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Less than a year after launching the two weekly e-newsletters, KER has revamped their look and added a separate set of editions to address the different seasonal needs of its customers located in the Southern Hemisphere.

"We realize that while it's snowing in Kentucky, our Australian customers are in the middle of their competition season and are dealing with issues like anhidrosis," said Kimberly S. Brown, KER's global marketing manager. "As an international equine nutrition, research, and consultation company, we felt we could better serve KER's customers and Team Members in the Southern Hemisphere by creating dedicated newsletters that reflect their current horse management issues."

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Snow Fairy has chalked up another outstanding Group 1 victory in the Far East, just four weeks after winning the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Japan, increasing her lifetime earnings to more than £2.6 million.

In her previous race, the three-year-old filly oozed class when she passed 11 horses in the last two furlongs of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup. She found the lead in the last 100 yards, beating a top-class field and recording the fastest two-furlong sectional time of the meeting.

"She's very special--a machine. I thought she had no chance when we turned in, but she quickened up so well. She has a marvelous turn of foot, and she surpassed what we thought she could do," said her jockey, Ryan Moore.

Trainer Ed Dunlop concurred, "To do it against colts for the first time in her life puts her down as an exceptional horse; there can be no doubt about that. She's not the biggest filly in the world, but she has the biggest heart."

Snow Fairy has now won over 10, 11, and 12 furlongs at the highest level, which leaves plenty of options open for next year's schedule. The world's richest horse race, the $10 million Dubai World Cup, is one of several major international races over a mile and a quarter that is being considered for the filly. Other possibilities include the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong in May, the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown in July, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, and the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Churchill Downs.

"She has had a busy season, having been on the go since the spring, but she has now won four Group 1 races, including the English and Irish Oaks, and she has shown that she loves traveling by winning both here and in Japan. She has been a credit to the stable and I cannot thank my staff enough for the work that they have done with her," said Dunlop.

Snow Fairy trains and competes on Race 13, a high-energy textured feed formulated to maintain the equine athlete during the rigors of strenuous racing campaign. Race 13 is available through Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Team Members Saracen Feeds in England and Hallway Feeds in the United States.

The role of Kentucky Equine Research (KER) in sponsoring and helping to prepare the 2010 U.S. para-equestrian dressage team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was the topic of a sidebar in the December 2010/January 2011 edition of USDF Connection.

This is the official publication of the U.S. Dressage Federation, the governing body for the discipline in the United States.

KER was proud to sponsor the athletes of the U.S. para-equestrian dressage team, and hosted the group and their horses for a training camp prior to the competition.

Read about KER's involvement with this group, and see page 47 of USDF Connection for more.

Dr. Bryan Waldridge, a staff veterinarian for Kentucky Equine Research (KER), will be taking the company's nutrition expertise on the road in January for a special lecture to veterinary students at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Waldridge will cover basic equine nutrition, trace mineral nutrition, and nutritional management of medical conditions during his three-hour session with the students in Dr. Erin Malone's Advanced Equine Elective course on January 26.

Read more about Dr. Waldridge.

The World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) will hold its next conference in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 2-6, 2011. Kentucky Equine Research is an Educational Partner to WEVA (read more).

Sessions will include lameness diagnostics and therapeutics using a live horse ultrasound demonstration by Professor Jean-Marie Denoix and case discussions by Dr. Sue Dyson. Other topics include: cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, emergency medicine, endocrinology and liver disease, field procedures, infectious diseases, neurology, minimally invasive surgery, nutrition, ophthalmology, orthopedics, performance horse, podiatry, reproduction, upper and lower airway diseases, urinary, and more.

There also will be a special welfare track with speakers from the Donkey Sanctuary, SPANA, The Brooke, and AAEP.

More information can be found at www.wevaonline.org or by e-mailing info@wevaonline.org.

Canadian reiner Lisa Coulter has risen to the top of the worldwide rankings maintained by the Fédération EquestreInternationale (FEI, the international governing body of equestrian sport). Coulter is proudly sponsored by Kentucky Equine Research (KER).

She also qualified to represent Canada at the inaugural FEI World Reining Finals in May 2011. This competition will take place in Bökeberg, Sweden.

Coulter is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Reining Committee, chairs the High Performance Committee, and is also an athlete representative.

Together Lisa and Bob Thompson own a ranch in Pilot Point, Texas. This ranch is where Lisa bases her training as she travels back and forth between British Columbia and Texas doing business and competing.

She uses KERx products EO•3 and Synovate HA. 

Lisa is also one of KER's elite riders offering equine conformation analysis for Equinews.com.  Readers are welcome to submit photos for consideration. Read more.

Brook Dobbin and Belcam Advisor

Talented Victorian rider Brook Dobbin held off a strong field to convincingly win the Equestrian NSW World Cup Qualifier held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre on December 12 aboard the 11-year-old gray gelding Belcam Advisor.

Brook and Angela Dobbin own the scopey Australian-bred gelding by Belcam Agassi and have high hopes for him on the World Cup circuit. Created by the renowned course designer Leopoldo Palacios from Venezuela, the challenging track at the event asked many questions of the riders and horses.

Brook and Belcam Advisor are members of the Equestrian Australia National Jumping Development Squad and are currently sitting in second place on the Australian World Cup leaderboard.

