Keeneland Association announced Nov. 24 it has cataloged 1,753 horses for its 2010 January Horses of All Ages Sale, to be held Monday-Friday, January 11-15.

That represents a 26.3% decline from the 2008 catalog, which totaled 2,379 horses

Catalogs for the January sale will be available at Keeneland.com beginning

The Humane Society of the United States, has issued a statement concerning a recent Internet video depicting Swedish Olympic rider, Patrik Kittel, riding his stallion, Watermill Scandic, is a state of hyperflexion (known by some in the dressage world as "rollkur") during warm-up at the Odense World Cup competition in Denmark.

 "While no representative of The

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or people responsible for abandoning five horses on a logging road in rural Pierce County on Nov. 12.

Terry Cairns found five emaciated horses deep in the forest outside of Elbe, Wash. last week, local news reports

A globally diverse group of buyers, robust trade, and the highly prized pedigrees available through the Overbrook Farm dispersal combined to produce promising results at Keeneland's November breeding stock sale, which concluded Nov. 22.

Total receipts for the 13-day auction, held Nov. 10-22, were $159,727,800, down 13.9% from the $185,552,300 grossed during last year's

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has modified the import requirements to horses to enter Canada from the state of Texas, Equine Canada recently reported. When the most recent outbreak of equine piroplasmosis occurred, the CFIA had asked the USDA to suspend the issuance or endorsement of export certificates for horses and other equines originating from the state of

Florida has enacted import restrictions on horses from Texas due to the ongoing investigation into equine piroplasmosis, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson announced.

Nearly 300 Texas horses have tested positive for Theileria equi, one of two organisms responsible for causing equine piroplasmosis.

Florida now requires horses

Stolen Horse International is working to set up an early warning system so that owners and riders can be contacted with information about possible crimes in their area.

The group sometimes receives reports of suspicious activity. This information can be passed on to alert owners of a possible threat. Information about stolen horses, vehicles, equipment, and other farm-related

Popular Churchill Downs-based jockey Calvin Borel, who swept this year's Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby aboard Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird, respectively, will be honored at Churchill Downs Nov. 21 and 22 with a bobblehead giveaway, autograph session, roast, and his very own drink special.

The first 7,500 fans through admission gates Nov. 21 will receive a free

Far from being a topic rooted only in science, how we protect animal welfare is affected by such diverse elements as politics, ethics, and semantics, said international speakers at a welfare symposium at Michigan State University held earlier this month.

The three-day Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare was developed and co-sponsored by the American

The Donkey Sanctuary has acquired a rare apple and is asking supporters to vote for their favorite Christmas donkey to decide which animal will get to eat it.

Old Friends, a racehorse retirement farm located near Georgetown, Ky., has opened its first satellite for retired Thoroughbreds. Cabin Creek, a 40-acre farm just outside Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will begin receiving horses immediately. An official opening and celebration is planned for July 22, 2010.

The auxiliary space will be named in honor of trainer Bobby Frankel, who died

A reproductive technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), in which a sperm cell is injected directly into an egg, has resulted in foals from many mares that were no longer able to produce. However, it might be equally as important in reviving valuable genetics from stallions that have been dead for decades.

The ability to freeze semen on stallions has been

Emerald Downs of Auburn, Wash., is on alert this winter for possible flooding in the Green River Valley, and has outlined procedures to ensure the safety of employees, patrons, and horses.

Although Emerald Downs, which sits on 167 acres just north of downtown Auburn, is in a safe zone on a map outlining Green River Flood Impact, the track is taking potential flooding