The American Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce that Tractor Supply Company will continue its partnership as the official farm and ranch improvement partner of AQHA.
The arrangement will continue to offer Tractor Supply Compan
Tom David, DVM, has been hired as equine medical director for the Louisiana State Racing Commission effective July 9.
David, who has experience in private practice and as association veterinarian at Fair Grounds racetrack, will supervise
Craig Carter, DVM, PhD, a 26-year veteran in diagnostic veterinary medicine, is the new director of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC).
Carter, who currently serves as epidemiology
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for two projects to protect the Chesapeake Bay and waterways. A $604,794 grant will help owners and operators of small-sized equine
Even with the best of veterinary care, animals die, and a practical method of disposal must be implemented.
Methods for disposing of large animals will be one of the topics addressed and demonstrated at Hay Day, hosted by the University of
A man was charged with transporting a horse off his farm while an EIA quarantine order was in effect.
Woman, 22, critical and horse killed after dump truck hits buggy
A young mother was critically injured when a dump track collided with her horse-drawn buggy in Lancaster County, Pa., causing her to suffer severe hea
Michigan State University (MSU) will be the first U.S. host of the International Equitation Science Symposium (IESS), August 13-15. It will bring a worldwide gathering of horse experts to Michigan.
Equitation science combines the study of
After months of uncertainty, Bay Meadows will race in 2008.
Giving the 73-year-old Northern California landmark a brief reprieve, the California Horse Racing Board approved a one-year conditional waiver from the state mandate for
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA), is continuing to work directly with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) on developing the NARHA Horses for Heroes program.
The program provides equine-assisted activities
Severe weather, including .8 of an inch of rain in a 15-minute span, caused the cancellation of the final six races Sunday at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
A severe thunderstorm popped up over Lone Star Park at approximately
U.S. Forest Service pack animals that have outlived their usefulness in the backcountry are finding the good life in the pastures and back 40s of some north-central Montana ranches and hobby farms.
Horses and mules that once hauled
The Woodlands dog- and horse-racing track in Kansas plans to open a temporary casino with as many as 800 slot machines by February, while building a $40 million to $50 million permanent casino and restaurant, its operators said this
Horse people are always searching for new ways to learn about their passion: the horse. Perhaps it is because our relationship with the horse is just that–a passion–that we are continually looking for ways to expand our knowledge base. It can be
Two Ballston Spa, N.Y., men accused of trying to fix races by injecting harness horses with substances designed to deaden pain or improve performance pleaded guilty today to felony charges.
District Attorney James Murphy says 68-year-old
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