MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'horses'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096339&cid=t_134615_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-5-2011%2F You could be doing everything right: seeking therapy, taking medication, living a healthy life. But then someone or something triggers you and your world is thrown upside down. For me, it’s surrounding myself with people and situations from the past. I can conveniently “forget” who I am is not who I was. On many levels, this could be destructive. It’s forgetting that I am an adult when I am with my family or that I am now allergic to seafood when I was not as a child. I know these seem like minor incidences, but put me in a situation like that for a continuous period of time and I begin to lose myself. For you, it could be believing that you are suddenly immune to outside negative influences-that you can spend the entire summer season with a negative relative or fri... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096339 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:41:43 +0100 5096339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077769&cid=t_134615_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-29-2011%2F I think I was about 10 years old when I was astounded by my teacher writing the word “ass” on the chalkboard. She asked the class, “Do you know what assume means? It’s to make an ass out of you and me.” I didn’t get it until years later. But the phrase stuck with me. I think about it every time I wrongly assume an ambivalent email is a slight or a lack of a response is a rejection. Unconsciously, I take one misunderstanding and assume the worse. As Alanis Morissette says in her song So Unsexy, “One forgotten phone call and I’m deflated.” Often our assumptions trigger something in us that makes us feel less than. Mark Lesser of Accomplishing More by Doing Less says triggers, “can be survival patterns from past experiences, or habit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077769 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:22:06 +0100 5077769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532256&cid=t_134615_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-1-2011%2F Do you know how many times a day I quote an article I read on Psych Central? I don’t know the exact number, but it’s quite often. I feel pretty lucky that I get to read so many articles on a daily basis. I read everything from the way people think to the latest research findings. Absorbing all that information not only makes me sound smart at parties, but I feel like I’m learning a lot professionally and personally as well. Take this week’s basket of blogs, for example. Adventures in Positive Psychology’s Joe Wilner discusses the importance of finding “flow” in your career-something my work here at Psych Central has definitely given me.  And although I’m not a parent, Family Mental Health teaches us something about parenting that we could al... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532256 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:19:26 +0100 4532256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294708&cid=t_134615_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F28%2Fwhen-you-see-hoofprints%2F One of the best instructors I had in grad school was the first person to say the phrase “when you see hoofprints look for horses, when you don’t find horses, look for zebras.” The importance of this did not strike me until I was deeper into practicing as a psychologist. I have a lot of people come into my office at various stages of explaining what is happening with them. Some people will say “I don’t know” straight away, whereas others have created a complex narrative. But we can have a tendency in our search for explanations to latch onto things that we read online or heard about on a TV show that have very little probability of being accurate. That is looking for zebras before horses. Sometimes the zebra explanations can be comforting because we can put a name to so... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294708 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:09:06 +0100 4294708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155248&cid=t_134615_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fmarket-day-seen-clear-eyed-or-open.html "In the middle of the traffic jam of people and horses, there's dirt. Filth. In winter - the snow's not snow. Manure, horse urine, hay, straw, hoops, barrels, boxes, puddles of colored oil, rarely cleaned up by day."--from The Family Mashber by Der Nister (my translation - all three sentences of it) (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155248 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:24:00 +0100 4155248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794845&cid=t_134615_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-27-2010%2F This weekend I got in touch with a different side of my personality: the nature loving one. It’s the part of me that often gets buried underneath daily worries, fears and your garden variety neuroticism. While tending to issues are important, so is taking a break from them. Based on the outpouring of responses I got concerning outdoor activities on Facebook, it seems like I might not be the only one. Isn’t it nice basking in the ray of hope and possibility instead of fear and uncertainty every once in awhile? That’s what I spent my time doing in a rustic cottage in the country. I stared out the French doors of the tiny cottage for several minutes without fear of boredom or anxiety from doing nothing. I heard and felt comforted by the subtle soundtrack created by the soun... