Jenny the donkey, whose exploits since escaping from her Pittsfield, Me., corral Jan. 18 have been well documented, sauntered back to captivity yesterday (Feb. 21), the
North Carolina State University will be hosting a “Pain Recognition and Management in the Horse” seminar this coming Saturday, February 24, 2007 at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, N.C.
Puerto Rican jockey Manuel Caraballo died after being trampled during a race, authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands said Monday.
Caraballo, a jockey with more than 40 years experience who was semi-retired, fell from his mount, Emilin, o
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, which facilitated the Sales Integrity Task Force in 2004, has agreed to reconvene the task force to address Kentucky House Bill 388 and other issues relating to the sale of horses in the
Equine Affaire returns to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus this April with a powerhouse line-up of clinicians and presentations. The event will include with four full days of clinics, demonstrations, and seminars, with no repetition in the
John Henry’s admirers will be gathering at 1 p.m. March 9 to wish the five-time Eclipse Award winner a happy 32nd birthday at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington.
Photo ops, birthday cake, and reminiscing about the cherished racehorse,
Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, is a critically acclaimed writer and former champion jockey who’s had a lifelong association with horses.
The President and the executive board members of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) commended the efforts and progress made by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) and the Equestrian Committee in
Join Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, for Thursday’s edition of BloodHorse.com’s “Talkin’ Horses.”
A $3-million gift from Roy and Gretchen Jackson, owners of Barbaro, will endow a chair in the name of Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
In acknowledging the
Blood-Horse Publications has announced it will publish a special edition commemorating the life of Barbaro, the classic winner who died Jan. 29.
No charges will be filed following the seizure of five horses from a Rye, N.H., farm. The horses’ owner has been diagnosed with dementia and moved to a long-term care facility,
The U.K.’s Horseracing Regulatory Authority (HRA) is investigating the death of steeplechaser Venn Ottery, who was euthanatized after fracturing his pelvis while running at Newbury on Saturday (Feb. 10),
As officials and horsemen at Turfway Park work daily to find an optimum Polytrack surface for winter racing, there is growing sentiment the synthetic material is affected by temperature or swings in temperature.
Recently, horsemen have
This was no longer the stressed-out horse last seen standing a few yards past the finish line at Pimlico, wired by adrenalin and pain. No, this was more like the Barbaro the world had come to expect.
Horsemen have indicated they plan to step up efforts to educate legislators about their concerns regarding immigration policy in the United States given the horseracing industry’s heavy reliance on foreign workers, particularly those of Hispanic
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