Brook and Angela run Glenwood Park in Yarra Glen, Victoria, a picturesque breaking and training facility for performance horses. Brook and Angela are well known for their ability to breed, break and train top-class jumpers with many reaching World Cup level. Glenwood Park uses a variety of KER and KERx products including Low GI Cube, Equi-Jewel, Glucos-A-Flex, EquiShure, Restore, and Neigh-Lox.

KER will be holding nutrition seminars throughout 2011. These seminars will present the very latest findings in the nutritional management of breeding, sport and racehorses. Be sure to keep checking the KER website for details.

Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California was featured in the November 2010 issue of California Thoroughbred. The farm, owned by Rich and Gaby Sulpizio, is a client of Associated Feed, a Kentucky Equine Research Team Member. Encompassing 238 acres of land, Magali stands eight Thoroughbred stallions including Lit de Justice and Ten Most Wanted. With visiting mares and horses in early training, there are usually around 300 horses on the property. Magali Farms was honored as the 2008 Thoroughbred Owners and breeders Association State Breeder of the Year for California.

The tradeshow booth maintained by Barastoc and Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has been named the top stand at this year's Equitana Melbourne by Horsezone.com.au, an Australia-based equine website.  Barastoc is a KER Team Member feed manufacturer. Read the article.

Equitana Melbourne took place November 18-21 at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds. Over 45,000 visitors attended the event. KER and Barastoc played a significant role in the event through sponsorship of the main demonstration arena and several demonstrations.

KER Australia's next major event will be the 2011 Nutrition of the Sport Horse Australian and New Zealand Seminar Series, to be held from January 28 to February 8. KER founder and president Dr. Joe Pagan and KER equine nutritionist Dr. Clarissa Brown-Douglas will present the latest findings in the nutrition and management of sport horses at various locations throughout Australia and New Zealand. Venues and times will be available soon.

Bob Baffert, a Racing Hall of Fame trainer whose equine charges have won 13 Eclipse Awards, has chalked up 2000 wins in his training career. Horses trained by Baffert have finished first in numerous Triple Crown races as well as seven Breeders' Cup events. For his horses in race training, Baffert favors feeds formulated by Kentucky Equine Research and manufactured by KER Team Member Hallway Feeds.

The most recent issue of Feedstuffs features an article detailing the role of Kentucky Equine Research (KER) as the designated feed, hay, and bedding supplier at this year's World Equestrian Games (WEG), held Sept. 25-Oct.10 in Lexington, Ky.

Authored by Joe D. Pagan, Ph.D., founder and president of KER, the article describes the logistical challenges that accompany an event of this magnitude. More than 750 horses were stabled on the showgrounds throughout the competition; this represents more than double the number of horses that gather for an Olympic Games. For an inside look at how KER managed to procure suitable feed, hay, and bedding while simultaneously adhering to strict governmental regulations, read the complete article.

Pagan is a regular contributor to Feedstuffs. View the complete list of past articles here.

Jerry and Ann Moss' great race mare Zenyatta, who recently retired from her track career, will arrive at Bluegrasss Airport in Lexington, Kentucky on December 6. Before being vanned the few miles to Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Kentucky,

Zenyatta will be paraded before the public at Keeneland Racecourse at approximately 4:15 p.m. (Update: Zenyatta's plane has been delayed and is expected to land a couple of hours later than originally scheduled. She should arrive at the Keeneland sales pavilion for a public appearance around 6:00 this evening.)

Zenyatta won 19 of 20 starts and set North American female records with 13 Grade 1 victories and earnings of  $7,304,580. She won the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic and the 2008 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic as well as Eclipse Awards as champion older mare in both 2008 and 2009. She was trained by John Shirreffs and ridden for most of her career by Mike Smith. During her training and racing, she was fueled with feeds formulated by Kentucky Equine Research and manufactured by Hallway Feeds, a KER Team Member.

In the future, Zenyatta's fans can go to zenyatta.com or lanesend.com to keep up with her news as she settles in at Lane's End and begins a new career as a broodmare.

Joe Pagan, Ph.D., founder and president of Kentucky Equine Research (KER), will give a presentation during the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) Annual Stud Farming Course, to be held Dec. 7-9, 2010 at the British Racing School, Newmarket, UK.

According to the TBA website, the course provides a unique opportunity for delegates to learn from veterinary and industry experts on many topics that range from pedigree analysis and mating plans to management of growing foals and yearlings.

In addition to Pagan, speakers include representatives from Rossdales & Partners, Newmarket Equine Hospital, and Animal Health Trust. All delegates will receive a comprehensive handbook with up-to-date notes. Away from the lecture theater, delegates will enjoy dinner on the first evening, plus visits to Newmarket Equine Hospital and Lanwades Stud, as well as a tour of the British Racing School.

The fee for the course is £385 for TBA members, £525 for nonmembers and includes dinner on the first night, lunches, and visits but excludes accommodation. Go to the TBA website for more information.

The course is sponsored in part by Saracen Horse Feeds, a KER Team Member in England.

In case you missed the premier of "Dirty Jobs" at Kentucky Equine Research (KER), the episode will continue to air in the United States over the coming weeks.

The next showings will be Tuesday, December 7, at 8 and 11 p.m. See a U.S. schedule.

The episode has not yet aired in Australia. Keep an eye on the Australia and New Zealand schedule.