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794845 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:06 +0100 3794845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3590507&cid=t_134615_154_f&fid=36427&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FABlogAroundTheClock%2F%7E3%2FAjle6xTpOX8%2Fdiving_horses_video.php Related information: The Diving Horses of Atlantic City Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (movie) Dedicated to The Diving Horses Diving Horses (video) The diving Horse (video) Diving horse (Wikipedia) A girl and Five Brave Horses (book) Read the comments on this post... (Source: A Blog Around The Clock) A Blog Around The Clock blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3590507 Sun, 23 May 2010 01:33:26 +0100 3590507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524299&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FW3oxw9zQP7w%2Fwhat_happened_to_the_pride_of.php tags: Funny Cide, horse racing, horses, retired racehorses, HorseracingTV, streaming video Funny Cide gave America something to cheer about in 2003 as the first New York bred in history to win the Kentucky Derby. He went on to capture the Preakness Stakes winning easily by ten lengths. However, he lost by four lengths to Empire Maker in the Belmont on a very muddy track (Funny Cide hated mud). Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524299 Sat, 01 May 2010 16:59:33 +0100 3524299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770120&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2Fra76dI8qJ_c%2Frachel_alexandra_does_it_again.php Jockey Calvin Borel rides Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Grade-I Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY, Saturday, 5 September 2009. Image: Mike Groll (AP Photo) [larger view] For those of you who, like me, love watching the phenomenal Rachel Alexandra run, you had a real treat yesterday when the 3-year-old dark bay filly beat the boys -- again -- in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. The purse for this race, traditionally meant to test older male horses, was increased by $250,000 after her entry was announced. In short, Rachel was tested yesterday, but after setting a blistering pace, she won by a head over Macho Again after leading wire-to-wire. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Lif... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770120 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:30:21 +0100 2770120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553067&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FiIaBiK9fPj8%2Fthe_amazing_rachel_alexandra_c.php tags: Mother Goose Stakes, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video Rachel Alexandra (daughter of Medaglia d'Oro), running away with the 2009 Kentucky Oaks (Grade I; three-year-old fillies) under the guidance of Jockey Calvin Borel. Image: David J. Phillip [larger view]. I have been keeping my eye on the amazing filly, Rachel Alexandra, who wowed the public by beating the boys as she won the Preakness Stakes last month. Yesterday, at Belmont Park in New York, Rachel Alexandra did it again. This time, she won the Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, setting not one, but two records in the process: her time of 1:46.33 was a record for the 1 1/8 mile race and her margin of victory of 19 1/2 lengths was the largest ever -- and she was being eased up during the last 1... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553067 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:59:57 +0100 2553067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458139&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FKUHklM7g45k%2Fcalvin_borel_the_next_triple_c.php tags: Belmont Stakes, horse racing, race horses, Rachel Alexandra, Mine That Bird, sports Calvin Borel, 2009. Jockey for Mine That Bird (2009 Kentucky Derby winner) and Rachel Alexandra (2009 Preakness Stakes winner). Image: Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky (Wikipedia Commons). Will the next Triple Crown Winner in American Horse Racing have only two legs? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458139 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:16:27 +0100 2458139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447652&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FFAppb6hhdlg%2Frachel_alexandra_scratched_fro.php tags: Belmont Stakes, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro), running away with the 2009 Kentucky Oaks under the guidance of Jockey Calvin Borel. Image: David J. Phillip [larger view]. To the disappointment of her many fans, the amazing filly, Rachel Alexandra, will not be running in the upcoming mile-and-one-half Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the Triple Crown of American horse racing. Jess Jackson, the co-owner of the three-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro, cited the filly's "need for a vacation" as the reason she was not entered in the race. Rachel Alexandra recently won two major stakes races; the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and May 16 Preakness Stakes (gr. I). She was the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes since Nellie... