The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) is to freeze the Rolex Rankings points for Jumping riders on maternity leave, starting with the April rankings issued today. Under the new system, female riders will now lose only 50% of their Rolex Rankings points during their absence from competition while on maternity leave.

Zenyatta tied Thoroughbred racing legends Citation and Cigar with her 16th consecutive win April 9 in the $500,000 Apple Blossom Invitational Handicap (gr. I) (VIDEO), blowing past her four rivals under Mike Smith as an adoring crowd at Oaklawn Park cheered the sensational mare to another easy victory.

Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss and trained by John Shirreffs, 6-year-old Zen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published 2008 data on 6,841 confirmed animal rabies cases in 49 states and Puerto Rico. (Hawaii is rabies-free.) Of these, 93 percent were confirmed in wildlife; 7 percent in domestic species. These represent a fraction of the total number of rabid animals in the US since many cases are not observed and are undetected.

All states (ex

More than 50 of the world’s top performers and clinicians will showcase their talents and expertise during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Entertainment, demonstrations, clinicians and lecturers will delight and educate spectators in the Equine Village of the Games grounds each day during the 16 days of the Games, which take place at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park Sept.

We all know foals look like they’re “all legs,” and new research is honing in on the physical and evolutionary advantages of that lanky morphology. It’s all about keeping up with the herd, say the researchers, especially for migrations.

“The long legs of juvenile horses make them able to manage the lower speeds frequently necessary for migrating,” sai

For the first time since its inception in 1999, the Young Horse Teaching and Research Program (YHTRP) at the Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, includes four Bureau of Land Management mustangs. Mustangs are often perceived as “wild,” difficult to handle and not very useful. Students will be presenting the well-trained and mannered young horses at th

Personal Ensign, a champion on the track and in the breeding shed, died April 8 at the Hancock family’s Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky. She was 26.

Pensioned from broodmare duty since 2006, the daughter of Private Account – Grecian Banner, by Hoist the Flag died of natural causes.

Undefeated in 13 starts, Personal Ensign is described as one of the greatest race

Drug compounding can be defined as the art and science of mixing ingredients, which may be active, inactive or both, to create a specific dosage form to meet a specific patient’s needs. Compounding can be performed by a veterinarian or by a pharmacist upon receipt of a veterinarian’s prescription. A veterinarian must have a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR ) to

A four-in-hand team of black Morgan geldings, owned by Alan and Maureen Aulson, are one step closer to their bid of making team to represent the United States at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), a first in the Morgan breed.

The combined driving four-in-hand team of Nordby Coalie’s Duke, Nordby Coalie’s Coal Dust, and the full brothers Nordby Shadow’s Sam Spade and Nor

The International Collating Center, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks.

Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was reported in France (one case), Germany (two cases) and the United Arab Emirates that involved a non-breeding Thoroughbred stallion detected on pre-export testing.

Outbreaks of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) related diseas

An Arizona couple face multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing a 26-year-old Arabian mare by injecting the animal with a homemade cocktail of pool acid and sodium bicarbonate. The pair are also charged with maltreating a 15-year-old horse.

County Sheriff’s Department Animal Crimes detectives discovered the animals last month when a tipster who was hired to dispos

Because parasite resistance to dewormers is developing in the United States, owners and trainers should deworm less often and only use products they know are effective in their herd, suggested Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research, Inc. in Rockwood

In a recent study, Reinemeyer and his colleagues tested whether a resistant strain of Parascari

A bill that would allow horse processing plant development in Tennessee advanced yesterday when members of the state’s House Finance Subcommittee passed it by a slim 7-6 margin. The measure now moves on for full Finance, Ways and Means and Budget Committee consideration.

HB 1428 directs the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to establish licensing, inspection, operational reg

In less than six months, the world’s finest equine athletes will gallop into Kentucky’s Bluegrass region for the most prestigious, global equestrian championships–the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Alltech’s booth (#C911) the Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio, from April 8-11 will provide equine enthusiasts with the opportunity to experience the Alltech FEI Games in pe