Attendees of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are invited to experience the world of equine veterinary medicine at the Rood & Riddle Pavilion. The pavilion is located inside the Alltech Experience and is one of the highlights of the expansive exhibit and trade show area of the Games. What you’ll experience at the Rood & Riddle Pavilion

Anyone who has pilates classes knows how it strengthens your “core” muscles, but did you know similar stretches and exercises can also strengthen and condition your horse? Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University, discussed the importance of dynamic mobilization exercises to condition and strengthen at

Real Quiet, who was nosed out of becoming racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, died Sept. 27 in a paddock accident at Michael Jester’s Penn Ridge Farm near Harrisburg, Pa. The 15-year-old son of Quiet American was examined at the University of

The American Horse Council reports that President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 into law on September 27, 2010. The bill is intended to help small businesses and create new jobs. The bill continues the bigger write-off for horses and other property purchased and placed in service by a horse business that were originally included in earlier stimulus bills.

Rachel Alexandra, the filly who shocked the racing world in 2009 by winning the Blackberry Preakness Stakes and defeating male horses in two other grade I races en route to an undefeated 3-year-old campaign and Horse of the Year title, has been retired, majority owner Jess Jackson announced Sept. 28.

More than 800 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What would make you stop using a rotational deworming program?”

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the amended Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297) by a vote of 237 to 187, affirming changes made to the bill by the U.S. Senate on Sept. 16 when the Senate passed the measure. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Sept. 27. The White House pressed Congress for swift action to bring relief to America’s small businesses.

In all horse sports equine welfare is paramount. But the major international championships present the most horse-health challenges and also attract the most scrutiny. No other equestrian competition involves the transport of more horses, from all corners of the globe, to a single location than the F�d�ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games (WEG).

Robin Vess, the Ohio horse trainer found guilty in April on more than 40 counts of second degree misdemeanor animal cruelty for maltreating Arabian horses on her Oak Harbor farm, was sentenced to 90 days in jail during an appearance in Ottawa County Municipal Court last week. Animal welfare authorities

A wild horse advocate is asking a federal court to stop the Bureau of Land Management from rounding-up animals anywhere gathers are planned. In a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 24, Laura Leigh asked the court to grant a temporary restraining order ceasing all BLM helicopter round-ups and all other wild horse movement activities including the placement

The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games started this weekend, already handing out three world championships in two events: reining and endurance. Here is a wrap-up of the awards given in the Team Reining, Team Endurance, and Individual Endurance on Sunday:

REINING: Team USA Wins Gold for Third Time The powerhouse team from the United States took the gold medal at the FE

Jennifer Williams, PhD, of Lorena, Texas, and Executive Director of Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society was recently awarded the Texas Veterinary Medical Association’s (TVMA) 2010 Good Samaritan Visionary Award.

According to the TVMA, the Good Samaritan Visionary Award is awarded to an individual who �has made contributions to animal charitable causes that best exemplify the ideals of generosit