For more than a century, racehorse trainers have tied horses’ tongues to the front and side when they work or race. The purpose, trainers say, is to reduce breathing noises and help the horses perform ...

Somewhere in the vast, digitized vaults of horse racing history, an image exists that defies belief. It’s a snapshot of pure, raw athletic exertion, so perfectly timed it feels almost impossible, a ...

The widespread use of tongue-ties in horse racing in Australia has recently come under fire. Proponents of the tongue-tie – a strap that immobilises a horse’s tongue – argue that it prevents breathing ...

After such good, but heavy conversation in my recent posts, I thought it would be fun to take a look at a lighter side of race horses. This includes a new angle for betting I have stumbled upon for ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding Joey is a quarter horse from out West. I bought him from a dealer and he has been a wonderful horse. When my vet came out to do his teeth, she said his tongue was almost ...