Young equestrians from all reaches of North America will get a feel for what it’s like to compete in the Olympic Games when they compete in the CN North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC), at the Virginia Horse Center in
Solitude IGR “Your flies are down” campaign clinches the prize
For the second year in a row, Brown + Associates and Pfizer Inc were the specialty winners of the National Agri-Marketing Association’s (NAMA) top honor.
ReRun Inc., the nonprofit adoption organization, announced Monday (April 24) that a select group of its signature “Moneigh” paintings created by past Kentucky Derby winners and other notable racehorses are available on eBay beginning this
Thousands of Thoroughbred buyers soon will be receiving surveys asking what they think about the mandatory disclosure of surgeries that cause permanent changes in the conformation of sale horses.
Distribution of the questionnaires was
Edited press release from Churchill Downs
A mystery illness has claimed the life of Equirace.com’s With a City, winner of the $500,000 Lane’s End (gr. II) at Turfway Park and an expected starter in the Kentucky Derby presented b
The American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) Regional Experience season kicks off May 4-7 with the Region Eight Experience in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Region Eight, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico, is expecting
Recently approved for participation in the International Affiliate Program by the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors were five Affiliates requesting the distinction. The Austrian Reining Horse Association, Dutch
As spring approaches and temperatures rise, growing mosquito populations will increase the risk for deadly mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus (WNV) and equine encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness).
Infectious diseases were wreaking widespread havoc long before scientists had any idea what caused them. But knowing the pathogenic agents behind today’s scourges is just the first step in protecting against deadly outbreaks. Roughly 75% of
Edited Churchill Downs press release
While veterinarians at a Central Kentucky equine hospital continue their search for the disease that felled Kentucky Derby (Grade I) contender With a City, his owner and trainer said
Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey John Velazquez remained hospitalized Thursday evening (April 20) following a nasty spill in Keeneland’s feature race, the Forerunner Stakes. The incident occurred when Velazquez’s mount, Up an Octave, broke
Summer-like temperatures shined on Old Hilltop as racing got underway yesterday (April 20) for the 2006 Pimlico spring meeting. More than 6,100 fans turned out under sunny skies to enjoy an afternoon at the historic Baltimore oval, which will
Two years after the Florida Board of Veterinary Practice formally interpreted the state’s veterinary practice act to include a number of alternative therapies among practices limited to licensed veterinarians–to the dismay of many horse owners
On March 29 just before the stroke of midnight, The Old Guard witnessed the birth of its newest soldier, Cote, a 70-pound colt born in the stables at Fort Myer in Virginia.
Cote was born to Betty Boop, a Percheron-Standardbred cross, and
The Alberta Equestrian Awareness Society will be hosting a Ride for the Cure event to benefit the Alberta Cancer Foundation. The ride will be held on Saturday, June 24, at 10:00 a.m. in Waskatenau, Alberta.
Entry fees will
Saddlebred.com has a new and valuable feature titled, “Saddle Up a Saddlebred,” which allows anyone interested in seeing, riding, or learning more about Saddlebreds to enter their zip code
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