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But it can cause a horse to thrash so violently that the animal can twist an intestine, according to the Web site alphahorse.com. While small animal clinics abound in cities, large animal hospitals for emergency cases, injury rehabilitation, breeding and other medical needs - along with the doctors who treat them - are becoming scarce throughout the country. HUNTER nhunter@jacksonsun.com Tommy Laney could only watch as his horse writhed on the ground with colic. The clinic will offer...

Ridden with enterprise by champion jockey Ryan Moore, Notnowcato raced alone on the stands side and had a length and a half to spare over Authorized, the 4-7 favourite, racing on the far side of the track. Jockey Moore, who had walked the course previously and rode two other winners either side of the big race, told Channel 4 Racing: "We felt it would be a bit quicker just beneath the stands rails. Epsom Derby winner Authorized beaten at Sandown LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Epsom Derby...

Chris told me not to worry about the horses in front of me, said Razo, who has a festival-high 7 wins for a jockey. He said we couldn t move early because we were giving up at least 9 pounds to every horse and we had an outside post (eight in a eight-horse field) She produced a burst of speed nearing the eighth pole under jockey Jesse Campbell and came home a three-quarter-length winner over Lampoon and Now in the $83,950 1 1/16th-mile turf race. Tenpointfive led by almost 2 lengths as the...

Saratoga Springs: The hoofbeat of history Karen Bjornland (July 8, 2007) In Saratoga Springs, where welcome signs read "Health, History, Horses," there are two prime ways to get a closer look at the magnificent thoroughbreds who thunder around the Saratoga Race Course. Saratoga Springs: The hoofbeat of history Karen Bjornland (July 8, 2007) In Saratoga Springs, where welcome signs read "Health, History, Horses," there are two prime ways to get a closer look at the magnificent thoroughbreds...

Rather than shooting it out with cattle rustlers and outlaws, they all shoot blanks from single-action handguns at balloon targets -- while riding horses. They never point them at people or horses even though they don't use bullets. With the clock running, Justin trotted by orange target cones as Debby carefully shot at red and white balloons connected to each one. There's a lot of turns," said Mel, 42, who started cowboy mounted shooting late last summer and got his first horse for...