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Unusual Tornado Damages Connecticut Horse Barn
The National Weather Service confirmed that a small tornado briefly touched down Monday afternoon and damaged a horse barn in Somers, Conn.
The landspout, which the weather service said is technically a tornado because it was a rotating
Ups and Downs
My first weekend here in Fez was quite the adventure. Mohammed, an employee at the Fondouk, showed us around the "new downtown" area, which is
New 80-Mile Trail Opens in Wales, UK
According to an article today (May 28) by Trevor Cooper of Horse & Hound, a new 80-mile horseback riding path has been opened in Wales by the British
UMaine Professor Reveals Racetrack Defects
A biomechanical engineer at the University of Maine is working to make the nation’s racetracks safer for the Thoroughbred horses that run on them.
Professor Michael “Mick” Peterson’s tools are radar and a robotic metal hoof that mimics a
Police Horses in New Hampshire Found Ill-Kept
The police in Hampton, N.H., the state’s busiest beach town, are investigating whether the four police horses they use for summer patrols were abused, accoring to an AP article on
Neglected Maryland Horses Continue Recovery
Seventy-five horses seized from a Sharpsburg farm in Maryland are gradually finding homes from the Humane Society of Washington County, according to an article at www.baltimoresun.com
Oldest Melbourne Cup Winner Arwon Dead at 33
The longest-living Melbourne Cup winner was humanely put down at George Hanlon’s Leopold property on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong on Friday, according to an Australian Associated Press story by Robert Windmill.
Arwon gave Hanlon
Mustangs Used for Border Patrol
There is a 309-mile section of the U.S./Canadian border from Washington State into Montana that is so rugged that vehicles can’t be used. However, the Border Patrol that is responsible for that area uses natives to help them negotiate the
HERDA: DNA Tests Available for Disfiguring Skin Disease
Scientific research has scored another significant victory in the equine world. Two DNA tests are now available to detect carrier status for hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA), also known as hyperelastosis cutis (HC).
Today
22 Horses Seized From Farm, Woman Charged
Authorities seized 22 horses from a southwest Iowa farm and have cited the owner with 22 counts of animal neglect.
The horses were removed from Amanda Boyle’s farm on Monday after officials with the Harrison County sheriff’s office received a
Awakening the Dormant Dragon: The Neurological Form of EHV-1
Recently, a number of racetracks, private veterinary clinics, and university teaching hospitals outside of California were shut down to limit the spread of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection.
California had at
Injury KO’s Great Hunter From Belmont Stakes
Paul Reddam’s Great Hunter, who finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby will miss the June 9 Belmont Stakes after suffering a chipped ankle in his right front leg, trainer Doug O’Neill said Saturday.
“He’ll be out of commission for a few months,”
‘Belmont Bash’ to Benefit Grayson-Jockey Club
The Belmont Bash, hosted by the New York Racing Association and The Jockey Club, will be held June 8 at the historic Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The Bash once again will benefit the Grayson-Jockey Club
Two Horses Injured in Trailer Accident on New Jersey Highway
Two horses suffered minor injuries when the trailer they were traveling in overturned Friday afternoon on a busy highway in northern New Jersey, causing major traffic delays at the start of the holiday weekend.
The accident occurred whe
Horse Barns at Iowa State University Get a Facelift
Improvements are underway at the main horse barns on the Iowa State University campus. The barns, located at the corner of Pammel and Stange on the north side of campus, are well known by current and former students.
Two wings of the main barn
The Genetics of Champagne Coloring
The champagne gene is a dominant dilution gene, first documented in 1996 by Philip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD, of Virginia Tech and Ann Bowling, PhD, of UC Davis. Prior to this the champagne gene was often misidentified. Many champagnes were
