The USDA re-published an updated proposal on December 13, 2006, that would permit the establishment and operation of permanent, privately-owned quarantine facilities under certain conditions.

The horse industry is an international

Barbaro is scheduled to have his left hind foot examined Dec. 19 by Scott Morrison, DVM, an equine podiatrist from Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, Ky., according to a spokeswoman for the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton

Calder Race Course in conjunction with Fort Dodge Animal Health will offer a one-hour forum Dec. 20 on health maintenance practices and infection control in horses.

Horsemen are invited and the 10 a.m. forum is open to the public as well. I

Investigations by racing authorities and officials at Wolverhampton Raceocurse in Britain have determined that the Polytrack artificial surface in use at the track is not responsible for five equine fatalities and a series of recent

The 2006 winner of the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) Distance Horse of the Year Award is presented to 23-year-old Half-Arabian Aron Moon+//, owned by Mike Tracy of Hollister, Calif. Aron Moon was chosen for his outstanding accomplishments.

Workers are busy turning land in Springfield, Mo., that once housed a private horse farm into a public park that will feature horses, while also trying to teach environmental lessons to visitors.

The Springfield Parks and Recreation

The 17th Annual Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) Stallion Season and Art Auction, which began with a season telephone auction and concluded with a live auction at the Keeneland Entertainment Center on Dec. 1, was a record-breaking

At its annual holiday luncheon yesterday (Dec. 14), Keeneland announced it has given more than $1 million in contributions to more than 80 charitable organizations in 2006. With this year’s contributions, Keeneland’s charitable giving

While Barbaro was spending his 207th day in his stall in the intensive care unit of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s George D. Widener Hospital at New Bolton Medical Center on Dec. 13, his replica was being exhibite

The California Coastal Commission gave unanimous approval to plans by Del Mar to replace its dirt surface with synthetic Polytrack, track officials said.

The commission voted Dec. 12 on the Del Mar agricultural district plan, which was

When 2006 Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro began his recovery after his career-ending injury in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, the nation began a vigil unlike that held for any athlete, much less a four-legged one. And although his race for

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is continuing to strengthen on his right hind leg since the cast was removed Nov. 6, according to his medical team. “Barbaro will need a special shoe on his right hind foot that will provide extra support for at

A British Jockey’s Association safety officer is requesting an inquiry into the track conditions at Wolverhampton following five fatal injuries to horses there in recent weeks,

Horse farms across regions of the United States vary greatly in their size, management, and purpose, but a government study has drawn some similarities. The likelihood that an equine operation had at least one foal born within the last 12 months

This year, give your favorite horse owner the gift of a stress-free tax season with the American Horse Council’s 2006 Tax Handbook. This 1,000-page guide for horse owners and breeders explains the Internal Revenue Code as it pertains to

The injuries were too much for the pregnant mare, but 20 other horses that were in a southwest Missouri barn that collapsed under the weight of ice and snow are coming along, their owner and a veterinarian said.

Robin Ramirez has been