Twenty national and state-based equine protection, placement and rescue organizations gathered for the first time on July 27 in Washington D.C., to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America. The Homes for Horses Conference was jointly sponsored by...
Next time you have to scramble to come up with that extra handful of cash to buy the horse of your dreams, consider this: Earlier this summer a record price was paid for a yearling Thoroughbred colt at the...
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the mosquito-borne diseases Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus in the wake of Centers for Disease Control warnings about...
Just because the Quarter horse is America’s horse doesn’t mean it isn’t also becoming popular around the world. As evidence, Europe’s most important Quarter Horse event, the European Championship of American Quarter Horses in Kreuth (Germany), will be offering...
The Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has added another location to host a Rookie Day, presented by its sponsor Classic Equine. Rookie Day is a one-day event that gives rookies a chance to learn from reining horse trainers, including...
During the last day of equestrian competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, show jumping took center stage. While the American show jumping team comprised of Lauren Hough, Cara Raether, Laura Chapot and Todd Minikus...
'Thrills and Spills' Come to Rarefied Horse Set
Destination Known galloped across the wide field with Allison Springer, 32, on its back, through the water and over jumps. A standard event in the horse world, except for the crowd clad...
Shetland ponies will be competing in jumping, driving, halter and youth classes during the Platform® American Shetland Pony National Championship Congress show August 1-4 at the Gordyville Arena in Gifford, Ill. Admission is free and spectators can enjoy ringside...
With so much media available online, it’s no wonder that there will soon be an on-demand horse channel in cyberspace. Houston-based Nicker Communications has announced a late summer launch for Nicker, the first Internet on-demand television network targeted to...
During these hot summer months it’s important to keep an eye on how much water your horse is drinking. If your horse doesn’t consume enough liquid, he could become dehydrated. Worse, he could develop impaction colic because there isn’t...
