The National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Safety and Integrity Alliance has received a contribution of $15,000 from the American Association of Equine Practitioners.

“The American Association of Equine Practitioners and its foundation are proud to support the work of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance in its efforts on behalf of Thoroughbred athletes,” said David Foley, executiv

The horse community is being encouraged to continue with planned events as authorities continue to respond to the Hendra virus incident at Cawarral, near Rockhampton. Three horses on a Cawarral, Queensland, property died in late July and early August. Two of the dead horses were confirmed positive for Hendra, a potentially zoonotic virus that has only occurred in Australia.

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Horse owners and ranchers can take precautions to reduce the risk and spread of wildfire and protect their animals from injury or death by fire.

A televised re-enactment of wild horse shootings in Alberta has prompted tips from the public on the crimes, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

“We’re following up on some tips we’ve received,” said Cpl. Tina Millard of the Sundre RCMP.

Crime Stoppers produced the film in response to the shooting of three more horses, including a pregnant mare, whose bodies were

A former lab technician is suing the Florida company that produced a vitamin and mineral compound blamed for killing 21 polo horses in April on grounds that she lost her job after cooperating with authorities investigating the deaths.

The horses died after receiving a selenium, vitamin B, and potassium compound prepared by Franck’s Lab, Inc. State animal health authorities determined the

A veterinarian exposed to a horse infected with Hendra virus has tested positive for the disease and is hospitalized in an induced coma, said the Australian Horse Industry Council.

Three horses on a Cawarral, Queensland, property died in late July and early August. Two of the dead horses were confirmed positive for Hendra, a potentially zoonotic virus that has only occurred in Australia.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance has formed a special subcommittee focusing on aftercare of retired Thoroughbreds. The goal of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance Subcommittee on Aftercare is to work toward a national solution to issues surrounding retired Thoroughbred racehorses, including enhancement of aftercare funding and improvement of

Diarrhea acquired while staying in a hospital, termed nosocomial diarrhea, is an unfortunate risk when hospitalizing a horse, but there are steps owners and veterinarians can take to help prevent disease.

There are many reasons why horses get diarrhea while in the hospital, including infectious pathogens, diet changes, medication, exposure to sick animals, and stress, said Ann

The carriage horse seizure case involving J.C. Cutters Ltd. has been continued once more. This time it was due to a City of Chicago budget-related mandatory work furlough day for all non-essential city employees on Aug. 17.

“The new trial date is Sept. 23; the officers with Animal Control were on mandatory furlough yesterday,” said John Robeznieks, defense attorney for J.C. Cutters Ltd.

For Christian Ahlmann, the four-month forbidden substance suspension that morphed into an eight-month suspension has its own “long tail”–in Ahlmann’s case, a ban against competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Ahlmann was suspended prior to the individual jumping final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong after his horse, Cöster, tested positive for the forbidden substance

American Quarter Horse runner Silent Cash Dasher on Sunday won at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla. Owned and trained by Gary Earp of Jay, Okla., the gelding by Dash Easy is 16 years old.

In a sport with the majority of its participants competing in futurities for 2-year-olds and derbies for 3-year-olds, Silent Cash Dasher has captured the hearts of many racing fans because of his

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Texas’ history is closely intertwined with that of the American Quarter Horse, beginning with Steel Dust, one of the forebears of the state’s more than 470,000 American Quarter Horses. In the early days, the horses were used to help settle the wild and wooly territory. Ranchers used them to round up livestock and move them to market, as well as for a little match racing on the weekends.

The inaugural running of the U.S. Steeplechase Championships will take place Saturday, Oct. 17. The event will consist of 12 races contested for $700,000 in purse money at two different race meets on the steeplechase schedule: the Far Hills Race Meet in Far Hills, N.J., and the International Gold Cup at Great Meadows in The Plains, Va.

The National Steeplechase Association (NSA) has

Do you ever feel like your horse might be watching your every move? He very well might be, according to a new behavior study by British scientists. Their research indicates that horses are highly sensitive to the attention we attribute to them, including our gaze.

In a series of tests involving 36 horses and ponies aged 10 months to 38 years, two humans stood motionless in a paddock, eac

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) isn’t yet revealing its findings, but on August 14 it announced the completion of its investigation into doping allegations involving riders and officials of the German Equestrian Federation (German FN).

The German FN disbanded its jumping, eventing, and dressage teams May 28 following a wave of suspensions for doping or forbidden-substance