Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Kentucky Derby winner Justify had a battle on his hands from the start of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes but repelled every challenge to remain undefeated, raising hopes of a Triple Crown sweep in the June 9 Belmont Stakes.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, police have arrested one man and have obtained custody orders for three juveniles in connection with the shooting death of one horse and wounding of two others.
The USDA said some horse industry organizations failed to find any soring violations when federal inspectors were not present at Tennessee Walking Horse shows and events.
Nearly 65% of operations evaluated had a quarantine area where newly arriving equids or those with a contagious disease could be housed and kept separate from healthy residents.
Collaborative efforts among horse health researchers, the racing industry, and governments could lead to effective measures that will improve safety for both horses and jockeys, one equitation scientist says.
The BLM and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office are seeking those responsible for shooting and killing more than a dozen wild burros outside Beatty.
Salivary cortisol (“stress hormone”) concentrations weren’t associated with scores in dressage and show jumping horses during three national events in Denmark, researchers found.
America’s second-oldest racetrack, established in 1870, will host the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes, middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, on May 19.
The rule that would prohibit the use of action devices; boots, other than those used for protection; and pads, except for those used for therapeutic reasons, on Tennessee Walking Horses and Racking Horses at shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions.
Volunteers found the then-2-week-old filly, now named Grace, alive and nestled near her mother when they were clearing the carcasses of 200 feral horses that died mired in mud near a stock pond.
U.S. Olympic show jumper Kent Farrington discusses horsemanship, training, recognizing each horse’s individuality, his “ponies,” and more.
Prior to confirmation, the newest EHM-positive horse attended a barrel racing event at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds, April 25-30.
The 6-year-old geldings, Drifter and Sandman, arrived at the park after four months of training by inmates at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove, California.
Santa Anita has been continuously accredited since 2009, the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance’s inaugural year.
Recent study results suggest that horses’ nods allow them to use energy more efficiently to carry their heavy heads.
Kīlauea began erupting on May 3, sending molten lava into residential communities and forcing more than 1,500 people and a still-undetermined number of horses to evacuate.
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