The Kentucky Horse Council has announced a new program to assist horse owners who cannot provide adequate feed due to temporary financial setbacks.
The Equine Safety Net program is designed to provide a 30-day supply of feed for horses when
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) is looking for a new chief executive upon the retirement of John Smales at the end of 2007.
“We are looking for an exceptional
The United States Senate postponed action June 28 on comprehensive immigration reform–perhaps until after the 2008 November election–when an effort to limit debate on the Senate floor failed to garner enough votes.
In all, 46 senators
Descendants of the owner, trainer, and jockey of Seabiscuit paid tribute to the legendary American racehorse June 23 as a life-sized bronze sculpture of the horse was unveiled and formally dedicated at Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, Calif.
Recent hot conditions have dried out much of Wyoming’s forests and officials say the fire season is starting to crank up.
Since Thursday, a forest fire had burned nearly 1,000
The United States Senate voted June 26 to revive broad legislation to overhaul the country’s immigration system. The measure was thought to be dead earlier in the month.
Under Senate rules, at least 60 votes from the 100-seat chamber wer
Shadwell Stable’s reigning Horse of the Year Invasor suffered a career-ending injury to his right hind ankle and has been retired from racing following his last major work in preparation for next Saturday’s Suburban Handicap.
Trainer Kiaran
Jockey Victor Molina–who was caught on camera kicking a 2-year-old colt prior to the start of the third race at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack June 18–had a formal hearing before track stewards June 22, but no decision was made by th
A fire started by a faulty motor in a fan broke out in the barn of trainer John Servis at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack the afternoon of June 20, causing minor injuries to his stable pony, Jinks.
No other horses were injured,
I’ve worn many hats, figuratively and literally, in the course of a long veterinary career, and with each of them I have done my best to improve the quality of life for our equine friends.
I’m wearing a new hat these days: chairman of th
The State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., and the horse barns at the arena will get an additional $20 million in improvements.
The City Council approved the expenditure because of higher-than-expected hotel tax revenues.
The
Wisconsin has more human cases of lyme disease than many other states.
A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Wisconsin is among ten states that account for 93% of all cases nationwide.
More than
A barn fire at an award-winning American Saddlebred farm in south-central Kentucky killed 24 horses, the owner said Wednesday.
Seven colts and 17 mares were in the barn at 3-T Farm in Allen County when the fire broke out Tuesday morning,
It’s a story Saudi Arabia decided was worth $2.3 million to share with horse enthusiasts in the United States.
Every Thoroughbred can trace its lineage back to one of three 17th Century Arabian stallions–a kinship that has always provided an
The American Quarter Horse Association?s newest program–Trail Trotters–participated in National Trails Day June 2 with horseback riders and trail users banding together to complete trail restoration projects across the country.
This year,
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) recently selected the 2007-2008 Scholarship winners. Each winner will be awarded $1,000 towards their academic studies.
The winners are:
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