Enter Your Vote in Donkey Sanctuary Christmas Contest
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.
Candidate
Old Friends Retirement Farm Opens New York Facility
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
Breedings to Deceased Stallions Offered Via Injection Technique
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
Washington Racetrack Braces for Regional Flooding
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
Horse Charity Offering Christmas Card Fundraiser
The Horse Trust of Buckinghamshire, UK, is now taking orders for its Christmas cards and 2010 calendar, which feature retired horses, donkeys, and ponies living at the sanctuary.
All proceeds from The Horse Trust's Christmas cards and calendars go to the charity. It costs the charity around £17 ($28) a day to look after each horse at the sanctuary.
The Horse
Virginia Tech to Develop New Equine Education Program
The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will create a new equine education program at the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center (MARE Center) located in Middleburg, Va.
Troxel Offers Equestrian Safety Photo Contest
Troxel LLC is now accepting submissions for its new "Safety in Focus" online photo contest. Judges will award prizes, including a grand prize of $250 worth of Troxel merchandise, to five winning photos and showcase all the best entries online.
The contest is in support of Troxel's newly upgraded Safety
Sexed Equine Semen Available Commercially in 2010
The ability to have stallion semen sorted for sex-selected foals is being offered on a commercial basis through a new alliance between Sexing Technologies and Equine Reproduction Innovations. The use of sex-selected semen in conjunction with intracytoplasmic sperm injection will be offered to horse breeders for the 2010 breeding season.
Why used sexed semen?
National Equine Welfare Code of Practice Endorsed
A national Welfare Code of Practice has been endorsed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Quarter Horse Association, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the U.S. Equestrian Federation, and the U.S. Trotting Association. The Welfare Code of Practice, drafted by the American Horse Council (AHC), outlines in generi
Safety Net for Appaloosa Horses Established
In March 2009, the Appaloosa Horse Club members received an e-mail blast about a family with 80 Appaloosa horses they needed help finding homes for as they could no longer afford to feed them. Just two months later, two month-old Appaloosa fillies were dumped in Baker City, Ore.
"Appaloosa owners need to know that there are options and resources available to help find homes
Equine Welfare Consensus Reached By AQHA, Partners
Equine industry alliance partners reached a general consensus involving humane treatment and equine welfare during a meeting October 20 and 21 at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas.
Meeting participants discussed the merits of developing a uniform therapeutic medications program and humane treatment policies that could be adopted by all of th
USEF Medication Group Proposes Further Restriction of NSAIDs
The U.S. Equestrian Federation's Drugs and Medications Committee has reviewed a motion to further restrict the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in horses at USEF licensed competitions. The group put forth a rule change proposal that will be considered at the USEF Annual Meeting in January.
Under the current USEF rules, no more than two of the seven
Name an Assateague Island Wild Foal
Naming rights to a wild Assateague Island foal will be auctioned online starting Nov. 8. This is the second auction organized by the Assateague Island Alliance.
The four foals will be placed in the Assateague Island Alliance's Foster Horse Program for adoption with the names chosen by the auction winners. There are only four chances to win, so participants must act
AVMA Pushing Vet School Loan Repayment Aid
"Congratulations, you've finally earned your veterinary degree. Here's a bill for $130,000."
Veterinary school graduates are entering the profession today with educational debt that resembles an average mortgage in the United States. What a graduation gift.
With average educational debt approaching the estimated $136,000 average of a U.S. home
Trotter Mr. Muscleman Joins Horse Park Hall of Champions
The Kentucky-born trotter Mr. Muscleman, a winner of $3,582,823, has a new home at the Kentucky Horse Park. He arrived on October 16, and will take up residence in the Hall of Champions along with the other breed ambassadors. The 9-year-old Standardbred was foaled at Brittany Farms in Versailles, Ky.
"The Kentucky Horse Park is considered 'hallowed ground' in the
John Harris Named RCTA Community Award Honoree
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RCTA) has announced John Harris, a leader in California agribusiness and racing, as the RCTA Community Award honoree. Harris currently serves as chairman of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). Harris was honored at the 7th annual White Horse Heroes Luncheon at Oak Tree Racing Association at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Thursday (Nov.
