Latest News – The Horse
Trainer Suing Over Barn Fire, Six Horse Deaths
A Thoroughbred trainer claims in a lawsuit that an incorrectly installed vending machine caused a barn fire that killed six horses in western Kentucky.
John Hancock claims in his suit against Royal Crown Bottling Corp. that the faulty
First Look at WEG Horse Park Layout, Venues
The World Games 2010 Foundation and the Kentucky Horse Park today released the first renderings of the Kentucky Horse Park venue plans for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as well as the artistic renderings of a permanent indoor aren
Horsemen’s Group Hosts Racehorse Welfare and Safety Forum
During a July 18 equine welfare and safety forum, Jay Hickey recalled that in 1982, legislation to regulate parts of the horseracing industry was circulated in the halls of Congress. The bill, which had the not-so-enticing name of the “Corrupt
Shetland Pony Ambassadors Settled in Hong Kong
The Shetland ponies donated to the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation officially changed hands July 10 in a special ceremony. The American Shetland Pony Club donated the ponies to salute Hong Kong’s efforts in hosting the
Study: Positive Reinforcement Aids Equine Training
In a preliminary study on equine training, Michigan State researchers found that while adding positive reinforcement did not make horses learn a frightening task faster than horses that were handled using only traditional negative
Road to Nowhere: Tevis Hopefuls Head Home
Carrie Miracle-Jordan and Marilyn McCoy drove nearly 1,000 miles from Sierra Vista, Ariz., to Auburn, Calif., last week. Jordan planned to ride Stealawin, McCoy’s 10-year-old Arabian gelding, in the 100-mile Tevis Cup endurance race.
New Racetrack Opens in Detroit, Crowd Exceeds Capacity
Jerry Campbell, chairman and CEO of the new Pinnacle Race Course near Detroit, Mich., said he couldn’t remember the last time horse racing was featured on the front page of The Detroit News. Even when the old Detroit Race Course was up an
British Racing Group Stiffens Medication Policy
The British Horseracing Authority announced July 21 that trainers outside Europe need to say their horses have never been trained on non-therapeutic substances, particularly anabolic steroids, or face a ban from running in British races.
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New Mexico Horse Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
A horse from McKinley County, N.M., has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first positive test for the virus in a horse this year.
That word from the state health department.
New Mexico has reported no human cases of West
Horses Seized at Illegal Oklahoma Racetrack Sold at Auction
A raid on an illegal racetrack in Oklahoma last year resulted in seizure and retainment of 40 of the 70 horses rounded up at that time. Twenty-five of those horses were sold at auction yesterday (July 19) during a three-hour auction at Heritage
Oregon Horse Owners Face Rising Costs, Tough Choices
Tiffany Ostrander made one of the most difficult phone calls of her life to a horse rescue organization, asking if it might have room for her beloved 8-year-old quarter horse, Montana, or her 13-year-old pony, Trudy.
The 37-year-old Ben
Horse Donated to Oklahoma Boys Home Sold to Slaughter
A story today (July 20) at NewsOK.com tells the story of a caring racehorse owner who had a slow horse named Tricky Jazz. She thought she’
Laminitis, PPID: The Science of Seasons Behind Them
Research groups reported their findings of the impact of seasonal variations for pituitary glad dysfunction.
10-Year-Old Racehorse Breaks Record, Earns Breeders’ Cup Spot
Five years after running in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, Evening Attire will have a chance to run on America’s richest day of racing once again, as the remarkable 10-year-old iron horse romped to a 8 1/4-length victory in the
Equine Dentistry: Straight From the Horse’s Mouth
As a veterinarian with more than 20 years of experience in veterinary dentistry, James Anthony, DVM, Dipl. AVDC, offers a unique perspective on issues related to this specialized field, the growing recognition of dentistry’s
ACVIM Forum: 10 Years of Infection Control
After 10 years as Director of Biosecurity at Colorado State’s large animal hospital, Paul Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, recently relayed some of the key lessons he and his colleagues have learned while developing the school’s biosecurity
