A Bloomington, Ind., man faces charges after authorities exhumed the carcass of one of his horses and found the animal starved to death.

Forrest B. Deckard, 51, of rural Monroe County, was charged Thursday with two counts of animal

My Horse University and Christine Skelly, PhD, of Michigan State University will present a free live web presentation on the selecting the right youth horse. The presentation will take place April 26 at 7 p.m. EST.

Selecting the right youth

The Rolling Stones will rock Belgrade this summer even if their performance at the city’s main racetrack distresses hundreds of horses stabled at the venue, concert organizers said Friday.

“Preparations for the July 14 concert are going

Faced with complaints that his donkey was too loud, attorney Gregory Shamoun decided to bring his case directly to the court: He had the donkey testify.

Buddy the donkey appeared in a Dallas court Wednesday. He walked to the bench and stared a

In recognition of the hard and valuable work performed by horseshoers, July 8-14 will mark National Farriers Week, a time for horse owners to consider the effort and training required by the men and women who shape and shoe hooves to keep the

A man has pleaded no contest to a drunken-driving charge stemming from a hit-and-run crash that killed an 11-year-old Amish girl and injured most members of her family.

Mark Vandyke, 48, of Fremont, Mich., entered the plea Monday in Newaygo

The Humane Society of the United States has praised the work of the Oregon Senate and House in passing Oregon’s Animals in Disaster legislation (S.B. 570) yesterday (April 16). The House voted 53 to 5 in favor of the bill.

The HSUS is now

People were evacuated from flooded homes Monday and hundreds of thousands had no electricity as a fierce nor’easter drenched the Northeast with record rainfall.

Residents in at least one New York City neighborhood paddled through streets in

The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA) has appointed Lafe Nichols, DVM, of Henderson, Ky., as Kentucky’s chief racing veterinarian. The chief veterinarian oversees a staff that ensures all racing in Kentucky complies with equine medical

Silver Birch won the 160th edition of the Grand National on Saturday (April 14), beating Mckelvey by three-quarters of a length.

The Irish-trained Silver Birch, a 33-1 long shot and ridden by Robbie Power, became a contender at the

By Aaron C. Davis

Democratic state lawmakers carrying bills that would launch a massive expansion of Indian gambling in California have benefited from $1.6 million in tribal donations in recent years, according to an Associated Press

Two jockeys were able to escape serious injury when their horses fell while running in the second race at Hawthorne Park on Thursday (April 12), reported the Arlington Heights, Ill.,