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New York Senate Passes Bill Exempting Farm Buildings from Maintenance Code
The New York state senate passed a bill May 23 that would provide relief to farmers from the high costs and red tape a new state regulation could potentially cause them.
The bill (S.3022) would exempt permanent farm buildings on working
Curlin on Track for Belmont Start
Curlin, winner of the May 19 Preakness Stakes, returned to the racetrack May 23 at Churchill Downs for the first time since his heart-pounding victory over Street Sense, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby.
The chestnut son of Smart
Preakness National TV Ratings Dip 9%
Final national television ratings for NBC’s coverage of the May 19 Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md., dipped 9% from year-ago figures. The 2007 Preakness telecast drew a 4.9 national rating and a 13 share. Each rating
Texas Therapeutic Riding Group Seeks Volunteers
Therapeutic Riding of Texas (TROT), a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association premier accredited therapeutic riding center, is seeking side walkers and horse handler volunteers for Session II. Volunteers do not need experience, as
Michigan Man Gets 13 to 20 Years for Horse Barn Arson
A Marysville, Mich., man who pleaded guilty to charges of setting a fire that resulted in the death of 18 horses has been sentenced to 13 to 20 years in prison, the Port Huron
Seabiscuit Descendant Foaled Near Famous Ancestor’s Home
Bronze Sea, a filly descended from Seabiscuit, was foaled at Tim and Jacqueline Cooper’s American Legend Horse Farm in Northern California on May 23.
The dark bay filly is by High Brite and is out of the At the Threshold mare All in Fashion
Emergency Stabling: USRider Looking to Expand Facility Availability
Traveling with horses is challenging enough, but imagine that you are traveling with your horses in an unfamiliar area when your vehicle breaks down or, you are involved in an accident requiring overnight repairs and temporary shelter for your
Colic Surgery Saves Lord of the Rings’ Hero’s Horse
Brego, a Warmblood stallion who served as star Viggo Mortenson’s mount in the “Lord of the Rings” movies, recently underwent emergency colic surgery at Massey University, in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
“It was very clear from the moment
Laminitis Explained in Online Webinar (Free)
How to prevent the disease, or treat laminitis when it occurs
Barbaro Painting Doing Well on eBay
(Edited press release)
The NTRA Charities–Barbaro Memorial Fund will benefit from a painting of Barbaro created on Kentucky Derby Day in the Churchill Downs paddock by Susan Sommer-Luarca. The item is now for sale on
Endangered Marsh Tacky Horses DNA Tested for Conservation
The Carolina Marsh Tacky herd can trace its heritage back to the Civil War.
Texas Horse Slaughter Plants Stay Shut
Two of the nation’s three horse slaughter plants appear likely to remain closed after they were apparently denied reprieve by the state Legislature, then turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Texas House let a deadline of midnight
Maryland Grant to be Used for Horse Management Outreach
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received a $700,000 Chesapeake Bay Targeted Watershed Grant to help owners and operators of small-sized equine operations in Central Maryland with pasture and manure management. The 2002 Maryland Equine
Forecasters Project Busy Hurricane Season
Hurricane forecasters expect more tropical storms than normal this season, and “it just takes one to make it a bad year,” says Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
National Weather Service
More Horses and Donkeys Impounded from Georgia Farm to be Sold
Some of the horses and donkeys impounded in February by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) from Pike County will be sold at auction at noon, Saturday, June 2, 2007, at the GDA Equine Facility, 2834 Marbin Farm Road, Mansfield, Ga.,
Public Invited to Meet Horses Removed from Maryland Farm
The Humane Society of Washington County (HSWC) has scheduled an open house and meet and greet event Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. for individuals interested in adopting any of the horses seized from a farm in
