Online Entries The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries 4M Equine Ranch
498 Private Road #2391, Decatur, TX 76234
Online Entries 377 Arena
10740 N US Hwy 377 Stephenville, Tx 76401
Online Entries The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries Holybee Arena
2141 SW Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX 76028
Online Entries Limestone County Fairgrounds
922 North Tyus Street, Groesbeck, TX 76642
Online Entries Parker County Arena
1010 Farm to Market Road 1885, Weatherford, TX 76088
Online Entries Marshall City Arena
3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
Online Entries 377 Arena
10740 N US Hwy 377 Stephenville, Tx 76401
Four hours before post time, nearly every thoroughbred about to race in the United States gets a shot of a diuretic best known by its human brand name, Lasix. The drug prevents or limits bleeding in a horse’s lungs and breathing passages when they run all-out. But it also triggers horses to lighten their load by leaving behind several pounds of urine before breaking from the starting gate. That, combined with its widespread use, suggests it’s being abused as a performance enhancer, according to its opponents. Read More…
Sarah Cotton of rural St. Joseph is concerned for the health of her family’s two horses as a contagious and fatal virus plagues Western states. Her concern might be shared by other nervous horse owners. Missouri is third in the number of horses in the United States, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculture puts the number of horses at 12,500 for 15 Northwest Missouri counties. As of Thursday, USDA reported 84 cases of a mutated form of an equine herpes virus in 10 Western states that trace back to late April.
The outbreak, which is believed to stem from horses attending an Odgen, Utah, cutting horse championship competition in early May, has now seen dozens of horses test positive for the disease, and more than 10 horses have been euthanized or died as a result