RV Sales of Broward, Fla., announced today (March 22) that it will have seasonal rentals available at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show Series from May 9-20, 2007.
RV Sales of Broward owner Gigi Stetler noted that she has had numerous
Guided by its mission to improve the health and welfare of the horse, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has relaunched its Web site, www.aaep.org, with new educational tools for veterinarians
HBO Sports has begun production on a documentary that explores the triumph and tragedy of Barbaro. It will air June 6, three days before the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time.
Tracing the colt?s significant
The Humane Society of the United States released a statement on March 16 stating that recent claims that thousands of horses have been abandoned in Kentucky are unfounded, and is calling it a campaign of fear mongering by a foreign-owned horse
For more than two years, racehorses (principally Standardbreds) have tested positive for the amphetamine, aminorex (for more information see
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR), the only national organization that advances the conservation of land for horse related activities, has opened its new headquarters in the Kentucky Horse Park. The group says the impending loss of
A group of veterinarians has created an organization and Web site called Veterinarians for Equine Welfare (VEW) to express their beliefs concerning horse slaughter and the veterinary industry.
VEW consulted with representatives of the horse
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA, a British animal welfare organization) is urging race organizers, horse owners, trainers and jockeys to make animal welfare their top priority at the Cheltenham Festival after
The American Horse Council’s 2007 national directory of breed and sport organizations, equine publications, state resources, and racing and gaming organizations is now available for purchase.
The AHC’s Horse Industry Directory is a yearl
Foreign horsemen who wish to ship their Thoroughbreds to compete in the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, and other races at Churchill Downs will benefit from an on-track quarantine and isolation facility now located on the grounds.
When th
The Connecticut Horse Council has been working on legislation that will assist victims of domestic violence by allowing judges to include animals in restraining and protective orders, as domestic violence victims might be unable to leave th
Legislation to outlaw the commercial sale and slaughter of America’s wild horses was passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday (March 7).
H.R. 249 seeks to restore permanent federal protections for wild horses and burros
Another hay caravan to assist in the care of horses seized from a Sharpsburg, Md., farm in early December is heading to Washington County this weekend for a Sunday (March 11) delivery.
Monkton residents Fran Burns, Maureen Haley and Joanna
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantines in Connecticut have been lifted. The virus affected an equine hospital and the herd at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
On Dec. 24, 2006, a horse at Fairfield Equine Associates in
The University of Kentucky?s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center said March 7 it has confirmed 40 cases of equine leptospirosis in the Central Kentucky region from July 2006 until now, and most of the observed cases have resulted in foal loss by
Breyer Animal Creations announced Friday, March 2, that due to demand, it will produce more portrait models of Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who died earlier this year.
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