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AAEP Convention Coming to San Diego in December
The 54th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will be held in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6-10. This meeting will continue the group’s long history of providing unsurpassed professional development
Curlin Prepares to Race Rest of World
Curlin’s looming presence in Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic hardly scared away the competition.
Undefeated Casino Drive from Japan, along with European stars Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator, and Raven’s Pass, are among the
Alysheba to Return to U.S., Reside at Horse Park
Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba is returning to the United States from Saudi Arabia. He will reside in the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park.
According to a release from the Kentucky Horse Park, the public is
Elmer Bandit Under Wraps as Cold Weather and Record Ride Approach
Elmer Bandit, the 37-year-old Half-Arabian on the verge of setting a new record for lifetime competitive mileage, in bundled up in preparation for this weekend’s competitive trail event near Lindsborg, Kan. If Elmer completes the 60-mile ride,
Reward Offered for Information on Shot, Abandoned Horse
An unidentified resident of Deschutes County, Ore., is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the shooting and abandonment of Trooper, a 6-year-old Arabian gelding. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Fred Perl and a
Case Decision: Olympic Horse Cöster Disqualified
The panel of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Cöster ridden by Christian Ahlmann of Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ahlmann was suspended for a period of four months (120 days), which period began on the date of the application of the provisional suspension, Aug. 21, 2008, and
Princess Rooney to be Buried at Horse Park
When Princess Rooney won the 1984 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Hollywood Park, she did it in grand style, by seven lengths, a full second faster than that year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Wild Again. As a result, she earned a permanent place on
Hurricane Damage: Houston Race Park Cancels Fall Meet
Sam Houston Race Park will cancel its 2008/2009 fall Thoroughbred meet due to damages sustained by the facility as a result of Hurricane Ike. The storm’s high winds and rainfall caused significant damage throughout the property including the
Lloyd’s of London Continues University of Kentucky Vet Science Support
When Lloyd’s of London Underwriters, Brokers, and their Kentucky agents gathered recently at Keeneland race course to present a $45,000 check to the University of Kentucky, the event marked more than a quarter-century of financial support for the
Case Decision: Olympic Horse C?ster Disqualified
The panel of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse C?ster ridden by Christian Ahlmann of Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Ahlmann was
Slovenia Presents Queen Elizabeth II with Lipizzaner Stallion
Slovenia gave Britain’s queen a prized Lipizzaner stallion during her visit to this Alpine nation Wednesday–but she won’t be taking the horse home to meet the rest of the royal menagerie.
The 16-year-old horse, 085 Favory Canissa XXII, is
WEG Test Events to Start in July
The World Games 2010 Foundation will hold a series of test competitions to prepare for the 2010 at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park.
The competitions will begin in 2009 and run through the 2010 Rolex
Equine Telecardiology Progresses
When she put her stethoscope to his chest and heard what sounded like jungle drums thumping inside, she knew something wasn’t right. There was no cardiac murmur, jugular venous distension, or dependent edema. What was going on? And what would happen
Oklahoma Health Sciences, AQHA Offer Health Screenings at World Show
The American Quarter Horse Association will partner with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center during this year’s AQHA World Championship Show. Together, the groups will provide free health screenings for professional horsemen and
Prices Down on Agricultural Commodities
Wheat prices have plummeted from historic highs to their lowest levels in 16 months amid the turmoil in the credit markets and huge wheat crops worldwide, analysts say.
The sell-off of commodity futures contracts began in earnest in
Readers Report Trends in This Year’s Hay Market
More than 1,900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have you purchased hay for the coming winter?”
