of a long, expensive educational process...he had to learn how to speak English to make his dream come true! This veterinary video minute is produced by the American Veterinary Medical Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-58299878901580506722008-04-19T21:59:00.007-05:002008-04-19T23:03:20.935-05:00States of New York Funds Equine Rehab Center at CollegeThe 2008-2009 New York state budget has a nice surprise for the state’s horse community. The state funded a $7 million construction project to build an Equine Physiology and Rehabilitation Center at Morrisville State College in Morrisville, New York.
The new center is designed to augment Morrisville State’s comprehensive equine studies programs. Construction of this facility will add another Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-35247188997016899972008-04-17T23:56:00.001-05:002008-04-17T22:56:39.567-05:002008 Olympics: Hong Kong Riding High with Equine Special Effects
This is just for fun: Hong Kong television is promoting the tiny island province as the ultimate horsey tourist destination for the equestrian sports sector of the 2008 Olympics Games this summer. Watch this little :30 commercial for some creative special effects! See anyone you know? You might want to watch this twice, some of the effects are pretty subtle...and very well done!Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-64889587746956940352008-04-17T23:08:00.005-05:002008-04-17T23:38:28.485-05:00Rollkur Revolt: FEI Makes Official Statement Discouraging Overflexion in Dressage TrainingThis photo illustrates a horse in the "overflexed" position condemned by many critics. While an FEI special investigation could not prove that the practice actually harmed the horse, the new thinking is that the practice may constitute a form of mental abuse. The FEI supports the concept of "the happy horse" in the competition arena.
In the small type of the April 10th summary from the Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-42283333776822218432008-04-16T09:07:00.002-05:002008-04-16T09:26:30.041-05:00Humane Society of the U.S. Publishes Guide to Horse Care(edited from a longer press release)
The Humane Society of the United States Press has announced the release of The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Horse Care, an educational resource for first-time and experienced horse owners. The book includes information on how to choose a horse; meeting a horse's physical, emotional and nutritional needs; an overview of horse breeds Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-61898018707308800212008-04-12T19:27:00.002-05:002008-04-12T00:06:32.792-05:002008 Olympics Politics: Anky Speaks OutOlympics Gold Medalist and World Champion dressage rider Anky Van Grunsven of The Netherlands has posted a statement on her web site regarding her view of the political impact of Chinese human rights violations in Tibet and how riders should respond at this time:
"Of course I follow the situation in Tibet. Sporters (riders) should know what is going on there. But I think the human rights aspect Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-14554241930199057892008-04-11T14:32:00.008-05:002008-04-11T19:06:35.642-05:002008 Olympics Protest: German Equestrians, Mindful of History, Will Gallop OnArgentinian show jumping rider Gregorio Werthein carried the Olympic torch through Buenos Aires yesterday. (Reuters.com photo)
Germany has decided that it will continue with plans to compete in a multitude of sports at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, in spite of pressure to withdraw in protest against Chinese oppression of Tibetan human rights.
But German athletes are among the most outspoken on Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-72538347124308600442008-04-10T01:32:00.004-05:002008-04-10T23:34:52.868-05:00NY Times Article Shines Spotlight on Eventing Safety Issues; Rolex Kentucky Event Defends Course Design, Frangible Pin UseCourse construction work for the Badminton Horse Trials in England is underway. Here you see "frangible pins" or quick-release bolts, being used during fence construction. Badminton will be held the first weekend in May.
There is nothing like an article in the New York Times to get the whole world talking. And that is exactly what happened yesterday, April 9th, when the Times published an Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-74350992423794345122008-04-09T14:50:00.009-05:002008-04-10T03:38:31.083-05:00Nike Just Does It: Riding Boots Revolutionized...and the Spurs Are Built-in!Just in time for the 2008 Olympics, Nike holds up a mirror to equestrian sports and says, "Isn't it time you joined the 21st century?"
Double-click (or whatever your browser requires) on the image at left for a larger view of the new Nike "Ippeas" riding boot. Nike is launching a new design of footwear for every sport in the 2008 Olympics.
To quote from the press release:
After listening to Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-78025284323210922782008-04-09T12:23:00.005-05:002008-04-10T03:39:40.683-05:00Olympic Politics: New Zealand's Mark Todd Says He Would Join Peaceful Anti-Chinese Protests at OlympicsFrom New Zealand: Mega-Olympic champion event rider Mark Todd is coming out of retirement at the age of 51 in hopes of making the New Zealand team and compete in Hong Kong this August.
His comment on the anti-Chinese protests as the Olympic Torch circles the globe (or at least tries to):
"I think you could probably do more while you were there in a peaceful sort of protest. I think athletes in Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840885.post-81844476528442912342008-04-09T09:44:00.005-05:002008-04-09T11:27:38.260-05:00Tense Weekend in New Zealand as US Horse Imports (Falsely) Test Positive for Disease in QuarantineEver wonder what it would be like to see the international horse world instantly freeze in its own hoofprints? Is there anything that is more of a threat to the upcoming equestrian sports of the Beijing Olympics than the worldwide protests against human rights violations in China and the political situation in Tibet?
The answer is "yes" and it almost happened last weekend.
I held my breath Fran Jurgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05714349624852287450noreply@blogger.com