The House voted Thursday to prevent the government from selling off for slaughter any wild horses and burros that roam public lands in the West.
The 277-137 vote would restore a 1971 law preventing the Bureau of Land Management from selling
Some 45 horses are set to start the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, on Thursday, April 26, after passing this afternoon’s first veterinary inspection. The three-member ground jury decided after careful and lengthy
A plan to create the world’s largest horse sculptures is taking shape in the workshop of one of Scotland’s leading artists.
A donkey is uninjured–but probably a little smelly–after falling into a septic tank near San Antonio, Texas, WOAI reported. Representatives from Churchill Downs will honor the late 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, during a winner’s circle ceremony at this year’s Derby May 5. The ceremony will take place between races six and A stable where horses have lived among Manhattanites for more than a century will close this weekend, the owner said. A living memento of 19th-century New York, the Claremont Riding Academy will close down at 5 p.m. Sunday, said owner Paul “Previous gait analysis systems were based on computer images that were sometimes misleading,” said Keoughan. “This system will enable us to optimize hoof balance and comfort leading to heightened performance and success.” Internal parasites are a serious concern for horse owners across the country. Protecting horses from the severe damage these pests can cause, however, means much more than administering a dewormer once every few months. Owners must select Research on animal nutrition and genomics at the University of Kentucky took a big step forward April 24, 2007, with announcement of a $900,000 grant to UK from Alltech Inc., an international biotechnology company based in Nicholasville, Ky. Pet Steps to Heaven offers a way for horse owners to memorialize their beloved equine. John and Patty Laub are now making an equine memorial bench utilizing cremated remains. Some of the horses impounded by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in February as part of a Pike County animal abuse case will be sold at auction this Saturday. “These horses have been fully rehabilitated and need loving homes, Kentucky Performance Products (KPP) introduces a customizable, stainless steel equine surgical table. The Performance EQS-3000 is completely rust resistant, and requires little maintenance–no reconditioning is necessary. With four different sound types, the BroadBandPRO targets pest birds with an unrelenting combination of four different sound types: distress cries to indicate danger to pigeons, starlings, gulls, and more; predator cries to add realism; The NBC Sports documentary “Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse,” premieres Sunday at 5 p.m. (EST) on what would have been Barbaro’s fourth birthday. A special one-hour look at the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, who touched the hearts of horse racing fans and Nobiz Like Shobiz. Scat Daddy. Curlin. Circular Quay. As the countdown begins to the Kentucky Derby, these colts and a half dozen other hopefuls will be publicized, scrutinized and handicapped all the way to post time on May 5 at Churchill Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with |
