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Rolex Kentucky Won by Aussie
A press release from the International Sports Movement stated that Australian Clayton Fredericks won the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. U.S. riders Phillip Dutton and Karen O’Connor finish second and third,
Equine Research Coordination Group
How are we going to address these diseases that threaten the health of our horses and the viability of the equine industry? How are we going to deal with new diseases and conditions as they arise? What are we going to do when diseases we thought were
Accident on the Way to the Slaughterhouse Ends Up Rescuing a Handful of Horses
The new foal is so tall he has trouble tucking his long, white legs underneath him to nap.
Considering where he came from, the colt called Baby can rest easy.
New life has sprung from a gruesome middle-of-the-night wreck of a
Bachman and Gryffindor Lead After Cross Country at Rolex
Nearly 47,000 people turned out for a spectacular day of cross country yesterday (April 28) at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. A variation of last year’s course greeted horses and riders, and at the end of a
ISU Creates Copies of Ancient Horse Feet for Exhibit
The Idaho Museum of Natural History in eastern Idaho now has two sets of prehistoric horse feet casts.
One will remain at the museum and the other will be part of a traveling exhibit that explains the significance of
Managing the Hard Keeper
Horses lose weight for a variety of reasons–some medical, some man-made. Learn why your horse might be underweight and what you can do about it.
Have your veterinarian perform a complete physical examination to rule-out medical diseases or
Derby Horses: What’s in a Name? Tradition, Humor
1. Street Sense (Street Cry?Bedazzle): Breeder/owner James Tafel says there’s no particular reason for the “sense” portion of his colt’s name. The first part, of course, is derived from the name of Street Sense’s sire.
2. Scat Daddy
Trail Trotters Now Under Umbrella of AQHA
The American Quarter Horse Association recently adopted the Trail Trotters program, which promotes community-based stewardship of trails by equine enthusiasts.
Trail Trotters has been a program of the Equestrian Land Conservation
Police Apologize for Horse Poop
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police have apologized after a resident complained that two of the department’s horses defecated on the beach.
In an e-mail sent to a Broward County commissioner, a Fort Lauderdale woman said that two officers on
A Year Later, Barbaro’s Legacy Lives On at the Derby
Almost a year later, the cards still are arriving at Churchill Downs. From schoolchildren, from racing fans, from casual observers touched by the valiant fight of a champion.
Even now, three months after Barbaro’s death from complication
Derby Trainers Going Against Convention
Several entries will have had long layoffs, something that was once unheard of
Four horses have run just two prep races. Four others are coming in off long layoffs. And some didn’t even race as two-year-olds. Conventiona
Calculating the Equine Attention Span
Using operant conditioning, scientists have quantified horses’ attention spans, and they have drawn some conclusions that could help horse trainers and owners better understand their charges and how they learn.
The researchers at
Rolex Three-Day Event: Tryon and Le Samurai Take the Lead After Dressage
Day Two of dressage during the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, welcomed much drier skies than the previous day, and it provided a much nicer environment in which to wrap up the dressage phase and head into cross country
Rabies Confirmed in Rhode Island Horse
Tissue samples from a Portsmouth, R.I., horse that died last weekend have tested positive for rabies, the Warren Times reported.
According to th
Appaloosa Project Researchers Investigate the Science of Spots
The Appaloosa Project is a research initiative being conducted by a team of researchers from Canada and the United States. It is a long-term effort designed to identify and isolate the main genes responsible for Appaloosa patterning, and to
Fans to Mark Barbaro’s Birthday Sunday
The fans who prayed daily for Barbaro and sent online messages of support never were able to get together to celebrate his recovery. This weekend, those fans will put away their keyboards to meet and honor his memory.
The Kentucky
