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American Quarter Horse Foundation Gets $2 Million Gift
The American Quarter Horse Foundation recently received the largest gift from an individual in the group’s history. Clarence Scharbauer Jr. of Midland, Texas, is making a $2 million donation to the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum.
Horse Council Forum to Focus on 2008 Election Involvement
The American Horse Council (AHC) will host its 2008 National Issues Forum June 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
The general session on Tuesday, June 17, will feature sessions designed to educate horse
Fire Prevention, Farm Safety Podcasts Available
Safety is a year-round business, but it becomes a top priority in the spring as farm owners and managers get more active in their stables and fields.
To help remind horse owners of basic safety principles, the Equine Science Center at
Got Milk? Central Kentucky Colostrum Bank in Need
Veterinarians with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., have put out a call for colostrum donations as their supply has dwindled in the midst of foaling season.
AAEP Summer Meetings Focus on Foal Care, Practice Management
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) summer continuing education meetings–Focus on the First Year of Life and the 16th Annual Practice Management Seminar–will be held July 27-29 in Austin, Texas, at the Hilton Austin.
Pacers Take to Polytrack for Road Test
Harness racing at Keeneland? Yes, there was, but it’s not what you might think.
Two exhibition races for Standardbred pacers were held at the Lexington racetrack the afternoon of May 21 to give the principals in a racetrack under
Event Horse Dies on Cross-Country at French CCI***
Nullabor, an 11-year-old Irish sport horse ridden by Clayton Fredericks of Australia, died Saturday while competing at the Saumur CCI*** in France, according to a statement on the event organizers’ Web site.
Big Brown Arrives at Belmont
Big Brown arrived in style at Belmont Park May 19. With a police escort in front and a UPS truck behind, a Brook Ledge van delivered the winner of the first two legs of the Triple Crown to a loading ramp near Barn 2 at 2:25 p.m.
Big Brown
Mexican Donkey Jailed for Ornery Behavior
A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.
The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas
Seven Injured in Minnesota Veterinary Lab Chemical Leak
Three buildings at the University of Minnesota have reopened after a chemical leak sent seven people to the hospital.
Campus police said five gallons of potassium hydroxide leaked from a large tank late Monday at a veterinary diagnostic lab
67-Year-Old Equestrian Bound for 2008 Olympics
Most people tailor their activity level to their age, with each decade inviting a reassessment of energy levels, ability, and ambition. But not 67-year-old equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu. Forty-four years after he finished in 40th place at the Tokyo
Texas Healthy Horses Workshop to Feature Monty Roberts
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will present a Healthy Horses Workshop, an educational day designed just for horse owners, in Austin, Texas, later this summer. This full-day program will feature seminars of practical,
Veterinarians Begin Testing New Equine Recovery Device
A version of a device designed to help brain injured and bariatric human patients to move more freely might also be used to assist down horses recovering from injury and surgeries.
“We were doing applications to support a 1,000-pound
Family of Rider Killed During Event Files Suit
The parents of a 17-year-old girl who died after she fell off her horse during an equestrian event two years ago have sued her former trainer, the sport’s governing body, and others, claiming her death was caused in part by a dangerous course an
Big Brown Bound for New York
With his huge Preakness Stakes win in his rear-view mirror, Big Brown left Baltimore Monday morning right at 10 a.m. to head to New York and his date with destiny in the June 7 Belmont Stakes.
Big Brown was the last horse remaining in the
Big Brown to Stud Duty in Kentucky After Racing Career
Big Brown will stand at stud following his racing career at Robert Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.
No formal announcement was made, though it was the subject of talk on the backside for days. It was announced as part of NBC’s
