Kimberly S. Herbert, Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, was elected president of the Kentucky Horse Council on Feb. 17. She served as vice president for the past year, as well as headed the Communications and Public Relations Committee and served on the Equine Welfare and KHC Horse Fair Committees. Herbert, who has been Editor of The Horse since March of 1995, also is a contributing editor to The Blood-Horse, a weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred breeding and racing. She has guided The Horse‘s focus on equine health since it was bought by The Blood-Horse Inc. in late 1994, first serving as managing editor.

Herbert serves on the board of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Horse Patrol Commission, which provides financial support and guidance for the mounted police unit based in Lexington, Ky. She also is on the board of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Media, and works with the local riding for the handicapped organization