On Dec. 25, The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., will open its IMAX^® Theatre to Walt Disney’s first dramatic feature created exclusively for the giant screen.

Young Black Stallion, the prequel to the 1979 classic The Black Stallion, takes audiences along on the adventures of a young girl named Neera, and the wild colt she meets in the

“Blazing Saddles Adventures” First Business Accredited

Northern Queensland trail riding operator “Blazing Saddles Adventures” is the first organization to be accredited to the Australian Horse Industry Council’s Code of Practice for the horse industry. Over the coming months and years, more businesses and organizations will be accredited. This should see “HorseSafe”

Horse owners, farriers, and equine veterinarians are invited to attend the first International Hoof-Care Summit, to be held Feb. 5-7, 2004, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The summit will bring together leading authorities on the sometimes divergent, controversial methods of equine footcare.

The International Hoof-Care Summit will allow leading experts, working farriers and horse owners to

College students who are pursuing a career in equine publishing are eligible to compete for American Horse Publications 2004 Student Award. If you will be a junior or senior at the start of the 2004-2005 undergraduate college year, with at least one semester before graduation, you have a chance to win a cash award of $500 plus an all-expense paid trip to AHP’s annual meeting and seminar. The

Ray Paulick, editor in chief of The Blood-Horse and executive vice president and editorial director of Blood-Horse Publications, has been selected as the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) equine industry representative on the group’s board of directors. His term will begin during the AAEP’s 49th Annual Convention in New Orleans, La., November 21-25, 2003, and run

An international gathering of over 2,400 veterinarians is expected to explore the latest advances in equine veterinary care and research during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) 49th Annual Convention in New Orleans, La., Nov. 21 – 25.

As the world’s largest continuing education meeting devoted to equine veterinary medicine, the convention will offer scientific

Members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and other individuals are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for presentation during the 2004 Focus meeting in Louisville, Ky., July 22-24. The topic of the meeting is joint disease.

The purpose of this meeting is to being together researchers and clinicians to discuss, disseminate and enhance the current

The Central Kentucky Riding for the Handicapped (CKRH) is having its sixth annual Halloween Trail Ride/Ride-A-Thon. The ride is open to participants of any age, riding experience, and discipline. The marked trail (over 10 miles) will be open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Riders may ride as much of the trail as they would like with as many breaks as needed while the trail is open. Horses are not

With Hurricane Isabel poised to hit land late in the week of Sept. 15, Colonial Downs in Virginia has once again opened its barns to area horses that may have to seek safety from the storm.

“We’ve done this each of the past couple years, but not to this extent,” said Iain Woolnough, director of treasury management at Colonial Downs. “When I came into my office (Sept. 15), there were 2

The Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc. (AAFCO) announced to its members and to the feed industry on Aug. 4, 2003, that kava should not be used as an ingredient in animal feeds. An enforcement strategy event for kava in animal feeds, recommended to begin on Dec. 2, 2003, follows a notification period informing manufacturers and distributors of animal feed that many of the