Delaware is taking a harder line on use of erythropoietin and similar blood-doping agents.

The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, which already considers blood-doping a prohibited practice, may push for an increase in penalties. And

The veterinary bureau of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has made a change to way the organization handles caffeine positives. The drug and its metabolites (theophylline and theobromine) have been moved to the organization’s

A rash of horse thefts in Hampshire, England, has some speculating that colored cobs (Pinto-colored riding horses) are being stolen and exported to the United States, reported the

A horse’s requirements will vary with life stage, training, the type of forage fed and the kind of grain and amount consumed. Rather than target average needs with a one-size-fits-all approach like most multi-vitamins, the SmartVite line offers nine

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has announced its 2006-07 “Tuesday Talks” schedule. This series of lectures is designed to provide veterinarians, horse owners, and horse professionals with valuable insight and practical advice

Merial has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new product label for the company’s equine stomach ulcer product, Ulcergard, the only FDA-approved product proven to prevent stomach ulcers in horses.

The revised

For the first time since 1922, police officers on horseback are patrolling Kansas City, Mo., streets again.

The unit got started in mid-August and the first two police horses are slowly getting acquainted with their new city surroundings

A state audit says a woman who handled payments for Auburn University’s large animal clinic owes the school $83,623 after she apparently failed to deposit money from customers over a five-year period, but her attorney says a faulty computer may

High winds over the weekend caused problems for many in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. A horse truck traveling along State Highway 50 near Takapau “was turned on its side by a gust of wind,” noted an online news story by Lucy Craymer on

Alison Dolan lost her vision 12 years ago, when she was 33, and she never thought she would ride again, according to an article by Jane Lerner in The Journal News (www.journalnews.com). She not

They aren’t the usual military-surplus goods auctioned online, such as scrap metal, airplane parts or fancy tents.

Rojo and Ninety-Nine are special items with special needs.

They are 10-year-old quarter horses who have been ceremonial

The Equine Research Coordination Group (ERCG), comprised of researchers and organizations that support equine research, has agreed upon and announced objectives for the coming year.

“It’s time to focus on the future of equine research,”

A  trailer being pulled down Highway 35W in Texas near Fort Worth overturned last night and two horses escaped onto the highway, according to an article by Matt Frazier in the Star-Telegram (

On Thanksgiving evening, a woman from Strasburg, Pa., was killed and her husband injured when a horse ran into the path of their car, according to a report on Lancasteronline.com. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and

Join legendary Northern California rider Russell Baze as he discusses his remarkable career and his current quest to become Thoroughbred racing’s all-time leader in career wins by a jockey. Baze will be the next guest during a special Tuesday

The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., plans to ask the state for more funding to improve roads before hosting the World Equestrian Games in 2010.

Park officials said they would ask lawmakers for an additional $10 million to $12