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Central Kentucky Riding For Hope To Auction Multiple Halters At 40th Anniversary Celebration

A beloved non-profit therapeutic riding program, Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH), is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an upscale barn party at their center on Aug. 21.

Silent and live auction items of note include:

17 halters worn by various Thoroughbred superstars Curlin, Tapit, Street Sense, Ghostzapper, Kitten's Joy and more. Each halter has a Certificate of Authenticity.
A professional drone package which can be used to film a Central Kentucky property for marketing, insurance or real estate purposes.
Corporate boxes for 2021 and 2022 race meets at Keeneland and Churchill Downs.
Collectibles such as a Marylou Whitney Stables racing saddle or signed 20 YO Pappy Van Winkle bourbon bottle table lamp.
An equine oil painting by renowned Kentucky sporting artist Kelly Brewer.
Unique experiences such a Fire Dept. dinner & truck ride, personal helicopter tour or professional musical entertainment for your next party.

More information can be found at https://one.bidpal.net/saddleupforhope2021 or by calling CKRH at (859) 231-7066, 9AM – 4PM (EDT.)

Central Kentucky Riding for Hope is dedicated to enriching the community by improving the quality of life and the health of children and adults with special physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs through therapeutic activities with the horse. Community support and gifts allow CKRH to provide life-changing programs for people of all ages through the healing power of the horse.

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‘Warrior Of The Turf’ Hogy Euthanized After Paddock Accident At Old Friends

Multiple graded stakes winner Hogy was euthanized this morning at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, KY, where he has been pensioned since 2019.

The 12-year-old gelded son of Offlee Wild suffered a catastrophic fracture of the left hind ankle in a paddock accident and was attended to by Dr. Ashton Broman of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.

Michael Blowen, founder and president of Old Friends, made the announcement Monday.

Bred by Dr. John E. Little in Kentucky, Hogy finished his seven-year career with 55 starts and 19 wins and earnings of $1,339,782.

The near-black gelding launched his career at Arlington Park in 2011 capturing his first three starts, including the Brian Barenscheer Juvenile Stakes at Canterbury Park. He earned his first graded stakes in the 2013 in the grade 3 Hanshin Cup Stakes, again at Arlington. In 2017 he set a track record for 5½ furlongs in the Colonel Power Stakes at Fair Grounds, while defeating Old Friends retiree and that day's 4-5 favorite, Green Mask.

Claimed from owner William Stiritz and trainer Scott Becker for $80,000 in 2017 following three straight losses, Hogy quickly earned his keep for new owner Michael Hui and trainer Mike Maker when he took the grade 3 Kentucky Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs, defeating group 1 winner Undrafted in the process. After a defeat in the grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, Hogy went on the following year to capture the grade Canadian Turf Stakes at Gulfstream.

“Hogy had become one of the most beloved retirees on the farm and will be deeply missed,” said Old Friends's Blowen.

“He shared a paddock and became a good friend to Soi Phet, whose career mirrored Hogy's on the West Coast. They were an amazing pair,” Blowen added. “We're very thankful to Michael Hui for allowing us to care for his warrior of the turf these last two years.”

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Researchers Seek Behavior Clues To Better Equine Health

A grimace, a shift in gait or stance. Subtle behavioral signs can tell owners and handlers a lot about the health and welfare of their horses, ponies, mules and donkeys. And that's what three newly funded equine behavior and health research teams are counting on.

In one study, researchers at Utrecht University, Netherlands, are validating an easy-to-use questionnaire to help owners recognize and monitor behavioral signs of chronic osteoarthritis pain in their horses. Osteoarthritis in horses often goes unrecognized and untreated. This new tool may help owners and veterinarians better monitor treatment effectiveness and pain progression, and inform quality-of-life decisions.

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Next, University of California, Davis, researchers are trying to find better ways of recognizing pain in mules. The team is using a combination of facial expressions (called a grimace scale) and Smart Halter, a new technology to monitor physical signs of pain, including heart rate and respiration.

They hope these easy-to-use tools will improve pain management for mules, helping veterinarians, sanctuaries and nonprofit organizations care for these increasingly popular animals.

Finally, researchers at the University of Bologna, Italy, are working to improve the welfare of unbroken horses transported over long distances. Finding a reliable way, including behavioral cues, to distinguish between broken (well-handled) and unbroken (unhandled) horses, will ensure these animals are transported in accordance with strict regulations based on their status, reducing their mental and physical distress during travel.

Morris Animal Foundation has long recognized the connection between behavior and the health and welfare of animals. Identifying specific behaviors associated with pain and stress, especially at early stages, will help guide interventions and improve the well-being of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys everywhere.

It’s Me! Horses Recognize Other Horses In Images

A study from Italy has shown that hoses can recognize their own species in images, but not other animals, reports The Horse.

Dr. Giulia Ragonese, with the Department of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Messina in Italy, has shown that horses can recognize 2D images of their own species. Dogs, cows, sheep and monkeys can also identify their own species in images.

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Ragonese showed 10 Franches-Montagnes horses images of other horses, pigs, donkeys, cows and sheep. Food was first hidden behind the images of the horses, then the test was reversed and food was put behind the images of other animals. The horses had to push the correct photo to find the food behind the image.

The scientists found that 80 percent of horses were able to distinguish horse faces from the others – including donkeys. However, they were unable to distinguish cows, pigs, sheep and donkeys from one another.

Ragonese said that this information offers insight into how the equine brain works, which is beneficial for equine welfare.