by Imp Orter | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Case Reports
Nutraceutical is a relatively new word. So new, in fact, that my spellcheck doesn’t recognize it. Nutraceutical is the product of smashing “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical” together, becoming representative of finding a natural pathway to...
by Imp Orter | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Horseracing
A hotwalker is not a person who struts the corner on the wrong side of town, when the trainer tells you to “shank that horse” he is not telling you to stab the horse with a blade, and “that jockey has the bug” certainly doesn’t mean he is...
by Imp Orter | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
“I think we need stitches,” was the text I received last Sunday at 8:30 p.m. My friend Jessie’s three-year-old Quarter Horse Ghost had a major cut on his hind leg. Talk about bad timing, our attempts to get ahold of a vet were futile and with the...
by Imp Orter | May 23, 2014 | Blog
Aside from standing in the winners’ circle, naming a racehorse is arguably one of the most fun parts of ownership. Over the years we have seen beautiful, witty, stoic, and even downright perverse names, each with a story behind it. Obtaining the perfect name can...
by Imp Orter | May 14, 2014 | Blog, Products
On the heels of the Kentucky Derby many people wonder how winner California Chrome travelled to and from his home racetrack of Los Alamitos in Cypress, California, to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. California Chrome wasn’t shipped by train and he...
by Imp Orter | Apr 23, 2014 | Blog
Every year there is full-blown battle to obtain one of the 20 available spots in the Kentucky Derby’s starting gate. Only the absolute best three-year-old Thoroughbreds gain entry and a chance to win their place in the history books. Beautiful and timeless...
