
Collaborating to Make Horse Racing Safer
Collaborative efforts among horse health researchers, the racing industry, and governments could lead to effective measures that will improve safety for both horses and jockeys, one equitation scientist says.


Collaborative efforts among horse health researchers, the racing industry, and governments could lead to effective measures that will improve safety for both horses and jockeys, one equitation scientist says.

The BLM and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office are seeking those responsible for shooting and killing more than a dozen wild burros outside Beatty.

Salivary cortisol (“stress hormone”) concentrations weren’t associated with scores in dressage and show jumping horses during three national events in Denmark, researchers found.

Researchers confirmed some suspected patterns in PPID clinical signs and identified others they considered surprising.

Boots and wraps protect the horse’s limbs. But have you ever asked yourself why or how these dressings protect a horse’s leg–or if they even do?

America’s second-oldest racetrack, established in 1870, will host the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes, middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, on May 19.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, police are seeking three men accused of shooting one horse and killing another while riding in stolen vehicles.

The rule that would prohibit the use of action devices; boots, other than those used for protection; and pads, except for those used for therapeutic reasons, on Tennessee Walking Horses and Racking Horses at shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions.
Volunteers found the then-2-week-old filly, now named Grace, alive and nestled near her mother when they were clearing the carcasses of 200 feral horses that died mired in mud near a stock pond.

U.S. Olympic show jumper Kent Farrington discusses horsemanship, training, recognizing each horse’s individuality, his “ponies,” and more.

The EIA-positive Quarter Horse from Bexar County has been euthanized and the affected Maverick County Quarter Horse has been transferred to a quarantine facility.

Drs. Erin Denney-Jones and Ann Rashmir-Raven offer advice for prolonging a Cushing’s horse’s career.

Find out why this grass is a popular hay for horses and how, in some cases, it might cause problems.

Prior to confirmation, the newest EHM-positive horse attended a barrel racing event at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds, April 25-30.

Minimize your horse’s risk of ingesting a deadly plant by identifying and eliminating harmful species.

World Horse Welfare is reminding owners to remove potentially deadly ragwort plants from their horses’ fields.
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