Latest News – The Horse
Merv Griffin To Be Thursday’s Guest On Bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses”
Join legendary entertainer/entrepreneur and Thoroughbred owner and breeder Merv Griffin for Thursday?s edition of bloodhorse.com ?Talkin? Horses? sponsored by Equine Oxygen Therapy. Griffin will be the special guest live online at
World Games 2010 Foundation Hires Marketing Coordinator
The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for preparing and putting on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, has announced that Crystal Bennett has been hired as Marketing Coordinator.
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West Nile Virus: Delaware Residents Asked to Report Dead Birds to State
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Mosquito Control Section is again asking for the public’s help in monitoring West Nile virus (WNV) by reporting sick or dead wild birds that might have contracted the virus
Rolex: Lexington Equine Hospitals to Provide Educational Events
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington this week (April 26-29), and two area equine hospitals will be presenting veterinary lectures, demonstrations, and tours for spectators looking to get some
Online Horse and Rider First Aid Course to Benefit AAEP Foundation
EquineU.com has teamed up with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation and will be donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of their online course on horse and rider first aid to the Foundation, as well as
Featherlite Unveils Enhanced Horse Trailers
Transforming its entire horse trailer product line, Featherlite has announced the beginning of a new partnership with Sierra Custom Interiors and has introduced its new ‘wave’ side panels, which notably alter the exterior look. The new ‘wave’
USEF, Platinum Performance Announce Partnership
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a multi-year partnership with Platinum Performance, Inc., a California manufacturer of nutritional products for horses, companion animals, and humans. Platinum Performance will be the
La Ville Rouge Foals Full Brother to Barbaro
La Ville Rouge, the dam of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, foaled a full brother to the late Classic-winning colt April 19.
According to a release from Dr. John and Alice Chandler’s Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, where the mare is kept,
Horse Euthanatized after Keeneland Fall
Racey Dreamer, representing the year’s leading jockey, trainer and owner in steeplechase racing, was euthanatized Friday, as Mixed Up went on to win the $150,000 Royal Chase at Keeneland.
Racey Dreamer, an 8-year-old son of A.P. Indy,
BLM Plans Wild Horse Auction in Helena on June 16
The Bureau of Land Management plans to auction 30 to 40 wild horses and 10 wild burros at the Helena, Mont., fairgrounds on June 16.
The BLM auctions wild horses and burros captured on federal lands in the West. An estimated 32,000 wild horses
New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky
An earthquake at the New Madrid Fault along the central Mississippi River Valley would devastate horse farms.
Unqualified Success
Just under ten weeks ago, I was heartbroken and scared because I had a rejected newborn filly and didn’t really know what to do or
Acute and Chronic Laminitis: An Equine Podiatrist’s Perspective
Acute and chronic laminitis is a frustrating and often disheartening condition to manage. Having had the opportunity to observe, treat and shoe laminitic horses for over 30 years, I have a unique prospective into this disease.
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Man Charged After Horse Exhumed
A Bloomington, Ind., man faces charges after authorities exhumed the carcass of one of his horses and found the animal starved to death.
Forrest B. Deckard, 51, of rural Monroe County, was charged Thursday with two counts of animal
Drug Testing: California Thoroughbred Owners Could Face Fines
Owners whose horses have repeated medication violations would be subject to tough new penalties under changes given initial approval by the California Horse Racing Board April 19.
Over the objections of the Thoroughbred Owners of California,
Selecting the Right Horse Live Web Cast
My Horse University and Christine Skelly, PhD, of Michigan State University will present a free live web presentation on the selecting the right youth horse. The presentation will take place April 26 at 7 p.m. EST.
Selecting the right youth
