The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) has established a fund to support programs that promote the health and welfare of all horses in the state.
As a part of the continual work to find second careers for unwanted horses and evaluate and
A nonprofit group is studying the possibility of building an indoor riding and rodeo center on the Standing Rock reservation.
“We’re in a community where we haven’t shared in the prosperity of the rest of the state,” said Jonathan Anderson,
The Equiface Saver is a unique new equine protection product, designed to prevent and protect horses against unnecessary facial and poll injuries. It is most effectively used during, but not limited to, equine trailer and airline transportation
The New Holland 3-cylinder, 30-hp T1510 compact tractor delivers reliable performance, solid construction, and easy operation at an economical price. Part of New Holland’s Lean and Mean series of economy tractors, the T1510 can be customized
Results from a recent study on equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)–a progressive neurological disease–identified three factors that increase a horse’s risk of infection: living with cats, use for Western performance or racing, and age
New Zealand exotic disease specialists drafted into the equine influenza response team battling the outbreak of equine influenza in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, will apply knowledge gained through handling this outbreak to improve
Prosecutors in Lake County, Ill., have issued an arrest warrant for the owner of 18 Belgian draft horses killed in a crash Oct. 27 while the animals were being transported in a double-decker trailer. (For more information see
Iowa State University Extension is offering a new educational program designed to teach the science of horse management along with riding and training concepts.
The Master Equine Manager program combines discussion with hands-on experience.
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University will be hosting a series of lectures on equine health.
The presentations will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Agnes Varis Lecture Hall in North Grafton, Mass.
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Watch the Jan. 3 edition of the Ryder Report.
The report includes coverage of horse rescues caught in a pinch, as the
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently published a study indicating that light-colored horses diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) might be more likely to succumb to the disease than their
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption at the Mobile Agri-Ed Center in Mobile, Ala., on January 19 and 20, 2008.
Approximately 65 horses and a few
Knee deep in controversy over drainage problems with Santa Anita’s new synthetic racetrack and heavy rainfall expected this week, the company that installed the surface has acknowledged that the issue remains unresolved.
In a Jan. 2 press
The Jockey Club once again dispatched teams of representatives in late December to numerous farms in six states and one Canadian province to inspect broodmares with early 2007 breeding or foaling dates.
This was the third consecutive
Purdue University students are making some extra cash through a project that might turn some of their classmates’ stomachs–by sniffing livestock excrement. Students earn $30 per session as they take whiffs of a variety of smells collected from
Alabama horse enthusiasts have the opportunity to go back to school and focus on the care and management of horses and horse businesses.
The Alabama Horse Council and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System are combining their resources to
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