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New PlayStation Game Brings Equestrian Competition Home
Red Mile Entertainment, Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced today (Nov. 21) the release of Lucinda Green’s Equestrian Challenge for PlayStation 2. Developed by IR Gurus Interactive–the same
Local Travel Ban Instituted in Wake of African Horse Sickness Positive
A travel ban has shut down equine movement in Knysna, South Africa, following test results that confirmed two horses as infected with African horse sickness (AHS) in the area, reports the reports the South African Broadcasting Company (
Fleet Indian Has Fetlock Fused
Fleet Indian, who suffered an injury to her left front suspensory ligament during the Nov. 4 running of the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs, had surgery Nov. 20 to fuse her left front fetlock.
Owner Paul Saylor sai
Show Jumping Legend Gem Twist Euthanatized at 27
Gem Twist, a legend of the show jumping circuit, was euthanatized Saturday, Nov. 18. According to a U.S. Equestrian Federation press release, the decision was made to euthanatize hm after he sustained a pulled muscle that rendered hi
Stevie Wonderboy’s Return Delayed by Ankle Chip
Eclipse Award winner Stevie Wonderboy had a small chip taken out of his right front ankle a week ago, said trainer Doug O’Neill. The 2005 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner had been doing well on the comeback trail, but came out of his last work with
Hollywood Races Sunday After Addressing Cushion Track Complaints
Hollywood Park planned to conduct a full card of racing on its Cushion Track Sunday, one day after jockeys complained late in the day about “waves,” or clumps of synthetic material, that a track official said were caused by problems with the
Animal Rights Party Poised for Historic Win in Dutch Elections
The Roman emperor Caligula is fabled to have made his horse a senator. The Dutch Party for Animals won’t go that far, but looks set to score a milestone in elections Nov. 22 by becoming the first animal rights party in Europe to have its own
ESWG: National Animal Identification System to be Voluntary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is emphasizing that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will be a voluntary program and that no plans are in place to make the program mandatory.
The NAIS has been a hot topic of
Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots Neighbor’s Miniature Horse
An off-duty police officer in Brazos County, Texas, shot and killed his neighbor’s Miniature Horse stallion on Friday (Nov. 17), saying the loose Mini had injured his full-size horses, reports
Driver Hits Two Buggies in Lancaster, Pa.
Police in Lancaster County, Pa., have charged a man with drunken driving after he collided with two horse-drawn buggies, reports Pennsylvania television news station
New Students Filling Farrier Shortage
Allen Ryunda is striking while the iron is hot. He wanted to save money by shoeing his own horses — and in the process of learning how, he hit upon an ancient career still in demand.
“The guy I’m doing my apprenticeship with said he doesn’
Bomb Hoax Forces Evacuation of English Racetrack
An anonymous bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate an English horse racing track Saturday (Nov. 18), but police found nothing suspicious.
Security officials at Lingfield Park Racecourse, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of
Mosquito-borne Illness Threat Persists in Winter Temperatures
Although cooler temperatures have arrived in Florida, horses in the Sunshine State are still at risk for contracting potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases, such as West Nile virus, University of Florida veterinarians and state officials warn
Final Turn: Helping the Horses
The proposed strategic plan that came out of last month’s Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is one of those documents or white papers that most likely will land in one of two places: the Thoroughbred industry’s dust-gathering burial
Tough Sale: Horse Head-Butts Real Estate Agent
Real estate can be a tough business. But sometimes it’s a real beast, Erika McKinney has learned.
McKinney won a trip to the hospital when a horse bit her and knocked her into a tree during a property showing Nov. 10.
McKinney an
International Disease Report Second Quarter 2006
The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks:
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was confirmed among mares and stallions on several non-Thoroughbred breeding premises in
