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Digestive Aids - what is available to racehorses?

RSES in training are susceptible to a number of digestive problems, such as gastric ulcers, colitis and colic. Although less severe, chronic loose droppings, which may be associated with a failure to thrive, are also fairly common. The prevalence of…

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(European Trainer - issue 26 - Summer 2009)

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TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Luca Cumani

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter goes to Luca Cumani and has enjoyed success in top races all over the world including the Hong Kong Cup, the Japan Cup and the Breeders' Cup Mile as well as inmuerable wins closer to home, most notably two Epsom Derby victories.

Sophie Hull (European Trainer - Issue 26 / Summer 2009)

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Michael Halford - a racehorse trainer with vision

MICHAEL Halford is a manof vision. As the string goesout for a mid-Januarycanter even the fillies andolder mares look welltoned, their trainer always just that one stepahead of the game. The yard and gallopsthat he designed himself are testament tot…

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(European Trainer - issue 25 - Spring 2009)

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German Racing - an industry in dire straits

IT will be an easy task to managehorses for the duration of this winterseason in Germany: there are hardlyany races anymore. In March there willonly be three fixtures in the wholecountry. “Normally”, says Andreas Wöhler,one of the leading trainers w…

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(European Trainer - issue 25 - Spring 2009)

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Contaminants from stable staff - are racehorses at risk?

RACEHORSE trainers are responsible for the actions of all members of their teams, and mistakes made by staff can cost the trainer dearly. We are not just talking about a slipping saddle or bad handling of a runner in the paddock that may contribute …

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(European Trainer - issue 25 - Spring 2009)

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Drugs in American racing and the role the vet has to play

TWO horses – Eight Belles and Big Brown – have brought racetrack veterinarians and their care of thousands of racehorses squarely to the forefront of the racing industry in the United States...and in the hot seat of public and government scrutiny. P…

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(European Trainer - issue 26 - Spring 2009)

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The Rise of AQPS Horses in international racing

GONE are the days when Autre Que Pur Sang horses were considered the poor relation of their thoroughbred counterparts. The exploits of dual Punchestown Gold Cup hero Neptune Collonges, the latest in a line of top chasers featuring the likes of First…

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(European Trainer - issue 25 - Spring 2009)

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Feeding to Support Immunity in racehorses

Can diet affect immune statusduring training?The immune system in horses is complexand relies upon many functional elementsto deliver a comprehensive defence againstinfection and disease. Foals are born withsome natural immunity, which passes fromma…

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(European Trainer - issue 25 - Spring 2009)

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NICK ZITO - the racehorse trainer speaks about the game that will humble kings

F IRMLY established now as a Hall of Fame trainer, Zito hasn’t always had clarity that he would succeed. “I’ll tell you a very good story. In the fall of ’89, I was walking back from the receiving barn at Aqueduct. You know where that is? It’s a rea…

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(08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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Butch Lehr - Churchill Downs's track superintendent

AS home of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs is the most widely-recognized racetrack in this country. With an arsenal of 135 years of history behind it, the Louisville, Kentucky, showpiece is the first stepping stone for any horse whose connection…

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(08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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Raiders from the Southern Hemisphere

HALL of Fame trainer Horatio Luro relocated to California from his native Argentina in 1937. Most of his early stable stars were South American horses: in 1939 Kayak II (Arg) was Champion Older Male Handicap Horse; in 1948 Talon (Arg) won the Grade …

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Kimberly French (08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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Feeding to support immunity in racehorses

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Dr Catherine Dunnett (08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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The perspective of a North Kentucky-based trainer

AS I pull up and park outside of Barn 10 at Turfway Park on a crisp March morning, the temperature is 25 degrees with a wind chill in the low teens. As I go through this routine every day, seven days a week, sometimes I think about how I have more u…

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Wayne Mogge (08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12 )

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The Absolute Insurer Rule

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Larry Bortstein (08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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Backstretch Welfare Programs

THE office with the best view at Churchill Downs will close April 15. Some would say it is the best office, period. No, it isn’t an executive suite whose occupant is leaving. It is, instead, the office of the Lifestyle Program of Churchill Downs. Ha…

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Ken Snyder (08 April 2009 - Issue Number: 12)

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Shockwave Therapy - stimulating the healing process

ENGLISH conditioner Luca Cumani was astounded when Racing Victoria Ltd. (RVL) announced they were investigating Bauer’s second place finish in the Aus$5.65 million Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 4, 2008. He acknowledged the six-year-old horse, w…

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(08 April 2009 - Issue 12)

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Ligament Injuries - how to diagnose and treat them

ALIGAMENT is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages. There are approximately one hundred different types of ligament in the horse but a select few cause equine veterinarians problems time and time again. These ligaments are…

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James Tate BVMS MRCVS (08 April 2009 - Issue 12)

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TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Marcel Rolland

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter goes to Marcel Rolland. On December 27, 2008 a 66-1 outsider won the Stan James Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Gr 2) at Kempton. But the long odds are only part of Original's extraordinary win - at 18.2hh, he towers over rivals and dwarfs his connections.

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Conditions under foot

FARRIER Mitch Taylor lugs acamera instead of a tool boxtoday. Behind him along the railat Keeneland’s training tracktrails a crew of technicians, acouple of horses, an exercise rider and anequine motion-analysis software developer.Their goal is not …

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Why do Racehorses have an Optimum Trip?

Performance determinants andoptimum distanceThe principal factors that determine ahorse’s racing performance are its geneticpotential, its training and its environment(including atmospheric conditions,nutrition, tactics, rider, shoeing, racingsurfac…

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