Latest News – The Horse
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
Embryo Transfer an Involved but Viable Breeding Option
Horse owners with a mare that can’t carry a foal to term need not give up on the idea of getting a foal from her. One potential solution is embryo transfer (ET), a technique that involves taking a fertilized egg from the desired mare and
Peer Pressure
Okay, okay. I’ll talk about the mare in West Virginia who somehow wedged her head into a tree trunk. This happened back in October 2008.
Former Rescue Wins Horse of the Year Title
Combined driving champion Jamaica has been named the 2008 Horse of the Year by Farnam/Platform and the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF). Jamaica was selected from among all USEF breeds and disciplines as the nation’s most exceptional horse for
White Colt Sold at Keeneland to Return to Breeder
White Prince, whose $60,000 price topped the fifth session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages auction in Lexington Jan. 16, did not go to a new home. The transaction was
Florida Vet School Launching Forensic Sciences Program
The University of Florida has the first Veterinary Forensic Sciences Program for crimes against animals.
AQHA Welfare Group Releases Plans for Racing, Breeding, Shows
The American Quarter Horse Association’s Executive Committee has approved recommendations from the Animal Welfare Assurance Task Force, and the association is moving forward to implement the suggestions.
The association’s main objectives ar
California Plan Models Equine Rescues after Animal Shelters
Faculty members at the University of California, Davis, are working on a plan to reduce the number of unwanted horses by modeling equine rescues after small animal shelters. Under a plan developed by the International Animal Welfare Training
Do You Have a Permit for that Zebra?
Two Zebras formerly living outside of Atlanta, Ga., have been relocated to a zoo after authorities discovered that their owners did not have the
