The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) released a statement earlier this week, stating that the organization is seriously concerned by the fatal accidents which have occurred in Eventing over the last months. Although the FEI does
Legislation introduced earlier this week would prohibit the use of live animals in sales and marketing demonstrations of medical devices and products. U.S. Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the Animal Welfare
The horses seized by the Humane Society of Washington County from a farm in Sharpsburg, Md., in December 2006 are now available for adoption.
Last month the owner of the horses relinquished ownership to the Humane Society of
The owners of a central Kentucky boarding farm were not negligent when someone injected five Saddlebreds with a tissue-destroying substance in 2003, a judge has ruled.
Woodford Circuit Judge Paul Issacs issued a 13-page opinion Thursday (May
The English arrived in Jamestown in 1607. They imported horses just three years later. So it is perhaps fitting that northern Virginia horse country will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown landing with a polo match.
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Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies have taken custody of several horses that were found allegedly starving and neglected on a Bixby couple’s property (south of Tulsa, Okla.).
Darrell and Roberta Christian have been accused in at least 13
A major horse show expected to have a $40 million impact on the city’s economy next year is back on track, weeks after its organizers questioned a decision to come here because of a controversial annexation plan.
City and county leaders
Thoroughbred stallion Storm Boot, who sired 46 stakes winners at Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm near Lexington, Ky., was euthanatized May 10 at Hagyard Equine Medical Center. A member of Storm Cat’s first crop, 18-year-old Storm Boot suffered from
Health authorities hope Kansas’ wet weather this spring doesn’t translate into a surge in mosquito numbers.
“It’s going to depend on temperature, how long the water stays on the ground, things like that,” said Ludek Zurek, an assistant
A change quietly tucked into a state Senate bill approved this week seeks to sidestep a 58-year-old Texas law preventing the slaughter of horses for consumption of their meat.
Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, inserted an amendment into a bill on
Laminitis and Founder: Prevention and Treatment provides information on what laminitis is and how the horse’s body systems are affected. The book offers detailed advice on how to recognize horses that might be most at risk for the disease and how t
The Yard Bag Chute is a corrugated polypropylene and plastic insert/liner for paper yard waste bags. The design of the 36-inch high Yard Bag Chute keeps the paper bag open, sturdy, and in an upright position while filling the chute with grass
If you want to raise money for the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life program, but would rather ride than walk, an upcoming event scheduled for June 2 at Lakeview Park in Frankfort, Ky., might be for you.
Donne & Cavalli, a botanical skin care line developed for the active equestrian lifestyle, recently introduced their new lavender and peppermint hand sanitizer. Donna Mastrianni, a master esthetician and avid equestrian, developed the entire
Pictopia announced May 10 its photo store for the official Web site of The Blood-Horse magazine.
Powered by Pictopia, the Blood-Horse photo store offers hundreds of photographs from the official Blood-Horse collection, including
Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Distinguished Alumni Award.
Blackwell received the award for his continuing, meaningful
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