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447652 Sat, 30 May 2009 21:14:43 +0100 2447652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386926&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FoLUuHFYFtmw%2Fmine_that_bird_surprises_in_ke.php tags: Kentucky Derby, horse racing, race horses, Mine That Bird, sports, streaming video If you are one of the other two people in the USA who, like me, don't own a television, you might be interested to watch yesterday's Kentucky Derby. I know I was interested to see it, especially because a longshot with the absolutely stupid name, Mine That Bird, won easily (but in a rather slow time). As I said yesterday, it's too bad that the impressive filly, Rachel Alexandra, wasn't in this race because I think she would have easily beaten the entire crowd of boys, which comprise a poor crop of colts overall [10:09] Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386926 Sun, 03 May 2009 13:59:01 +0100 2386926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382524&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FxRzhrabZ4k0%2Frachel_alexandra_romps_convinc.php tags: Kentucky Oaks, horse racing, Rachel Alexandra, streaming video This is the video of yesterday's Grade-I Kentucky Oaks, a major race that is limited to fillies and is the "companion" race to today's Kentucky Derby. After watching the astonishingly talented filly, Rachel Alexandra, run away with this race, I think the colts running in today's Derby are very lucky she isn't in the Derby with them [2:33] Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382524 Sat, 02 May 2009 12:59:50 +0100 2382524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365087&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FNFtCtjaHkUY%2Fpharmacy_admits_their_mistake.php tags: polo horses, poisoned polo ponies, Florida, International Polo Club Palm Beach, Lechuza Caracas, Franck's Pharmacy Victor Vargas, patron of Venezuelan team Lechuza Caracas (1), left, hits a shot past Carlos Gracida (2), right, of Mokarow Farms in the Stanford U.S. Open Polo Championships at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Image: Jim Rassol. The mysterious deaths of twenty-one Venezuelan polo horses became less mysterious and more outrageous today after a veterinary pharmacy admitted they incorrectly prepared the vitamin-and-electrolyte cocktail that was injected into these horses prior to the match. This pharmacy, located in Ocala, Florida, is apparently well-respected: according to its website, Franck's Pharmacy has provided "personalized, professional and speci... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365087 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:32:05 +0100 2365087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353853&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2FPi5TOGkkcKg%2Fvenezuelan_polo_horses_mysteri.php tags: polo horses, mysterious deaths polo ponies, florida, International Polo Club Palm Beach, Lechuza Caracas, Victor Vargas Polo horse. Image: orphaned, contact me for proper attribution [larger view]. By now, most of you have heard the tragic story of the twenty-one polo horses that died suddenly within a few hours of each other in Florida. These horses, which comprised roughly half of the Venezuelan polo team, Lechuza Caracas, were scheduled to compete in the featured game in the 105th U.S. Open polo match on Sunday afternoon. Upon arriving on the grounds, several horses appeared dizzy and disoriented. They staggered off the vans and died on the lawn in front of hundreds of spectators, while others died later in the club stables. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comm... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353853 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:49:11 +0100 2353853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299227&cid=t_134615_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FYR4r41PPbw8%2F The possibility of my family’s first visit — with me included — to a destination in the west occurred at the time of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. I spent most of that Olympics season watching the skiing events, especially those that Jean-Claude Killy competed in. That winter, Mom and Dad told me that we now owned a share in a condo in a place with the unwieldy name of Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado. This village was not only a ski resort in the Rockies, but it was the very best ski resort in the country and therefore, as Dad always saw it, the world. My mother started to discuss with all of her friends how she planned to decorate the condo, a difficult task to do all the way from Ohio. My father took out a subscription to a skiing magazine. I started reading the magazines a... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299227 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:31:26 +0100 2299227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005914&cid=t_134615_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1MnuGrUsq-o%2F Some “treatments for autism” that have recently made the news: Magnets, in a method called transcranial magnetic stimulation; a study is be published this month in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders by neuroscientist Manuel Casanova. Horseback therapy that is to “restart the development of the left side of the brain,” at Spirit Horse Therapy in Corinth, Texas. At the risk of sounding like an über-cynic—and not to deny that results can be seen from the above—have to say I’m wondering what remains to be tried. Tags: asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, education blog, horses, magnets Health, parenthood, spirit horse, transcranial magnetic stimulationShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005914 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:44:10 +0100 