A racehorse kicked through the floor of a trailer on an expressway on Wednesday (Feb. 21), injuring itself and snarling traffic.
A motorist saw the horse’s hoof sticking through the trailer around 4 p.m. and got the attention of the
An endangered Mexican gray wolf that apparently killed three calves in southwest New Mexico has been fatally shot by the team that manages the animals.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a removal order for the wild-born member of th
Livestock officials are urging cattlemen and owners of other large livestock to take advantage of a tracking program that will help the government control such diseases as mad cow disease.
Farmers and ranchers can register their large
Rob Phillips of Lawrence, Kan., still remembers his first horse, a paint named Mickey he got more than 50 years ago. It was the start of a lifelong love affair with horses that’s led to plans for an endurance race over the Santa Fe Trail.
Puerto Rican jockey Manuel Caraballo died after being trampled during a race, authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands said Monday.
Caraballo, a jockey with more than 40 years experience who was semi-retired, fell from his mount, Emilin, o
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette plans to demolish a barn that has been idle for the past 10 years.
The 7,541-square-foot building is located on the university’s 100-acre horse farm. After being used as a dairy facility, the barn
A man who fatally shot his stepmother’s pony was charged with giving police false information during that investigation.
John Dominic Juliano, 23, of Sherman, N.Y., was sentenced to five to 20 months in the Erie County Prison after being
Two Eastern Kentucky teenagers were in jail Jan. 31, accused of killing three horses and wounding several more of the animals, which are used for trail rides at a park on the Kentucky-Virginia state line.
Police told the Lexington
The fee for grazing livestock on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service is dropping this year, the BLM announced last week.
Effective March 1, the fee will be $1.35 per animal unit month, down from
Jenny the donkey remains on the lam but her owners might be closer to corralling the incorrigible critter.
Ever since she escaped on Jan. 18, the donkey has stymied efforts to get her back including tranquilizers and a horse whisperer.
An exasperated farmer has tried for weeks to corral his runaway donkey. He tried coaxing her. He tried tranquilizing her. He even tried using a horse whisperer. But Jenny the donkey has proven to be elusive, evading capture and enduring bitter
Several rescuers managed to pull a horse from a pond in Kalispell, Mont., where the animal struggled in the water after breaking through thin ice.
Jerry Fredericks glanced out the window of his home Saturday morning and saw the horse in the
A Columbia Falls, Mont., woman is to appear March 1 in District Court in the starvation deaths of at least six horses and severe malnourishment of two others.
A ninth horse is missing.
Tina Pickton, also known as Tina Houston, 32, is
A fire caused by a homeowner burning debris has destroyed a barn in Rutherford County, Tenn., killing the man’s 20-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse.
Kenneth Parker said he thought the scrap fire was out and had gone into his house yesterday
The state Department of Environmental Protection wants to limit
Five years ago, author Terri Farley began writing what she called her ”Phantom Stallion” series.
The books are aimed at young adults, and the stories take place on a fictional Nevada ranch. Mustangs–led by a handsome white stallion named
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