At just a hair over 17 inches tall, the miniature horse is more inclined to walk under fences than jump them.
And her owners have sheltered the mare from ever gaining “circus-sideshow” or “one-trick-pony” status.
As the world’s smallest
A vacant patch of land beside a county jail hardly seems worth fighting over, but don’t tell DeKalb County, Ala., commissioners and Sheriff Jimmy Harris.
The commission and Harris have been at odds since he built a horse pen on the tract
Mountwood Bally Hy–“Monty” to her longtime owner–will soon reach the milestone age of 30 years. Helen Seymour of Suffolk, England, won the horse as a prize in a Horse & Hound
Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, will distribute oral rabies vaccine baits across portions of central Alabama beginning on, or about March 20, to prevent the
The University of Kentucky’s Pasture Management Program, returning for its third year with significant enhancements, is now accepting applications from central Kentucky horse farms interested in a professional evaluation and detailed
Instead of its regularly scheduled monthly meeting for March, the Maryland Agricultural Commission will hold an informational session on the 2007 Farm Bill on March 19, in the lower level conference room at the Maryland Department of Agriculture
The Equine Species Working Group has released the second edition of an informational booklet titled “NAIS and Horses: The Facts Surrounding the National Animal Identification System and the Horse Industry in the U.S.”
The NAIS is
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA, a British animal welfare organization) is urging race organizers, horse owners, trainers and jockeys to make animal welfare their top priority at the Cheltenham Festival after
The Gifford Foundation of Central New York recently approved a $150,000 grant to the Morrisville College Foundation (MCF) for its planned Equine Rehabilitation and Physiology facility.
Morrisville State College (MSC) seeks to expand the
Two speakers will open and close the Annual Meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) in Sacramento, Calif., at the Hyatt Regency, April 2-5 with presentations on biofuels and food-borne illness.
Bill Jones,
EasyCare just received a large shipment of all new EasyCare products for 2007. One of EasyCare’s main goals for the year is to carry larger levels of inventory and stay out of back order situations.
EasyCare currently has strong inventory of
Iron Spring Farm’s popular Friesian stallion Goffert 369 was euthanatized Tuesday, February 13, 2007. The Grand Prix competitor colicked and although every effort was made to save him, the damage was irreparable.
The stallion, known as
Whether they are “weekend warriors” or dedicated competitors, all horses are athletes that stretch and strain their muscles during every ride–so every horse can benefit from proper muscle care. Muscle pain, stiffness and swelling are common
Five thoroughbred horses died Mar. 1 after fire swept through a Clermont County, Ohio, barn.
Neighbors banged on the window of David and Patty Kinder’s Union Township home to alert them of the fire. By then, the barn was up in
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has launched a new interactive Web site devoted to animal health and welfare and the essential role played by scientific research focused on protecting, treating, and curing animals–including wildlife and companion
Selected fact sheets, special reports, webinars, live chats, and more from TheHorse.com.
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