2005914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713961&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F368520124%2Fchampion_racehorse_genuine_ris.php tags: racehorses, Genuine Risk, Kentucky Derby, horse racing, streaming video Genuine Risk, pictured at age 30, was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner. She was living at the Newstead Farm in Upperville, Va. when she died. Image: Carol T. Powers for The New York Times. The bright chestnut filly named Genuine Risk thrilled me when she won the Kentucky Derby in 1980 with commanding style. Not only did she win, but she ran the last quarter mile of the race faster than any other horse ever had, except the amazing Secretariat, who went on to win the Triple Crown of American horseracing in 1973. This morning, Genuine Risk, who was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, died at the ripe old age of 31. [Video of Genuine Risk's Kentucky Derby victory is below the fold; 2:45]. Read... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713961 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:18:42 +0100 1713961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538034&cid=t_134615_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F318214336%2F Is animal assisted therapy really the cat’s meow? asks the June 2008 Scientific American and takes a hard look at the use of dolphins, dogs (whose benefits as therapy animals for autistic children have been more and more noted), and other animals (a topic also under discussion with the US Department of Justice): To show that AATs [animal assisted therapy] work, however, researchers must demonstrate that animals produce enduring effects on people’s psychological health, not merely short-term changes in mood, such as pleasure, relaxation or excitement. So if school districts can just approve therapy/service animals being allowed in the classroom with autistic students for long enough, maybe it’ll be possible to demonstrate and document such “enduring effects”…... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538034 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:32:22 +0100 1538034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508546&cid=t_134615_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Feveryone-is-unique.html If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508546 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:20:00 +0100 1508546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508440&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F308384344%2Fretrospective_what_happened_to.php tags: Big Brown, Belmont Stakes 2008, horseracing, horses, sports mysteries, Triple Crown Big Brown, pulled up by Kent Desormeaux, has been examined by veterinarians. "No one can figure this out," his co-owner Michael Iavarone said. Image: Barton Silverman, The New York Times [larger view]. I don't know about you guys, but even though I have stated repeatedly that Big Brown is NOT a great horse, that he is simply one of a very poor crop of racehorses, I was very disturbed to see him struggling in the Belmont Stakes, and watching him fight jockey Kent Desormeaux as he was pulled up. So what happened to Big Brown this past Saturday, such that he lost the Belmont Stakes in such a spectacular fashion? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living ... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508440 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:28:27 +0100 1508440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501445&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F307017773%2Fbig_browns_belmont_stakes.php tags: Big Brown, horseracing, Triple Crown, streaming video Big Brown fights with his jockey, Kent Desormeaux, as he crosses the finish line last in the 140th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Image: Rob Carr, AP Photos. Big Brown was the favorite to win to today's Belmont Stakes, the 140th time this classic race has been run. Big Brown started from the far inside post position and ran against eight rivals in the 1.5 mile (2.41 kilometers) race, often referred to as the "Test of a Champion." The record for this race, 2:24, was set by the mighty Secretariat when he won the Triple Crown in 1973. Big Brown LOSES! Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501445 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:35:40 +0100 1501445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469706&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F298597327%2Famerican_racing_holds_breath_o.php Big Brown, the favorite to with the upcoming Belmont Stakes, has suffered a minor hoof injury. It was recently announced that Big Brown, who is the favorite to win the upcoming Belmont Stakes and horse racing's Triple Crown on 7 June in NY, has an injury that has kept him from working out since this past Friday. The injury, which was described as "very minor", is a quarter crack -- a vertical stress fracture in the hoof wall. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469706 Mon, 26 May 2008 21:02:42 +0100 1469706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450305&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F292582834%2Fno_one_died_in_the_preakness_s.php tags: Big Brown, horseracing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown Kent Desmoreaux rides Big Brown across the finish line at the 2008 Preakness Stakes today. The horse's ears are pricked forward, indicating that he is running easily. Image: Jonathan Ernst (Reuters). Odds-on favorite and Kentucky Derby winner, Big Brown, won the Preakness Stakes today by 5 1/4 lengths. This victory makes him 2/3rds of the way to winning horse racing's Triple Crown. But Big Brown's win isn't really news, if you ask me, since he is the only talented living 3-year-old racehorse in America this year, so of course he should win this race. However, what IS news is the none of the racehorses competing in the Preakness Stakes were injured or died. Whew. