Two horses that escaped from the backside of River Downs Racetrack were struck and killed by a truck in the early morning hours of June 26, according to John Englehardt, director of publicity at the Cincinnati, Ohio-area oval.
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Alex Brown has worked in horseracing on-and-off in North America for 20 years. He spent most of this time at the Fair Hill Training Center. Alex also runs alexbrownracing.com.
While owners keep a close eye on the horses in their pastures, police in Scotland are investigating a series of attacks that have resulted in the mutilation of five horses. One horse was euthanized as a result of its injuries.
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Representatives of the Animal Welfare Advisory Group (AWAG) visited the Sha Tin and Beas River Olympic equestrian facilities in Hong Kong June 24.
“It’s very impressive,” said AWAG spokesperson Chan Pui-tin. “Before I came here I had a lot
Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Sally Swift with the seventh annual Equine Industry Vision Award at a ceremonial breakfast held during the AHP “Break from the Gate in 2008” seminar in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has deployed a team of trained specialists to offer logistical support and supplies, as well as perform water rescue of animals displaced by the floods. Mass flooding across Iowa has forced thousand
Several U.K. equine welfare groups today became signatories to the new National Equine Welfare Protocol.
The protocol sets out guidelines for how cases of equine neglect and abuse should be reported and handled, and what the relevant
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will open a new 1,120-acre horse sanctuary and rescue facility in Douglas County, Ore. This will be the organization’s fourth major animal care facility.
The new Duchess Sanctuary is made
To help veterinarians and the general public understand the complexity and passion behind animal welfare issues, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched its first Web section devoted entirely to animal welfare information
As citizens across the country continue to make their way to the polls for the 2008 Presidential primaries, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is asking the public to cast one more ballot.
As it does every
The second annual Elastikon Equine Research Award, funded through a grant made by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, has been awarded to Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet
In February the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA) in Columbia, S.C., seized 45 horses. Four months and thousands of dollars later, the criminal cases against the animals’ owners,
The Horse has set up an open blog so that readers can share their thoughts on and memories of Theodore O’Connor. It can be accessed through
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week approved a resolution which supports efforts to invest in horse health and welfare.
Commissioner Gary Sojka introduced the resolution and encouraged its passage as a way of showing the
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is prepared for “every potential outcome” on Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day, but no matter the result, developments in the area of equine health and welfare in the coming weeks and months are of
An upcoming exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History focusing on the history of the horse will open to the public on May 17. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently announced it will participate in th
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