Seventy horses took on Mike Etherington-Smith’s eight-minute cross country course at the Beas River venue in Hong Kong. None achieved the optimum time, and only one rider escaped with time penalties in the single digits (Australia’s Shane Rose
Three cases of Potomac horse fever were reported in July at the Star Equestrian Center on Greencastle Pike near Hagerstown, Md.
Ginny Gaylor, director of the Star Equestrian
The number eight is considered lucky by the Chinese–that’s why the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Games were held on 8-08-08–but Aug. 8 proved a bit of a
Global animal health company Alltech announced the launch of its annual Young Scientist Program Aug. 8. Traditionally held for undergraduate students, this year a second category was added to include graduate students.
“A commitment
The World Games 2010 Foundation today announced that Kim Bennett has been selected as Director of Hospitality Programs for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
As Director of Hospitality Programs, Bennett will oversee the
Wild horse advocate Karen Mayfield, along with various artists from around the world, in conjunction with Whispering Winds Equine Rescue, are banding together in a global effort to save America’s wild horses with the “Give A Dollar Wild Horse
The wind and rain that buffeted the Olympic equestrian venue this week has dampened everyone except the horses, according to the Associated Press article at Seattle
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Current top standings for Individual Eventing Dressage Day 1 ar
Don’t miss today’s blog (Aug. 9) from award-winning equestrian journalist Jennifer Bryant. She will be giving us behind-the-scenes looks
Modern pentathlon consists of five events–pistol shooting, epee fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and running.
A maximum score of 200 points in the shooting portion equates to 1,336 modern pentathlon points.
To guess a horse’s age you can look at his teeth … or the length of his telomeres and his immune system function, according to researchers with the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center.
Scientists studying the mechanisms behind aging-related decline in immune function of horses confirmed that telomere erosion–progressive shortening of the specialized
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Tennessee Walking Horse Task (TWH) Force recommendations to eradicate the practice of soring drew strong reaction from Walking Horse industry members who label the directives costly and
To guess a horse’s age you can look at his teeth … or the length of his telomeres and his immune system function, according to researchers with the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center.
Scientists studying the
For more than 100 years, equine researchers have been examining why gray horses that are losing hair pigmentation are often concurrently affected by melanomas?tumors characterized by a massive production of the pigment melanin.
According
A British man was taken away after unfurling banners that denounced China’s human rights record on a major bridge in Hong Kong ahead of the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday.
Other protesters critical of China’s human rights
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