Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed an emergency regulation to implement the Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Incentive Fund, which will encourage and support excellence in non-race breeds in the Commonwealth.
The fund was one of three
The Humane Society of the United States announced today the start of an online auction featuring VIP packages donated by Mari George, the chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to help raise money for horse sanctuaries in the
Dover Saddlery Retail, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dover Saddlery (Nasdaq: DOVR), announced yesterday (Dec. 13) that the grand opening of its new Chantilly Virginia store will take place February 2-4, 2007. Equestrians are invited to join
Intervet Inc. announces the Intervet Foal Care Program, the industry’s first integrated foal-health program developed especially to help horse owners keep track of important milestones in their foals’ development and healthcare.
“The first
In light of the apparent outbreak of an infectious equine disease within the equestrian community of Wellington, Stadium Jumping, Inc. has announced that this weekend’s AGA National Championship and the Christmas Festival Horse Show have been
On Saturday, Dec. 16, USDA Government Veterinarian, Dr. Julie Gauthier, will meet with equestrians, community members, and members of the media to discuss the equine rhinopneumonitis. The disease, also known as equine herpesvirus or EHV, is a
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend its regulations regarding the importation of horses in order to establish standards for the approval of permanent, privately owned quarantine
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Netherlands signed an operational arrangement today (Dec. 13) on the protocol for the import and export of Olympic and Paralympic equestrian event horses between the two places.
The
When 2006 Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro began his recovery after his career-ending injury in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, the nation began a vigil unlike that held for any athlete, much less a four-legged one. And although his race for
The Animal Welfare Project is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization based in Valley Forge, Pa. Made up of professional animal trainers, its main mission is to create a training center for homeless horses and dogs.
After professional
In the spirit of the holidays, Horse.com (sister company of 1800petsupplies.com) is donating horse blankets and heated water buckets to mounted police units and horse rescue organizations nationwide that are in need of help as winter ushers
Searching for the right horse or trying to find the perfect home for one?
Illinois horsewoman Meggan Hill-McQueeney has started a new company, All Heart Inc., and is launching an extraordinary concept called DonateMyHorse.com–the web site
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is continuing to strengthen on his right hind leg since the cast was removed Nov. 6, according to his medical team. “Barbaro will need a special shoe on his right hind foot that will provide extra support for at
Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has established a new division called KERx Special Needs Nutrition. KERx is designed to combine the individual strengths of veterinarians and nutritionists to optimize wellness in all horses. Partnering
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA) at its Conference and Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in November. EFMHA, which was
Jennifer G. Barrett, DVM, MS, PhD, from Urbana, Illinois was named the recipient of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation’s first-ever Research Fellow scholarship on Monday, Dec. 4, at the association’s annual
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