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A year after the death of racehorse John Henry, fans now have a lasting monument and a dedicated place to remember their champion.
A bronze statue by artist Shelley Hunter has taken its place at John’s gravesite, just outside the Kentucky
As investors in the housing market, stock market, and horse market are finding out, an economic downturn is a great time to find bargains. (Read more at “Sport Horse Enthusiasts Eye
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will return to Churchill Downs in 2010 to begin what could be a regular run of the Kentucky racetrack serving as a host site, officials indicated Oct. 8.
Churchill has hosted the event six times–the
Tennessee equestrian and horse breeder Lisa Cook wanted a Thoroughbred mare to breed to her Thoroughbred stallion, but perceived high prices always prevented her from buying one at high profile auctions such as Kentucky’s Keeneland sale. Bu
Despite having recently identified a genetic defect that results in polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) in many horses, the underlying cause of PSSM remains to be determined in others.
Elmer Bandit, the 37-year-old Half-Arabian approaching the record for lifetime competitive miles, competed Oct. 4 and 5 in the Kansas Flint Hills Competitive Trail Ride north of Manhattan, Kan.
Rocky conditions, steep climbs, and
With trainer Steve Asmussen looking on, Curlin worked over the Pro-Ride synthetic surface at Santa Anita early the morning of Oct. 6. Fresh off his victory in the Sept. 27 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park in New York, Curlin went an easy
When a foal is born with limb contractures preventing it from standing or walking normally, it is said to have contractures, or contracted foal syndrome (CFS).
Ken Martin has made a job out of showing the some 200 wild horses of the McCullough Peaks wild horse range in Wyoming to tourists, many who say seeing the horses in the wild is the “highlight” of their vacations.
Unbeaten Peppers Pride, a 5-year-old mare, raced to her 17th victory in a row–a record for a modern North American Thoroughbred–in a sprint Saturday (Oct. 4) at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M.
Peppers Pride won a $38,200 allowance race for Ne
The panel of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Rufus ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Pessoa and Rufus
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association will unveil its Safety and Integrity Initiative Oct. 15 and fully expects broad industry cooperation given progress made thus far, officials said Oct. 1.
“The train leaves the station Oct. 15,”
A horse in the southeastern portion of Brazil has tested positive for glanders. This disease has not occurred in this area of the country since 1968. A report on the case was released by the
Racehorse owners Suzanne VanderSalm and Ellen Bennett of Hickory Corners, Mich., weren’t about to give up on Navigator, their Thoroughbred who became ataxic (incoordinated) suddenly as a yearling three years ago. VanderSalm had come home from
Does the fact that cutting horses are started so young have any effect on their future soundness? Is it best to wait another year before starting them in training?
What do nutritional supplements, infectious diseases, and snake bites have in common? All were considered “hot
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