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The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is reviewing findings from the ‘Rethinking Veterinary Education’ report and will discuss its recommendations with the profession, government, and stakeholders. Released on Monday, the report suggests that veterinary ...

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Ashburton trainer Nigel Perkins has two horses in work so it’d be fair to say he’s taking his harness racing ‘team’ to Addington on Sunday (Jul. 8). Perkins works the horses in his spare time and has a full time role as the Ashburton sales rep for Newlands Auto Electrical which also has branches in

American Airlines confirmed the news and added that due to the disturbance, flight 488 from San Pedro Sula to Miami got delayed

Letters Ahead of the Cop26 conference in Glasgow, UK organisers must do more to make rail travel a viable option for delegates, writes Nigel Perkins. Plus Gayna Walls on her memories of train journeys across Europe ‘In the 1960s and early 70s, I – like many of your older readers, I expect – travelled as a student through Europe using affordable sleeper trains from Ostend to Vienna or Berlin.’ Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo ‘In the 1960s and early 70s, I – like many of your older re...

Study: Four Risk Factors For Musculoskeletal Injuries In Racehorses Identified Sponsored by: Musculoskeletal injuries continue to plague Thoroughbred racehorses around the world, despite ongoing research into their causes. Many injuries occur during training and are non-fatal, though many tracks report only fatal race-day injuries. Drs. Kylie L. Crawford, Anna Finnane, Clive Phillips, Ristan Greer, Solomon Woldeyohannes, Nigel Perkins, Lisa Kidd and Benjamin Ahern sought to determine ...

Study: Australian Thoroughbreds Retired Sound Easier To Rehome Sponsored by: After a outcry of public concern regarding the fate of Thoroughbred racehorses when their racing careers were over, a study team was created to assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome for retiring racehorses in Australia. Drs. Kylie Crawford, Anna Finnane, Ristan Greer, Clive Phillips, Solomon Woldeyohannes, Nigel Perkins and Benjamin Ahern investigated how many horses were retired from racing at the B...

Horsetalk.co.nz Nearly all Queensland Thoroughbreds in study successfully moved to new careers Thoroughbred racing at Doomben Racecourse, in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo: Commander Keane (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons Nearly all Thoroughbred racehorses in a Queensland study were successfully repurposed after racing, although those who bowed out with injuries were less likely to find performance roles. The study, reported this week in the journal Animals, explored the incidence, ...