Foreign horsemen who wish to ship their Thoroughbreds to compete in the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, and other races at Churchill Downs will benefit from an on-track quarantine and isolation facility now located on the grounds.
When th
The Connecticut Horse Council has been working on legislation that will assist victims of domestic violence by allowing judges to include animals in restraining and protective orders, as domestic violence victims might be unable to leave th
Arkansas animal activists are hoping companion animals and horses will soon be protected by harsher penalties for any person who tortures or cruelly kills them, or fails to provide sufficient care.
Bills have been introduced in both houses
Legislation to outlaw the commercial sale and slaughter of America’s wild horses was passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday (March 7).
H.R. 249 seeks to restore permanent federal protections for wild horses and burros
Another hay caravan to assist in the care of horses seized from a Sharpsburg, Md., farm in early December is heading to Washington County this weekend for a Sunday (March 11) delivery.
Monkton residents Fran Burns, Maureen Haley and Joanna
Virginia State Veterinarian Richard Wilkes, DVM, yesterday (March 7) lifted the quarantine on one farm in Middleburg, Loudoun County. Although a horse on the farm might have come in contact with an EHV-1 infected horse at the Equine
The entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed March 5 an earlier panel decision upholding a Texas state law that bans the sale of horsemeat for human consumption.
The full court, which consists of 19 judges, rejected without
Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) quarantines in Connecticut have been lifted. The virus affected an equine hospital and the herd at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
On Dec. 24, 2006, a horse at Fairfield Equine Associates in
Fact sheets for horse owners and farm managers on a variety environmentally sound ways to manage their properties are now available. The 14 fact sheets, which are available from the Maryland Department of Agriculture at
Critically acclaimed author and former champion steeplechase jockey Sean Clancy brings a new and engaging aspect to Bloodhorse.com’s Triple Crown Mania coverage when he begins his new blog
The sight of Fleet Indian standing in discomfort at the top of the Churchill Downs stretch while waiting for an equine ambulance during the running of the Nov. 4 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff is something owner Paul Saylor will never
The World Games 2010 Foundation has unveiled the new merchandising and marketing logo for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which is coming to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010. The announcement was made today (March 7) at the Downtown Arts
The University of Kentucky?s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center said March 7 it has confirmed 40 cases of equine leptospirosis in the Central Kentucky region from July 2006 until now, and most of the observed cases have resulted in foal loss by
A nonprofit organization established to compile a national identification database for livestock, including horses, was rendered “inactive” in January–just one year after its founding–because it was ahead of its time, said a spokesperson for
HBO Sports, in an effort to increase its stature within and outside the company, is planning to announce soon the production of a documentary about Barbaro, the deceased winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
According to Broadcasting
Several members have recently left the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation?s board of directors, exits that parallel allegations that leadership dissension and financial struggles are plaguing the non-profit organization.
It is believed a
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