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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/733D23B0-3C39-46DF-9302-790BB3D3B76F/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/MorganLvr/">MorganLvr</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.examiner.com/printa-1384322~SPORTS:_CSU_research_aims_to_reduce_injuries_to_race_horses.html" title="http://www.examiner.com/printa-1384322~SPORTS:_CSU_research_aims_to_reduce_injuries_to_race_horses.html">www.examiner.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><TR><TD><SPAN class="section_title"> Sports</SPAN> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width="content_width" valign="top"> <DIV id="article_main"> <DIV id="article_headline">SPORTS: CSU research aims to reduce injuries to race horses</DIV> <P class="article_meta"> By MIKE HOOKER, The Associated Press<BR /> 2008-05-10 06:00:38.0<BR /> Current rank: # <STRONG>900</STRONG> of 7,332 </P> <SPAN>FORT COLLINS, Colo.</SPAN> - <P>The death of a top race horse in the <A href="http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Kentucky_Derby.html" title="Kentucky Derby" linkindex="1">Kentucky Derby</A> is something researchers at <A href="http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Colorado_State_University.html" title="Colorado State University" linkindex="2">Colorado State University</A> hope to help prevent in the future.</P><P><A href="http://www.examiner.com/Subject-Big_Brown_(Racehorse).html" title="Big Brown (Racehorse)" linkindex="3" set="yes">Eight Belles</A>, a filly, fractured both front ankles after placing second at the race last weekend. Veterinarians euthanized her at the track, prompting a nationwide discussion about the risks the animals face from aggressive training and breeding.</P><P>At CSU's Equine Orthopedic Research Center, one veterinarian is a pioneer in bone and joint surgery that is saving race horses. Another has tissue samples from 150 different horses, hoping to find an answer to the common injury that Eight Belles suffered May 3.</P></DIV></TD></TR></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://www.examiner.com/printa-1384322~SPORTS:_CSU_research_aims_to_reduce_injuries_to_race_horses.htmlMon, 12 May 2008 01:47:29 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F8CC7E8A-7AB1-4B35-BC28-3DFC64BD37F7/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/MorganLvr/">MorganLvr</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Yet another good horse dies in competition. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=11850&source=rss" title="http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=11850&source=rss">www.thehorse.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2><SPAN id="lblArticleHeadline">O'Connor Horse Tigger Too Dies at Jersey Event</SPAN> </H2> <SPAN class="byline" id="lblAuthor">by: Kimberly S. Brown, Editor</SPAN> <BR /> <SPAN class="datePosted" id="lblOnlineDate">May 11 2008, </SPAN> <SPAN id="lblArticleID">Article # 11850</SPAN> <DIV class="articleTools"> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/PrintArticle.aspx?ID=11850" title="Print Article" id="Articletools2_PrintArticleHL" linkindex="49" set="yes"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Print Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/print_17x14.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_PrintArticlemage" />Print</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/SendArticle.aspx?ID=11850" title="Email Article" id="Articletools2_SendArticleHL" linkindex="50" set="yes"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Email Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/email_18x14.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_SendArticleImage" />Email</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1577#reprints" title="Republish Article" id="Articletools2_ReprintArticleHL" linkindex="51" set="yes"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Republish Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/reprints2.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_ReprintArticleImage" />Republish</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1577#sharing" title="Link to Article" id="Articletools2_LinkArticleHL" linkindex="52" set="yes"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Link to Article" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/chain_link.gif" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_LinkImage" />Link</A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A href="http://www.thehorse.com/RSS/" title="RSS Feed" id="Articletools2_RSSFeedHL" linkindex="53"><IMG border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="RSS Feed" src="http://www.thehorse.com/images/feed-icon16x16.png" class="articleToolsItems" id="Articletools2_RSSFeedImage" />RSS </A></SPAN> <SPAN class="articleToolsItems"> <A class="snap_noshots" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=12&winname=addthis&pub=dkg362&s=&url=http:%2F%2Fwww.thehorse.com%2Fviewarticle.aspx?ID=11850%26source=rss&title=The%20Horse:%20O\'Connor%20Horse%20Tigger%20Too%20Dies%20at%20Jersey%20Event" linkindex="54"><IMG width="125" height="16" border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/button1-bm.gif" /></A> </SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> <P>The U.S. Eventing Association released the following official statement regarding Lauren Kieffer and her mount Tigger Too following the death of the David O'Connor horse on May 10 during the Jersey Fresh CCI3* at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, N.J.</P> <P>"The organizing committee of the Jersey Fresh CCI3* regrets to announce the death of David O'Connor's horse, Tigger Too, ridden by Lauren Kieffer, at Fence 28 on the cross-country course today. Lauren was uninjured in the fall. </P> <P>"The FEI investigative panel has been convened to review the facts surrounding the incident, and more information will be released once the investigation is through.</P> <P>"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the O'Connor and the Kieffer families after the loss of this wonderful horse."</P></DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/horses/" rel="tag">horses</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/catastrophic+injury/" rel="tag">catastrophic injury</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/eventing/" rel="tag">eventing</a></div>http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=11850&source=rssMon, 12 May 2008 01:16:05 GMT