Animal control workers in some rural Kentucky communities have a larger problem than stray dogs and cats–much larger. Stray horses have been turning up and animal advocates blame horse owners hurt by the faltering economy.
“People who used to
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday.
The report by the Government
An attorney for a man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly kicking a horse says the animal was injured by falling into an empty swimming pool.
Attorney Russell Uselton says 24-year-old Justin Williamson of McAlester, Okla., is
Bob Baffert is back in the Kentucky Derby picture.
Midshipman put the white-haired trainer there with a 1 1/4-length victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Saturday.
Baffert and his wife, Jill, jumped up and down as
A Moody, Ala., woman is accused of shooting two horses, killing one, because she was mad at her ex-boyfriend.
Odenville Police Chief Adam Pardue said authorities arrested 29-year-old Rachel Hill after she allegedly shot two horses on
Green Mountain National Forest officials near Manchester, Vt., are opening parts of the forest to horseback riders and mountain bikers.
About 26 miles of the new horse trails–and five bike trails–are in the towns of Woodford,
A low-flying helicopter flew in the cold morning air on a recent Saturday, the dull thud of its rotors growing louder as it moved across the horizon at Sand Wash Basin, west of Craig, Utah.
Beneath the helicopter, a herd of North America
Rick Dutrow moves easily and anonymously through the early morning crowds clogging the pathway from Clocker’s Corner to the stable area at Santa Anita.
There’s no one hanging on his every word or photographers poking their lenses into his
Curlin’s looming presence in Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic hardly scared away the competition.
Undefeated Casino Drive from Japan, along with European stars Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator, and Raven’s Pass, are among the
Slovenia gave Britain’s queen a prized Lipizzaner stallion during her visit to this Alpine nation Wednesday–but she won’t be taking the horse home to meet the rest of the royal menagerie.
The 16-year-old horse, 085 Favory Canissa XXII, is
Wheat prices have plummeted from historic highs to their lowest levels in 16 months amid the turmoil in the credit markets and huge wheat crops worldwide, analysts say.
The sell-off of commodity futures contracts began in earnest in
Texas farmers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers.
“There are probably more armyworms this year than in previous years,” Allen Knutson, an entomologist with
Curlin, undefeated Casino Drive from Japan, and European stars Duke of Marmalade, Henry the Navigator, and Raven’s Pass were among a full field of 14 horses pre-entered Thursday for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Oct. 25.
Like thousands of residents, Tanya Valdivia was allowed back in her neighborhood after firefighters began to surround the remnants of three major wildfires that forced widespread evacuations this week in Southern California.
The news for
A miniature horse has been given a second chance for a career as a show horse–thanks to a prosthetic eye. The 65-pound horse, named KBuck, was born June 1 at Lil Chums Miniature Horse Farm in Lawton, Okla., and lost its eye a few days afte
As a Johnny Cash tune played over the loudspeakers, horse trainer Gary Main Jr. coaxed Victory through a display of discipline and skill inside the Wyoming State Fair arena.
Hundreds of potential horse buyers looked on as Victory stopped on
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