The proposed strategic plan that came out of last month’s Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit is one of those documents or white papers that most likely will land in one of two places: the Thoroughbred industry’s dust-gathering burial

Real estate can be a tough business. But sometimes it’s a real beast, Erika McKinney has learned.

McKinney won a trip to the hospital when a horse bit her and knocked her into a tree during a property showing Nov. 10.

McKinney an

The sole purpose of the American Humane Association (AHA) is the safe use of animals in films. Horses are among those animals, and there are AHA representatives on every set checking out the setup, vetting the horses, providing their input on th

The shift in power from Republicans to Democrats on Capitol Hill will have some affect on the horse industry’s political agenda, but the results of the Nov. 7 election really didn’t catch officials by surprise.

The Senate now has 50

Tired of replacing poor-quality pitchforks every season? Frustrated with forks that pierce your beautiful rubber stall mats?

The Western-English Trade Association (WETA) announced today that Horselife, the “Got Milk?”-style marketing initiative for the horse industry, has a new web site launched this week to keep the industry informed of the latest developments. A key

TheHorse.com, the official web site of the award-winning magazine The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, announces the creation of a free place to introduce products new to the equine industry. From saddle pads to supplements, the

The British Horse Society is to launch a Grooms’ Register for people who have attained any level of the BHS groom and stable management qualifications.

BHS-certified grooms and stable managers can apply to join the register from

Farnam Companies, Inc. is continuing to celebrate 60 years of sharing its passion for animals with its customers by giving away more diamonds in the Customer Appreciation Sweepstakes.

Four winners’ names were drawn Sept. 29. The four

Hirapour, the 2004 Eclipse Award Winner in Steeplechase, is scheduled to compete this month in the Colonial Cup in Camden, S.C., on November 19, after undergoing IRAP Therapy at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Va.

An Indiana man and two of his children died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable gas generator they were using inside a trailer. A woman with the family survived.

The four attended the Royal Oaks Arena for the Winter

Author Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” Such is the inspiration for the newest arrangement between the American Paint Horse Foundation (APHF) and New Holland.

The

Fleet Indian, who was injured during the stretch run of the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff, underwent precautionary radiographs and an ultrasound Nov. 13 at Taylor Made Farm.

“The ultrasound just really showed what we knew already,”

Equine enthusiasts can increase their “horse sense” with a visit to the new BayerEquineConnection.com site from Bayer Animal Health.

The new BayerEquineConnection.com site provides expert horse health information online–all the time.

A horse that fled its pasture in Lancaster, Calif., died after being struck by a car on Sunday (Nov. 12), reports KCAL 9, a California television news network.

Both the driver and a passenger in the car were taken to a hospital. The horse was