In Memory of our Beloved Racehorses

This video is to remember all of our beloved racehorses that we have lost. I just want them all to know that we love them and they left us to soon but with awesome memories. They have left our world but not our hearts. I would also like to point out that I only put the horses I could find pictures of but there are thousands of racehorses dying every year that just don’t get any coverage.
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Famous Racehorses

Only a few of the greatest racehorses.
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how to increase red blood cells in racehorses

There are many ways to increase red blood cells in racehorses. In the following article we will try to give you some basic ideas to increase the performance of a racehorse.   First off, basic blood work should be taken  before any vitamins or supplements can be given. A basic understanding of the horses chemistry should be known before starting with any blood building products.

Some of the basic products for increasing red blood cells in race horses include hippiron Injection, new cells Injection, Cacco Copper Injection, folic acid Injection,  B- Complex Injection, and Liquid Aranesp.   These injections can be used solely by themselves or in combination with others.   All these products can be found by visiting www.horseprerace.com

Painkillers and Gastric Ulcers in Horses, AAEP 2009

If you’ve ever given the common oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone (Bute) to a horse, you’ve probably been warned that it can cause stomach (gastric) ulcers if you give too much or give it for too long. Thus, there’s always interest in pain-relieving medications for horses that work while causing less gastric irritation or none at all.

Suxibuzone is a medication often given to horses because the horse’s body converts it to phenylbutazone, theoretically giving it all the anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects of phenylbutazone while minimizing stomach irritation. However, a study presented at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 6-10 in Las Vegas, Nev., might have disproved that theory, at least for recommended dosages.

Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, director of the Equine Health Studies Program at Louisiana State University, reported that for the study, 18 horses were housed in stalls, fed sweet feed and hay twice daily, and given omeprazole for eight days before anti-inflammatory medication was given to reduce any pre-existing ulcer scores. Horses were then divided into three groups for a 15-day medication period:

• Group 1 received 2 grams of phenylbutazone twice daily at 12-hour intervals on the first day, then one gram twice a day.
• Group 2 received 3 grams of suxibuzone twice daily at 12-hour intervals on the first day, 1.5 grams twice daily on days 2-4, then 1.5 grams once daily for days 5-15.
• Control group, receiving no medication.

Just before the medication phase, one horse randomly assigned to the phenylbutazone group had an ulcer score of 1, while the rest scored 0. After 15 days of treatment, all treated and control horses had similar median ulcer scores, indicating that at these dosages, suxibuzone was no better for the stomach than phenylbutazone.

“Suxibuzone protection is more likely to be observed when these drugs are administered at higher dosages or to young or debilitated animals,” noted Andrews, citing a study that found fewer ulcers in horses given more than double doses of these medications.

“In conclusion, the findings of this study suggest that both top-dress formulations were readily consumed and that neither formulation resulted in excess gastric ulceration when administered per label recommendations,” he noted. “Furthermore, no protective effect on gastric mucosa was seen for suxibuzone compared with phenylbutazone.”

At www.horseprerace.com we have many painkillers that will not cause gastric ulcers.  You can find them by clicking here We also stock Canadian Gastroguard