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Pfizer Animal Health and the NTRA Team Up to Find a Cure for Equine Laminitis
Laminitis is a devastating disease that can affect any horse from the top competitor to the back yard companion. Pfizer Animal Health and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Charities -- Barbaro Memorial Fund -- have joined forces to educate horse owners on the importance of finding a cure for laminitis and honor the memory of the late Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, who died from complications of the disease. ... Read the full article

Breyer to Create New Portrait Models of Barbaro
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE FUND TO FIGHT LAMINITIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (Pequannock, NJ – March 2, 2007) – Breyer Animal Creations®, maker of the world’s finest model horses, announced today that in re ... Read the full article

Paper Highlights a Bright Future For Equine Research
In the past two decades, huge advances have been made in our understanding of many equine diseases. But we have a lot more to learn before we can truly improve the way many of these diseases are prevented or treated. One simply needs to consider the ... Read the full article

Learn to Recognize the Signs of Laminitis
Every day veterinarians across the country see hundreds of cases of laminitis, a painful disease that affects the feet of horses. Laminitis results from the disruption of blood flow to the sensitive and insensitive laminae within the foot, which secure the coffin bone to the hoof wall. While the exact mechanisms by which the feet are damaged remain a mystery, certain precipitating events can produce laminitis. Although laminitis occurs in the feet, the underlying cause is often a disturbance elsewhere in the horse’s body. ... Read the full article

Fans of Barbaro Plan Second Annual Celebration of Barbaro
Fans of Barbaro, ("FOB"), will be hosting their annual 'Celebration of Barbaro' at Delaware Park the weekend of July 12-13. Events include a Cajun/Jazz Festival in Kennett Square, PA at 7:30 p.m. on Friday July 11, a day at Fair Hill Training Center and a picnic at Fair Hill Stables in MD, followed by a fund raiser at Timothy's of Newark DE, 7-10 p.m. on Saturday July 12, and an all-day reservations-required BBQ in the Grove at Delaware Park, Noon-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, followed by the showing of the Hennegan Brothers movie, "The First Saturday in May", on the big screen in the infield of Delaware Park at the conclusion of racing. ... Read the full article

Developing Genetic Tools Will Lead to Major Health Advances for Horses Worldwide
Morris Animal Foundation to Begin Phase One of International Equine Health Consortium with Funding from Nonprofit, Corporate Partners Denver, July 17, 2007 – Equine scientists will begin developing a unique set of research tools that will lead to ... Read the full article

Actress Betty White Contributes to Morris Animal Foundation Equine Health Initiative
Denver, Colorado: A generous donation contributed by actress Betty White jumpstarts Morris Animal Foundation’s Equine Health Initiative. The Foundation, based in Denver, Colorado, is a non-profit organization that funds humane animal health studies t ... Read the full article

Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue Saves Seven on Independence Day
Loxahatchee, FL - July 6, 2007 - On this Independence Day, Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue had much to celebrate. With the help of Fans of Barbaro, Pure Thoughts welcomed seven new additions to their farm, including five orphaned foals from Kentu ... Read the full article

Morris Animal Foundation to Raise Millions to Study Equine Diseases
Morris Animal Foundation to Raise $2.5 Million for University of Minnesota to Lead Consortium to Study Equine Diseases Minneapolis/St. Paul (August 9, 2006) – Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) selected the University of Minnesota’s College of Veteri ... Read the full article

Official Barbaro Portraits to Benefit Thoroughbred Charities of America
Barbaro, winner of the Kentucky Derby whose shattered leg in the Preakness brought his stunning career to a halt has been captured beautifully by veterinarian-turned-artist John Fawcett. The two original portraits were commissioned by Roy and Gretch ... Read the full article

Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart: Finalist for Two Awards
Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, written by Sean Clancy and published by Eclipse Press, is a finalist for two awards given to independent publishers. It is one of three finalists in the recreation/sports category for the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award given by the Independent Book Publishers Association (PMA) as well as a finalist for Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year in the sports category. ... Read the full article

Equine Research Coordination Group Sets Goals for Progress
The Equine Research Coordination Group (ERCG), a group comprised of researchers and organizations that support equine research, has agreed upon and announced objectives for the coming year. "It's time to focus on the future of equine research," ... Read the full article

BREYER® Creates Portrait Model of Barbaro
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT NEW BOLTON CENTER (Pequannock, NJ – June 9, 2006) – His racing career is over, but for Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, the real race has just begun. He won’t be going it alone, however, judging from the outpouring o ... Read the full article

2006 Preakness Stakes Results
The $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) is the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and a record crowd of 118,402 came out to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore under mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures to see if the runaway winner of the Kentucky Derby ... Read the full article

Timeline of Barbaro's Battle
01/29/2007- Sadly today we heard the news we had been dreading since May and Barbaro had to be euthanized due to complications from his injury suffered in the Preakness. He fought so long and was such a good patient that we all had hoped to see him p ... Read the full article

Breyer Animal Creations Makes Donation to Barbaro Fund
BREYER® ANIMAL CREATIONS® MAKES DONATION FROM PROCEEDS OF SALES OF BARBARO PORTRAIT MODEL TO BARBARO FUND AT PENN’S NEW BOLTON CENTER – DEC. 13 (Pequannock, NJ – Dec. 12, 2006) – When 2006 Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro began his recovery after h ... Read the full article

La Samurai Euthanized Following Rolex Kentucky Injury
Jerome and Rebecca Broussard’s gelding, La Samurai (Sparky), who sustained an injury to his near fore suspensory ligament while partnered by Amy Tryon on the cross-country course at the 2007 Rolex, Kentucky Three Day Event was euthanized on May 4, 20 ... Read the full article

Morris Animal Foundation Offers Equine Health Sponsorship Opportunities
Denver, Colorado, October 2, 2006: Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) provides a unique opportunity for individuals or groups to demonstrate love for and help horses via its animal health study/research sponsorships. MAF has published its 2007 directory ... Read the full article

Outcry Over Racetrack Breakdowns Intensifies
The death of Kentucky Derby second-place finisher Eight Belles is causing many to question the safety and ethics of horse racing. The May '08 issue of EQUUS magazine explores research into why breakdowns occur. ... Read the full article

PRCA Bull Rider, Akin, in Critical Condition
PRCA bull rider, Lee Akin, was taken to Baptist Hospital in Montgomery, AL, on March 8, 2007 after being bucked off and stepped on by Smith, Harper and Morgan’s, Dick Dasterdly, during the Southeastern Livestock Exposition and Rodeo in Montgomery, AL ... Read the full article