Delivered by Westgate Labs in collaboration with the Racing Staff Development Programme, this informative and easy-to-follow webinar discusses the challenge of resistance, how we can develop our management to be more environmentally sustainable and improve horse welfare.
The future of parasite control in racehorses is delivered by Kristy Hodgson, Director and SQP at Westgate Labs.
Open to anyone involved in Thoroughbred breeding and racing, the ITBF is hosting a free-to-view webinar featuring discussion from industry giants across the world. When: Tuesday, February 18th. When: 12pm (noon) UK time.
An international breeders' panel, hosted by Nick Luck, will discuss "Finding Positive Ways Forward" - panelists include: from Ireland: Cathy Grassick (Breeder and Chairman Irish TBA), Japan: Hirokazu Okada (President, Big Red Farm), USA: Bret Jones (President, Airdrie Stud), Argentina: Alberto Figueiredo (Director, Bonne Chance), Australia: Antony Thompson (Owner and Director, Widden Stud, South Africa: Jehan Malherbe (breeder, owner and bloodstock Agent).
Join TB-Ed on a walk and talk around the foaling unit at one the UK's most well-established stud farms, New England Stud.
Recorded to support the Foaling the Mare Programme, exclusive to TB-Ed, this insightful conversation with Stud Groom Laurence Carling provides a fascinating insight into foaling Thoroughbred mares.
The latest edition of the Horserace Betting Levy Board's Codes of Practice has been published ahead of the forthcoming breeding season. The Codes set out voluntary recommendations to help breeders, in conjunction with their veterinary surgeons, prevent and control specific diseases in all breeds of horse and pony.
Join renowned bloodstock agent Anthony Bromley of Highflyer Bloodstock in conversation with host Alayna Cullen-Birkett from the TDN as they dive into the world of selecting and buying bloodstock.
In this engaging episode, we hear how Anthony got involved in the industry before Alayna taps into his vast expertise to uncover his insight behind selecting top-class young horses. From pedigree versus physical attributes to market trends, Anthony shares his insider knowledge and breaks down the art of evaluating horses for both National Hunt and the flat.
Britain is home to world-leading breeding operations and a new series portrays six of those studs with the aim of encouraging future international investment into British breeding. Breeders from all around the world have set up studs or broodmare bands in Britain, recognising the outstanding boarding facilities, welfare standards and the expertise of the breeding industry.
Updated guidelines for the preparation and sale of thoroughbred breeding and young stock at public auction have been published by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA), Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (ITBA), Goffs, Tattersalls and the Federation of Bloodstock Agents, ahead of the forthcoming yearling sales season.
Prominent experts from the bloodstock breeding industry headed up another distinguished line up for the 2024 Gerald Leigh Lectures.
