North American Trainer Magazine - horse racing Spring 2021 Vorige editie

IN THIS ISSUE:

Ron Moquett - cover profile

How dirt tracks became safer in 2020 - Ken Snyder compares tracks and explains the actions which Santa Anita and Fair Grounds in New Orleans took to make their tracks safer.

Sunday Silence - Nancy Sexton looks back at the legacy Sunday Silence has left and why the stallion was a true game changer for the Japanese industry, not only as a brilliant source of elite talent but as a key to the development of Japan as a respected racing nation.

Understanding gene sequencing technology - Carol Hughes explains how every common gastrointestinal disease can be linked back to disturbances of the gut bacteria.

State breeding incentives for 2021 - North America provides breeder and owner incentive programs to reward horsemen for
producing quality bloodstock – Annie Lambert
breaks these programs down State by State.

“Bon appétit” - Establishing what a normal appetite looks
like, Catherine Rudenko examines ways to encourage and maintain appetite throughout a season. The best planned
feeding program in the world is of no use if the horse simply does not eat as required to sustain performance.

Graded Stakes winning owners - Bill Heller captures the Graded Stakes winning owners behind Colonel Liam, Kiss Today Goodbye and Tide of the Sea.

Stable vices - Georgie White investigates Stable Vices: Are
they vices or a product of the environment?

On the bridle - Dr. Russell Mackechnie-Guire looks at the
different types of bridles at the trainers’ disposal and what works best for which type of horse.

#soundbites - This quarter, Bill Heller asks if with increased restrictions on the use of Lasix, tracks should have agreed protocols with horsemen for the horse’s barn environment, covering ventilation / air flow and bedding?