Quick & Clean Guide To Equine Abortion 19 September, 2011 – Dr Sarah Seitz There are many reasons for equine abortion. The more common causes that I will discuss include placentitis, viral abortion, and non-infectious causes of abortion such as twin foetuses and umbilical torsion. Some Key Points: – Placentitis(inflammation of the placenta) is a…
Added Bonus For 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million For Winning KZN-Bred The KZN-bred graduate of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale 2015, who wins the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million on Vodacom Durban July day will win an extra R200 000 over and above the current stake, making it the richest race for two year olds…
Bloodstock South Africa’s National Yearling Inspections In KZN KZN Breeders caught up with John Kramer and Kerry Jack from Bloodstock South Africa while they were undertaking their national yearling inspection process on Wednesday last week. John and Kerry were in KZN from Monday to Thursday to inspect yearlings for the [Emperor’s Palace] National Yearling Sales…
Study Suggests Lucerne Might Buffer Gastric Acid Production and Prevent Ulcers and/Reduce Ulcer Severity 03 January, 2012 – Dr Rensia Möller If your horse has ulcers, giving him omeprazole is not the only thing you can do to help reduce the severity of the problem. Research from Texas A&M University US showed that feeding lucerne…
Judicial Gives Gr2 Win For Miesque’s Approval Judicial gave his sire Miesque’s Approval a fantastic Gr2 win yesterday at Turffontein in the Victory Moon Stakes over 1800m. The bay Scott Bros-bred gelding has taken home three wins back to back, at the Vaal and Turffontein over 1800 – 2000m and in the process has highlighted…
2012 Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale Wrap Up The 2012 Emperors Palace Ready to Run Sale proved a tremendous success. The aggregate jumped from R30 835 million in 2011 to R38 840 million. The average price also rose considerably from R177 213 to R229 822, which was extremely pleasing considering the current fragile economic situation. Vendor…
Equine Dentistry – Part 1 15 August, 2011 – Carel Vosloo Why Do We Need To Maintain Horses Teeth? Carel Vosloo, an Equine Dental Technician, explains that the teeth of a horse that are looked after from a young age will last longer, and the horse will probably maintain a better physical condition, even into…
King’s Chapel Bold Black Type Success As Sire And Broodmare Sire Bush Hill’s resident sire King’s Chapel had two classy performances recently – one as a sire in a Listed race in New Zealand, the other as a broodmare sire in an Australian Gr3. The first saw his great son King Montrose place behind Silver…
New Chairman For KZN Breeders Club As of the 1 July, Lee Scribante of Piemonte Stud will be taking over the Chairmanship of the KZN Breeders Club, whilst previous Chairman Koos De Klerk steps down into the position of Vice-Chairman. Koos De Klerk (of Yellow Star Stud) has been the Chairman for the past three…
Contracted Tendons & “Tippy Toed” Foals 13 December, 2011 – Dr Sarah Seitz If you see your mare’s newborn foal prancing around the stall like it is wearing invisible high heels, you might be a little concerned that your foal is dreaming of being a ballerina instead of a racehorse. Don’t worry; one of the…