Latest News – The Horse
Agriculture Official: Ga. Starvation Case “One of the Worst Situations We’ve Ever Dealt With”
More than 200 starving horses, cows, goats and dogs have been discovered on a Concord, Ga., farm.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said complaints about the animals’ condition came in last week.
“Considering
Coleman Taking the Reins of UK’s Equine Education Program
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is set to launch an undergraduate equine education program this fall and officials have tapped a trusted, familiar face with a wealth of experience to take the reins.
Bob Coleman, PhD,
Barbaro’s Legacy: Veterinary Learning, Public Education, Research Funding
“There have been an awful lot of positives,” co-owner Roy Jackson said at a news conference Monday (Jan. 29), just hours after Barbaro was euthanatized after a series of ailments, including laminitis in three feet.
“Veterinary medicine
Wild Horse Advocate Groups Lose Anti-Roundup Lawsuit
A federal judge gave after-the-fact approval today for the government to gather wild horses and burros around Las Vegas, Nev.
U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson rejected efforts by Nevada-based America’s Wild Horse Advocates and Wild Horses
Jackson on ‘Larry King Show’: Barbaro’s Final Resting Place Still Undecided
During a Jan. 30 appearance on “Larry King Live,” owner Roy Jackson said a decision has not been reached concerning Barbaro’s burial.
“We just wanted to give some thought as to where the most appropriate place would be,” he said. “We
Richardson: Barbaro’s Death ‘Still Hard to Deal With’
For the last eight months, one of Dean Richardson’s first stops on his morning rounds was Barbaro’s ICU stall.
Richardson looked into the colt’s bright eyes, made sure he was comfortable and formed an emotional bond with the Kentucky
Thank You, Barbaro
A world apart from New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania sits a group of equine practitioners for a continuing education meeting in Baja, Mexico. Even here, several time zones and hundreds of miles away, Barbaro has been on everyone’s minds. Then
Churchill Downs Would Like to be Barbaro’s Final Resting Place
Officials of the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs say they’d be honored if Barbaro were buried in a garden along with four other Derby winners.
The horse’s final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of
Scholarship Started in Barbaro’s Name
A Florida track is honoring Barbaro by establishing a scholarship in his name.
Officials say the award will be worth at least $20,000 and will go to high school students planning to study veterinary medicine at the University of Florida.
Barbaro’s Maryland Connections Take Loss Personally
Barbaro prepared for the biggest races of his career at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., munching on buttercups and frolicking in plush fields under the watchful eye of trainer Michael Matz.
So when news of his death Monday
Veterinary Team Exhumes Horse that Died on Bollywood Film Set
A team of veterinarians exhumed the body of a horse that died on the set of the Bollywood (term for the Indian film industry, based in Bombay) film “Drona,” The
UK Announces Expanded Equine Programs
Amid a crowd gathered in one of the University of Kentucky’s equine research barns, UK President Lee T. Todd Jr. and College of Agriculture Dean Scott Smith today announced a new equine undergraduate program and significant improvements to UK’s
Two Los Alamitos Horse Deaths Attributed to EHV-1
Edited CHRB report
Rick Arthur, DVM, equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board, reported Monday that two barns are under quarantine at Los Alamitos Race Course following the deaths of two horses from the
Richardson: Barbaro Euthanasia Peaceful and at the Right Time
It was, by all accounts, a peaceful ending to what had sometimes been an epic struggle to keep the horse that America held on to as its own comfortable, happy, and on track to a normal, if not celebrity, equine life.
Dean Richardson,
Industry Reaction to Barbaro’s Death
Robert L. Evans, Churchill Downs Incorporated president and chief executive officer:
“Churchill Downs Incorporated and the entire Kentucky Derby family are deeply saddened by the passing of Barbaro. Our hearts and prayers are
Riding For Reading Teams up with University Equestrian Team
Riding For Reading is pleased to announce that the University of Southern California’s Trojan Equestrian Team has signed up to help Riding For Reading. The USC Equestrian Team will help the non-profit literacy organization with its book
