X-Race Horse for a Barrel Prospect.

I am going to a very large racing bred sale in January, and am considering whether or not I should attempt to buy a horse that has been raced for a barrel prospect. You do touch on the aspects of training an x-race horse in your book. The training after purchasing is not a problem. However, I am concerned with what I should look for as far as clues to the soundness of an x-race horse.

Trooper losing weight

Trooper started to lose weight for no know reason and so I called his vet out. We did a full blood panel and found that his red blood count was low. Dr. White gave me a wormer called “Power Pac”, increased his intake of Ultium, put him on Red Cell and he is eating a little alfalfa with his coastal hay.

Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Gets an Early Start

Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), a domestic viral disease that primarily affects horses, cattle and swine, has appeared early this year. Laboratory tests completed April 27 confirmed the infection in two horses on a premises in Grant County, in southwest New Mexico. VS appears sporadically, usually involving New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and occasionally, other states.