The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will have an open house Oct. 21 at the Saratoga Farms Equine Center in Saratoga Springs to showcase recently rescued ex-racehorses who are available for adoption.
The event will take place from 12 to 3
When U.S. presidents receive gifts, the items are acknowledged, then packed away in a government warehouse to await the opening of his future library.
It’s been the fate of many pairs of cowboy boots and hats, expensive rugs, glinting
The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit opens Monday at Keeneland in Lexington with a session of presentations and panel discussions that will be open to the public. The session, which will be held in the Keeneland sale pavilion, will run
A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday (Oct. 11). Clear Sky Stable purchased the chestnut weanling
Angry demonstrators and rabbis as well as a ban on gambling failed to stop the inauguration of Israel’s first horse racetrack, as thousands of fans cheered the four-legged competitors.
It’s not much at this point — just a collection of
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have reported in a pilot study that a bee pollen-based product shows promise in improving athletic horses’ feed intake.
At least one dog mauled three horses at a farm, and the most severely injured, a miniature foal, may not survive, authorities and the horses’ owner said.
A loose pit bull was captured in the rural area after the attack, and its owners had
The BBC reports that an 18-year-old Welsh cob pony, “Basil,” recently escaped from his new home and “hot hoofed three miles in the dark” back to the farm
United Kingdom researchers found that dorsal displacement of the soft palate and palatal instability were to blame for poor performance in 78.5% of the horses examined in a recent treadmill study of Thoroughbred racehorses. They also found that
Draft horses weighing more than 1,500 pounds are at greater risk of postoperative complications due to anesthesia than lighter draft horses, according to a Purdue University study.
“Heavy draft horses had significantly more postoperativ
Following is yesterday’s Talkin’ Horses transcript from our sister publication’s web site, bloodhorse.com.
