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Easy to Swallow: Readers Share Tips on Giving Medicine
More than 1,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What’s your favorite “mixer” to encourage horses to consume oral medications?”
Uniform Policies Set for Thoroughbred Horse Sales
The four major U.S. sale companies–Barretts, Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders’ Sales (OBS)–have issued a set of uniform policies that will govern medication, prohibited practices, riding crops, and horseshoes, effective with the
Celebrate the Quarter Horse at QuarterFest
Gather your friends and load up your horses for the first-ever QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse. This one-of-a-kind event, May 1-3 in Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be a chance to cure your cabin fever and revel in the arrival of
Last Week for Discount at TheHorse.com Photo Store
You’ve bought presents for everyone else, now’s the time to treat yourself to some fabulous equestrian artwork from TheHorse.com. There is only one week left until the end of the 20% coupon offering, so now’s the time to act! The offer ends January
2010 Alltech WEG Partners with the University of Kentucky
The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced a partnership with the University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
“The University of Kentucky is pleased to partner with the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
The Creepy Headless Donkey Machine
Another one from the files of “Gee-I-wish-I-had-a-weird-news-blog.” Last March, I stumbled on a blog post from Wired entitled “Science Creates Creepy Headless Donkey Machine.”
Horses Appear in Inaugural Celebrations
The President’s Inaugural Parade has a long tradition of including horses in the festivities, and this year was no different. With more than 200 horses representing 10 teams from throughout the United States, riders helped make this histori
Ataxia in a Young Horse: A Matter of Time and Luck
When we got a call from our boarding stable, we weren’t expecting to hear the word “ataxia.”
Inaugural Parade Horse Sustains Minor Injuries
The Southern Ohio Ladies Aside team is counting itself lucky after an accident involving one of their horses and a Secret Service truck at Tuesday’s President’s Inaugural Parade in Washington.
Mouse, an Appaloosa ridden by Deb Fuller, was
TheHorse.com Launches Editorial ‘Fact Sheet’ Series
Sometimes it is difficult to find that one short authoritative article that gives the basic information you’re looking for on a specific equine topic. Something that gives you a foundation when you are looking for a starting point on which to
Michigan State Hosting Equine Colic Lecture
You walk to the barn to do your chores, like you do every evening. But instead of finding your horse eager to see you and ready for his evening meal, you find him in terrible discomfort. You try not to panic as one of the most feared words in th
Purina to Introduce New Equine Products
Seven new and enhanced horse feed products will be unveiled at Purina’s leading annual equine event, according to Purina Horse Business Group. The Purina Horse Owner’s Workshop (HOW), which will be held at more than 1,000 Purina dealers across
Houston Track Still Cleaning Up from Hurricane Ike
Sam Houston Race Park will begin repairs to the roof of its grandstand, as well as additional construction to rebuild portions of the stable and track areas, weather permitting beginning Jan. 22.
As a result of Hurricane Ike, Sam Houston wa
Commentary: The Racetrack, A Changing Perspective
Recently a veterinary colleague remarked that a horse that had sustained a minor laceration in the starting gate had been scratched. While there was no expectation that the horse’s performance would be impacted, she could not justify permitting
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted at Fair Grounds
Officials from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Racing Commission have lifted the quarantine on a barn that had been in place since late December at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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Election Brings Shift on Kentucky Walking Horse Board
Members of the Kentucky Walking Horse Association (KWHA) declined to re-elect two controversial members to the group’s board of directors during their annual meeting Jan. 10.
Former President Earl Rogers Jr., and former Vice
