Latest News – The Horse
Fireworks Startle Police Horse; Officer Sustains Injuries in Fall
According to an article on St. Louis’ STLtoday.com, fireworks set off at Busch Stadium last night (Oct. 27) startled a police horse, causing it to buck off its rider.
Vartanian Accused of Methamphetamine Violation
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has filed an accusation against Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Gregory Vartanian for several rule violations after a horse in his care tested positive for the Class 1 prohibited substance methamphetamine
Saturday Card at Aqueduct Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
The Saturday, Oct. 28, live racing card at Aqueduct in Queens, N.Y., was cancelled because of heavy rain and strong winds.
Three stakes races scheduled–the grade II, $150,000 First Flight Handicap for fillies and mares at seven furlongs
Keeneland’s Polytrack Popular With Breeders’ Cup Hopefuls on Saturday
Racing may have been winding down on Saturday, Oct. 28, the final day of Keeneland’s fall meet in Lexington, Ky., but top stakes contenders were taking advantage of the opportunity to get in one last work over Polytrack before the Breeders’ Cup
AQHA World Championship Show Offers Ford F-250 Giveaway
The only place you can win a new, one-of-a-kind AQHA special-edition Ford F-250 Super Duty is at the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 4-18.
Throughout the length of the show, patrons will have the chance to
California Wildfires Force Horse Evacuation
Six horses were evacuated Thursday (Oct. 26) to avoid the flames of a wildfire that engulfed thousands of acres in several Riverside County, Calif., communities. The evacuated horses were pleasure horses stabled on residential properties in
Jersey Meet to Continue; Other Tracks Ban Shippers
Despite having to limit fields to horses stabled only at Monmouth Park due to four confirmed cases of the equine herpesvirus and a subsequent decline in total handle, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials are planning to finish th
BHS Ride UK Web Site Offers Prize for Survey Response
The British Horse Society (BHS) is eager to find out what people think of the Ride UK website, and how it can improve its service to riders. The site, which provides details of riding throughout the UK, horse-friendly accommodation, and
Horse Dies in Movie Mishap Near Santa Fe
A horse was killed and its rider was seriously injured in an accident on a movie set west of Santa Fe, N.M.
A spokesman for the American Humane Association says producers were shooting a scene Monday in which riders came toward a
New Jersey Imposes Quarantine on More Than 1,000 Monmouth Park Horses
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine Oct. 26 on more than 1,000 horses at Monmouth Park in the wake of positive test results on at least one horse for the neuropathogenic strain of the equine herpes virus.
At least
Equus Survival Trust Presenting Rare Breeds at Equine Affaire
The Equus Survival Trust will be presenting three endangered breeds, the Caspian horse, the Fell pony, and the Dales pony at the nation’s largest equine trade show, Equine Affaire in Springfield, Mass.
The Equus Survival Trust is
“Q-Bugs” Allow Spectators to Listen to Commentary at AQHA World Show
Get the Q-Bug buzz at this year’s American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show, and learn everything you wanted to know about the great horses and competitors vying for world champion honors.
Everyone will have the
New ‘Cushion Track’ Attracts Out-of-Towners
Hollywood Park, which will debut its Cushion Track for racing when its fall meet begins Nov. 1, is expecting some out-of-town trainers to send horses after the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs.
Dan Eidson,
EasyCare Trivia Contest Offers Hoof Care Clinic Admission
EasyCare, Inc. will be giving away multiple prizes including admission to an upcoming two-day Pete Ramey Hoof Care Clinic that will be held in Tucson, Arizona on Jan. 20-21. Also included in the Grand Prize is admission to the Hoof Boot Fitting
ReRun Launches Breeders’ Cup Moneigh Auction on eBay
ReRun, the non-profit adoption organization, announced Oct. 25 that a select group of its signature “Moneigh” paintings created by past and present Breeder’s Cup winners and contenders are available on eBay.
Each Moneigh is an original
BLM Rounding Up Horses on Fire-Scorched Range
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will round up around 100 horses on the Clan Alpine Herd Management Area in Northern Nevada this week, reports Nevada television station
