Budweiser Clydesdale ads did not make the cut for the SuperBowl

Image via Wikipedia Are you kidding me? The Clydesdales are not going to be in the SuperBowl this year? Those powerful iconic, I think of Budweiser every time I see one, Clydesdales are not going to be a commercial in this years Super Bowl! I understand that Budweiser needs to be very selective about its [...]

A bunch more horse blogs

I have been looking for more blogs about horses and horse health and I should have thought of this but someone beat me to it – just ask! I belong to a group on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/drdanbeatty) called This Business of Horses and wouldn’t you know it someone posted a question “Do you write a horse [...]

More Opinions on Horse Racing

The discussion continues on the problems with horse racing and what should be fixed in order to make it safer and healthier for the horse. Monty roberts advocates for the horse in horse racing – A major step in the right direction would be to take whips out of racing. Roberts has been advocating this [...]

Horse Racing in the media spotlight

With the death of Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby following on the heels of Barbaros death last year and here locally about the deaths happening at Arlington Park two years ago, horse racing is in the media spotlight and not in a favorable light. Three years of bad publicity may just force some changes [...]

Horse Market: Ponies for Sale

Although the horse market is slow, there are still some good quality horses and ponies for sale. Prices may not be the best but for those really interested in their breed and furthering the development of it, breeding continues.  It will be interesting to see the numbers of this years foal crop – will they [...]

Twitter

Are you on Twitter? It is one of the fastest growing websites on the internet today. It is a way of keeping in touch with people. At first I did not quite get it…now I do and so I am inviting you to follow my twitter – http://twitter.com/Dr_Dan_DVM which is my professional twitter. I will [...]

A New Clinic

The University of Minnesota’s Leatherdale Equine Center is a brand new clinic – very high tech with a lot of cool new toys. These new toys include a water treadmill for horses and a gait analysis system that helps in the diagnosis of lameness. It includes pressure plates and high speed digital cameras to help [...]

Equine Owner, Breeder & Caretaker CE Series

The Ohio State University has a series called the Equine Owner, Breeder & Caretaker CE Series. In their own words – The Equine Owner, Breeder and Caretaker Continuing Education Series is designed to provide timely and practical updates on equine healthcare topics from a diverse group of equine veterinarians with a broad expertise and experience [...]

Safe Haven Equine Rescue Center in need of help

Safe Haven Equine Rescue Center is a rescue facility in East Texas that takes in neglected and abused horses. Right now they are at capacity and still have other horses to help. They are in need of pasture land, feed donations, and fostering. If you would like to donate feed or pasture land or you [...]

Horse Slaughter Petitions

I was sent an email today in regards to a new petition about reopening the slaughter plants for horse slaughter. The petition has some rather emotional statements intermixed with some facts. The problem I have with this petition is the assumptions made about starving horses and the reasons behind it. So I looked up the [...]

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