HorseChannel Newswire

Australia secures Olympic slot for dressage team
The Australian dressage team have secured their place for Hong Kong 2008 following assessments at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre on 4 February, from Horse and Hound. Read more >>

Jessica Kurten Cancels Hearing Before FEI Tribunal
In the positive medication case involving rider Jessica Kurten (IRL) and horse Castle Forbes Maike, the FEI has been informed of the rider’s decision to waive her right to a hearing before the FEI Tribunal, from the FEI. Read more >>

Renton, Wash., man arrested after horse found dead on property
One horse was found dead, more than a dozen others were rescued and their owner was arrested after Animal Control officers raided a farm, from KOMOTV. Read more >>

Therapy Horse Stolen From Pen
The Adopt-a-Horse Organization in Covington, Ga., is missing one of its therapy horses for victims of sexual abuse, from 11 Alive. Read more >>

Woman dies in fall from horse
Victim landed on asphalt, from the Press-Register. Read more >>

Horse owner lashes out at police
A Sangamon County, Ill., man who said last month that his horses had been injured by an intruder says authorities treated him like a criminal, instead of a victim, after he reported another incident at his home early Wednesday, from SJ-R.com. Read more >>

Northwest offering horse hoof care
Rik Mettes, the Northwest College farrier and blacksmithing instructor in Montana, is once again asking area horse owners to bring their horses to the college for hoof care, from the Billings Gazette. Read more >>