The Board of Trustees of Blood-Horse Publications, parent company of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care and TheHorse.com, announced Aug. 26 that Stacy V. Bearse will retire as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2010, after two decades of service.

Bearse, age 60, will continue to assist company management as a part-time business advisor.

"Stacy has done a great job for the Blood-Horse over many years," board chairman Stuart S. Janney III said in a statement. "He built its strength and scope during good times for our industry and he has made the tough decisions that are critical in the present challenging times. We look forward to his continuing help and advice."

Bearse joined Blood-Horse Publications in 1990 after a long media career at Hayden Publishing and VNU Business Publications. At Blood-Horse, he led an expansion into new markets and digital media that included the launch of The Horse Media Group, Eclipse Press, TBH MarketWatch, TrueNicks data service, Keeneland and Breeders' Cup magazines, and Auction Edge

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