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450305 Sun, 18 May 2008 02:15:56 +0100 1450305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450307&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F292561242%2Feight_belles_autopsy_report_no.php tags: Eight Belles, horseracing, autopsy results, streaming video Below the fold is a hot-off-the-presses streaming video report on the autopsy results for the gallant thoroughbred filly, Eight Belles (pictured), who was killed on the racetrack two weeks ago after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. According to the results, Eight Belles did not have any underlying catastrophic health issues, such as a heart attack or an aneurysm that caused her to collapse, as was postulated shortly after her tragic death [1:23]. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450307 Sun, 18 May 2008 01:09:55 +0100 1450307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419093&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F283072768%2Ftragedy_strikes_134th_kentucky.php tags: Kentucky Derby, horse racing, racetrack surfaces, racehorses, injuries and fatalities report, Eight Belles, Barbaro Thoroughbred racehorse filly, Eight Belles, who finished second in today's Kentucky Derby, and then was killed moments later. This morning, the book, My Guy, Barbaro: A Jockey's Journey Through Love, Triumph, and Heartbreak with America's Favorite Horse co-written by Barbaro's jockey Edgar Prado and John Eisenberg, was presciently announced on National Public Radio. They were interviewing Barbaro's jockey as part of their show about today's upcoming 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, American's most famous horse race. Little did the NPR commentators know, but they were casually talking about the last few hours that another noble horse would have on this plan... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419093 Sun, 04 May 2008 04:10:11 +0100 1419093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367992&cid=t_134615_154_f&fid=36427&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FABlogAroundTheClock%2F%7E3%2F268612262%2Fmy_equestrian_past_1.php This post from May 07, 2005, was one of the rare personal posts I have ever written. Under the fold.... Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: A Blog Around The Clock) A Blog Around The Clock blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367992 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:49:48 +0100 1367992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1187162&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F225616449%2Fbarbaros_final_resting_place_s.php tags: Barbaro, horse racing, thoroughbreds, horses, leg injuries, churchill downs Goodbye Barbaro, thanks for the memories. Image source. Roy and Gretchen Jackson, the owners of the gallant racehorse, Barbaro, who was euthanized one year ago today, have decided to inter his cremains at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, where he won the Kentucky Derby in May 2006. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1187162 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:59:58 +0100 1187162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181799&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F224181523%2Fstem_cell_treatments_offer_hop.php tags: performance horses, polo, racing, tendon injury, stem cell research Beat Maendli on board Principal clears a fence during the dressage and show jumping Grand Prix in Aachen, Germany. Image: BBC. Have you read the featured story in last week's issue of Science News? It is a fascinating look at the use of stem cells to treat injuries to leg tendons of performance horses. This treatment looks like it is successful, although no controlled studies have been done because, as you might suspect, horse owners are loathe to subject their prized horses to a controlled study where their horse has an even chance of receiving an injection of saline. However, a very small pilot study in eight horses that addresses this treatment method will be published soon in the peer-reviewed journal, A... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181799 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:35:26 +0100 1181799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=789242&cid=t_134615_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fmr.html Mr. Hales and his medical husbandry"The first person to measure blood pressure was Stephen Hales, an English clergyman of creative genius, who in 1708 directly connected the left crural artery of a horse to a 9-foot-tall glass manometer using brass tubes and a trachea of [a] goose." (from McGee, Evidence Based Physical Diagnosis) (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=789242 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:18:00 +0100 789242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=757965&cid=t_134615_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F137292151%2Fhorse_lovers_blog_carnival_now.php tags: horses, blog carnivals Surprisingly, this is the first time anything I've written has appeared in the Horse Lovers' Blog Carnival, so you should check it out! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=757965 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:50:13 +0100 757965