The Unwanted Horse Coalition has published a handbook entitled Best Practices: How Your Organization Can Help Unwanted Horses. The handbook includes sections on administration, continuing education, fundraising, support of equine care facilities, matchmaking, direct assistance, breeding control, and euthanasia.
The handbook is part of the UHC’s continuing effort to get
More than 1,230 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you prefer to use for stall bedding?”
California’s $5-million gelding Lava Man, who returned to racing after a more than 17-month layoff only to finish last in the San Gabriel Handicap Dec. 27 at Santa Anita, has been retired after his failed comeback attempt, it was confirmed on Jan. 5.
Steve Kenly, who co-owns 9-year-old Lava Man with his father and sister, Dave and Tracy, and Jason Wood, said it was a tough dec
The deadline for nominations for the 9th annual Equine Industry Vision Award is Feb. 1, 2010. Pfizer Animal Health sponsors the award in partnership with American Horse Publications (AHP) and developed it to recognize outstanding leadership, creativity, and meritorious contributions in the equine industry.
The 2010 Equine Industry Vision Award will be presented on June 18, 2010, d
A fatal gastrointestinal disease once limited to Scotland is being seen more frequently in certain parts of the world due to geographical progression, said British researchers.
Olympic dressage rider Debbie McDonald is co-host of the Dressage Radio Show and does a tip of the week when she is on that show.
A Shetland pony found wandering the streets of Norwalk, Calif., found a home just in time for Christmas, The L.A. Times reported. The friendly, well-groomed,
Dressage legend Jessica Ransehousen speaks about winning the 2009 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award, and her daughter, Missy, talks about training in Florida and being in
TheHorse.com offers a wealth of information on winter horse care to help you handle the dropping temps.
Knowing how a normal foal should behave and when to call the veterinarian can go a long way toward avoiding a trip to an equine neonatal intensive care unit.
A $7,000 cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot arrows at a horse in Fayette County, Ga., on Sunday.
A passerby discovered the wounded mare down in its pasture in Brooks, Ga. The animal had sustained arrow wounds in the spine, neck, and head, said Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Brent Rowan.
TheHorse.com is getting 2010 off to a great start with three more Fact Sheets on topics that are important to our readers. The new fact sheets cover vaccinations for your horse, West Nile virus, and equine colic. After reviewing a Fact Sheet you can look through our Article Library of more than 15,500 articles to find more in-depth information on that topic, or perhaps even find another Fact
Neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) is caused by an incompatibility of blood types between a mare and her foal. If a foal inherits from its sire a red cell factor (antigen) that the mare lacks, the mare may develop antibodies to that antigen. There is no harm to the foal in utero, as there is no comingling of the mare’s blood with that of the fetus. However, these antibodies will be present in
CANTER is now offering its nationally-recognized Thoroughbred networking service to Kentucky horseman with the opening of CANTER-Kentucky. Watch for volunteers as they begin track visits immediately to offer free sales listings, including photography, to trainers and owners looking to move their ex-racehorses onto second careers. Horses listed for sale will be available to the general
Six equine research projects totaling nearly $400,000 over a two-year period have been approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
All of the research, approved by the commission Jan. 5, will be conducted by the Kentucky Equine Initiative at the University of Kentucky. Approval by the commission came on a recommendation from the KHRC’s Equine Drug Research Council, which
Kentucky is known for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Little did I realize that was a race. And you know what, in 2009
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