It was standing room only during the much-anticipated Pegasus Awards held Friday night (Jan. 12), where the equestrian world’s brightest stars gathered to be honored and celebrate achievements from 2006, as well as a lifetime.
The awarding
The Purina Mills Horse Business Group is announcing the 13th year of its largest and most popular equine event. The Purina Mills Horse Owner’s Workshop (HOW) is a local education and entertainment program that provides horse owners with the
A horse’s heart rhythms reflect their emotional state and can respond to the emotional state of a nearby human, according to a pilot study conducted by Alliant International University Professor Ellen Gehrke and the Institute of HeartMath.
The University of Minnesota is offering five regional horse owner education programs throughout Minnesota in 2007. Each program offers unbiased, researched-based information and knowledgeable speakers identified specifically for that region by a
All too often we take for granted our foals will receive an adequate supply of colostrum, but not all foals are born lucky. For those less fortunate their dependency for colostrum relies upon breeders collecting, freezing and storing this
As previously planned, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was placed under general anesthesia this morning (Jan. 13), so surgeons could fully examine his left hind foot. “While his condition was unchanged over the last two days, we were unable t
Numerous animal protection groups have come together to offer a reward of $11,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person(s) responsible for the recent shooting deaths of at least seven wild horses in the
Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center will launch the first phase of its Capital Campaign Kick Off with a barn show and ground breaking on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the riding center in Loxahatchee Groves, Fla.
The barn show is set to
Britain’s armchair jockeys will have the chance to prove they can beat the professionals by taking part in the John Smith’s People’s Race. This charity race, to be held on Grand National Day on 14th April, will give members of the public a chanc
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro’s management has been changed to include sling support for several hours during the day, according to Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “He is getting up and down on his own and continues to eat
Winter brings rain. And rain brings mud, especially if you have horses on a small acreage.
Farmers and others in the agricultural community who might be embroiled in nagging disputes with family members, neighbors, government agencies, or even lenders, can get a fresh start in the new year by trying mediation through the Maryland
The University of Connecticut, working with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, has quarantined its 72-horse herd due to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus infection.
Equine herpesvirus (EHV), or equine rhinopneumonitis, is passed
Snow storms, wildfires, and droughts in the Western United States have created a dire situation for stranded farm animals and hungry horses in the region. By making over $55,000 in donations, The Humane Society of the United States hopes to
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had a foot cast applied to his left hind foot on Jan. 3, 2007, by Scott Morrison, DVM, head of the equine podiatry service at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. “This cast was applied with the goal of
A new regional network, www.MichiganHorseSports.com, will cover area professionals and amateurs in various horse sports, address state and county political issues, introduce
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