Gov. Ernie Fletcher has authorized $900,000 to design a new stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Fletcher gave Commerce Cabinet Secretary George Ward the go-ahead on Thursday to use money that had been set aside for a statewide campground
The herd on Shackleford Banks is cooperatively managed by the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc., and Cape Lookout National Seashore. This herd is considered one of the most pure. Removed foals are available for adoption.
For the third consecutive year, the Dubai International Horse Fair (DIHF) will serve as a forum for international manufacturers and traders, and regional distributors, retailers, and equestrian enthusiasts. Over 200 companies will bring
Two Missoula, Mont., men are charged in the fatal shooting of a horse in the Ninemile Valley earlier this week.
David A. Moorse, 21, and Jacob C. Scharff, 25, were each charged Thursday with accountability for criminal mischief, a felony
Mountwood Bally Hy–“Monty” to her longtime owner–will soon reach the milestone age of 30 years. Helen Seymour of Suffolk, England, won the horse as a prize in a Horse & Hound
A sizzle followed by a billow of foul-smelling smoke floated through the barn as Jeff Lickfeldt pressed a hot shoe to a Thoroughbred’s hoof.
“That smells like money,” he said laughing as it caused others’ nostrils to curl.
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Only about 12% of horses tested for clenbuterol had measurable levels of the medication in 193 blood samples taken recently, according to a report made by Rick Arthur, DVM, Thursday to the California Horse Racing Board medication committee.
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),
Members of the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said they hope several items found in the area where seven wild horses have been killed since December will help lead them to the shooter,
Join Sandy Hatfield, stallion manager at Three Chimneys Farm, for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses.”
Hatfield has overseen an all-star roster of Thoroughbred racehorses and will be the guest live online at
Edited press release
The Kentucky Equine Education Project, Kentucky Horse Council, and the Race for Education have announced a joint effort to promote Kentucky’s equine scholarships.
While each organization will continue to award
Edited press release
The inventory value of equines in New York was $1.83 billion at the end of 2006, according to the United State Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service.
Steve Ropel, director of th
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is set to launch an undergraduate equine education program this fall and officials have tapped a trusted, familiar face with a wealth of experience to take the reins.
Bob Coleman, PhD,
“(Equine Week at the Zoo) has become a big promotional event for the Zoo, and a kick-start to our season opening,” says The Zoo in Forest Park education director Alison Summers. The event will celebrate its fourth anniversary April 14-22, 2007,
A zebra was found dead at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with a broken neck.
The zoo says the animal ran into a fence in a holding area yesterday and died on impact.
The 4-year-old female was one of two zebras that arrived in Seattle
The American Horse Council announced that Alex Waldrop, president and chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), has been elected to the AHC board of trustees.
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