Would if They Could: Readers Respond to Poll on Pasture Rotation
Megan Arszman
November 7, 2008
More than 1,350 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you let fields/pastures rest during the year?”
Design and maintain a healthy horse operation
More than 1,350 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you let fields/pastures rest during the year?”
The marketplace continued to take a pounding from negative economic forces outside the Thoroughbred industry during the third day of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in Lexington. Compared to 2007, the Nov. 5 session was down 42.1% in
When most everything else in the world–including stocks and home values–seems to be losing value, 3-year-old racehorse Mushka went up in the value, proving the old adage that good horses will bring good money, even in tough economic times.
Away, the dam of the ill-fated Eight Belles, was purchased for $2.5 million during the opening session of the 2008 Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 3 at the Central Kentucky auction house.
Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock adviser,
Good pastures start at the root–and those roots need soil. The first step to managing pasture soils is using a soil survey to identify what you have. While you can’t change the inherent properties of your soils, with understanding you can manag
Even though we’re in the midst of a global financial crisis, a special horse can still bring a jaw-dropping amount.
Better Than Honour, the dam of back-to-back Belmont Stakes winners Jazil and Rags to Riches, set a world Thoroughbred auctio
Consignors are steeling themselves and their clients for a significant downturn in the market at Keeneland’s breeding stock sale, which starts Nov. 3 in Lexington and runs for 15 days. But they also are hoping that the drop in prices will bring
With the economy struggling and the buy-back/no bid rates at Thoroughbred auctions rising, the issue of unwanted horses is a growing concern. Antony Beck, president of Gainesway Farm in Lexington, decided to try to do something about it, by
No matter the reason your horse is stalled, you can keep him happy and comfortable.
Barn ventilation is essential for the health and safety of your horses and the maintenance of your barn. A little effort up front can prevent expensive and disappointing problems later.
A former employee of an Oregon youth camp faces multiple criminal charges in connection with the shooting and abandonment of Trooper, a 6-year-old Arabian gelding discovered wandering in the Deschutes National Forest with a gunshot
Keeneland will open its 15-day November Thoroughbred Breeding Stock Sale–the largest of its kind in the world–on Monday, Nov. 3.
A record 5,709 horses have been cataloged for the sale, which runs through Monday, Nov. 17. Sessions begin
Eight weeks after seizing 85 allegedly malnourished Thoroughbred horses from a Troupsburg, N.Y., breeding farm, authorities with the Finger Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) are still trying to match the
The federal lawsuit against Cushion Track and affiliates over the former synthetic racing surface at Santa Anita Park is geared to go forward after a judge recently denied most of the defendants’ request for dismissal.
U.S. District Judge
Though champion Curlin may not have handled the synthetic racing surface as well as some of his European rivals did in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic, Santa Anita Park’s Pro-Ride racing surface performed safely during the two-day World
Operators of the Double JJ Resort and Ranch in Rothbury, Mich., are hopeful that the resort’s 94 horses will find new homes when the company’s assets are liquidated at bankruptcy auction on Oct. 30. Owners ceased operations on Sept. 3 after
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