Tennessee Lawmakers Seek Felony Charges for Horse Cruelty
Horse owners in Tennessee who intentionally neglect their animals would face felony charges under a bill recently introduced into the state’s House of Representatives.
Track Surface Maintenance Key, Officials Say
As people rush to takes sides in the great dirt-versus-synthetic racetrack surface debate, Mick Peterson, MS, PhD, and Santa Anita Park track superintendent Richard Tedesco suggested consistency and maintenance trump type of surface.
NYC Carriage Driver Suspended for Driving Under Influence
Saverio Colarusso, a carriage driver from the West 38th street stable, appeared at the Department of Consumer Affairs court in response to summonses issued by the Humane Law Enforcement agents of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruel
Phytonutrients for Controlling Free Radicals in Horses
Phytonutrients are a class of compounds showing value in controlling inflammation and its negative effects.
Horse Industry Reaches Out to Chilean Backstretch Workers
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America and racetrack chaplaincy ministries in Chile have partnered to create the RTCA Chilean Racetrack Relief Fund to provide disaster aid to backstretch workers severely affected by recent earthquakes.
Kentucky Farm Numbers Increase Slightly
In 2009, there were 85,500 farms in Kentucky, up 200 farms from a year ago according to the Kentucky Field Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. A farm is defined as “any establishment from which $1,000 or more
Event to Combine Dressage and Figure Skating
The Ninth Annual Challenge of the Americas is excited to announce a very unique new dressage and figure skating performance to the Challenge lineup. Held in Wellington, FL, on Saturday, March 13, 2010, the evening will get under way at 5:30 p.m
Backcountry Camping Clinic offered at QuarterFest 2010
Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse April 30 – May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Winslow will
New York Drug-Testing Lab to Move to Morrisville State
Morrisville State College instead of Cornell University will soon be testing race horses for unauthorized drugs.
New York State Racing and Wagering Board Chairman John Sabini said the drug testing program would be a perfect fit for the college.
Spring Shedding: Readers Report, Share Tips
More than 1,600 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Has your horse started shedding yet?”
Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Course Covers Reproduction, Deworming
The inaugural Kentucky Breeders’ Short Course, hosted by the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, drew more than 100 participants to Lexington’s Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in January. The two-day short course included p
Owners Claim Gathered Florida Horses
Nearly all of the 20 horses formerly running at large in a rural section of Miami-Dade County, Fla., have been claimed by their owners.
Hialeah police and South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) voluntee
Wild-Horse Lovers Protest at Nevada Capitol
More than 130 demonstrators showed up at the Nevada Capitol to protest wild-horse roundups.
The critics were calling attention on Saturday to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s handling of the recent Reno-area roundup.
Memories of Elmer Bandit
Readers react to the death of the National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit.
UC Davis to Develop Plan to Help Animals During Disasters
The International Animal Welfare Training Institute at the University of California (UC), Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has received $250,000 from the California Emergency
FEI Imposes Sanctions on Controversial Dressage Training Method
Participants in a Feb. 9 conference organized by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) sanctioned aggressive riding, including that which results in hyperflexion of the horse’s neck.
“The group redefined
