In its first 10 months of operation, a group known as the Colorado Horsecare Foodbank has helped keep more than 100 horses with their owners by providing feed and other equine services, giving owners under financial duress a reprieve from the worry…
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Colorado Food Bank Aids Horses, Owners
Ernie Paragallo, a prominent New York Thoroughbred breeder and trainer has been convicted of mistreating dozens of horses.
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New York Thoroughbred Breeder Convicted on 33 Cruelty Counts
A horse that had a 3-foot-long tree branch pierce his side in January is still fighting infection in his chest and had another brush with death last week.
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Impaled Horse Continues Recovery
A ban that went into effect March 9 banning Penn National-stabled horses from entering Maryland Jockey Club facilities has been lifted. The ban was ordered when a horse stabled at Penn National Race Course was euthanized after displaying signs…
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Penn National Horse Negative for Herpesvirus
There is no "one-size-fits-all" non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy for horses; therapy should be tailored to the animal and situation, said Cornell University's Thomas J. Divers, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, at the 2010..
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NSAID Choices for Horses Reviewed at Vet Conference
Olympic dressage rider Courtney King-Dye was hospitalized after suffering a skull fracture when a young horse she was schooling slipped and fell last Wednesday.
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Olympic Dressage Rider Hospitalized after Accident
Illinois Rep. Jim Sacia is a horse owner, and while he stated in an article that he would not personally use slaughter plants as an end-of-life choice for his animals, he believes that decision should be left up to individual horse owners. Sacia…
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Horse Slaughter Bill Would Lift Illinois Ban
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America and racetrack chaplaincy ministries in Chile have partnered to create the RTCA Chilean Racetrack Relief Fund to provide disaster aid to backstretch workers severely affected by recent earthquakes. An emergency…
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Horse Industry Reaches Out to Chilean Backstretch Workers
Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse April 30 – May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Winslow will provide…
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Backcountry Camping Clinic offered at QuarterFest 2010
The Ninth Annual Challenge of the Americas announces a unique new dressage and figure skating performance to the Challenge lineup.
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Event to Combine Dressage and Figure Skating