Equestrian Sport
FEI Tribunal Takes a Final Decision in the Prohibited Substance Case Involving the Horse LantinusThe panel of the FEI Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Lantinus 3 ridden by Denis Lynch (IRL) at the 2008 Olympic Games, from the FEI. Read more >>
2008 Adequan/USDF Final Year-End Award Standings Now AvailableThe 2008 Adequan/USDF Final Year-End Award Standings are now available, from the USDF. Read more >>
Equine Welfare
State bans use of performance-enhancing drugs for racehorsesFollowing 15 other states, Massachusetts yesterday banned the use of performance-enhancing drugs for racehorses, adopting a national model policy aimed at protecting horses, from the Boston Globe. Read more >>
Animal Welfare Assurance Task Force meetsThe American Quarter Horse Association’s Animal Welfare Assurance Task Force met September 16-17 in to discuss issues facing the industry and ways to continue protecting the American Quarter Horse and other equines, from the AQHA. Read more >>
Utah, Colorado plan wild-horse roundupMore than 700 wild horses soon will be gathered and removed from ranges in Colorado and Utah while wild horse advocates and managers await a federal report that may drastically affect the future of these symbolic animals nationwide, from the Deseret News. Read more >>
The Jockey Club Releases 2008 Report of Mares Bred StatisticsThe Jockey Club today released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for 2008 that show a continued decline in North American Thoroughbred breeding activity, from the Jockey Club. Read more >>
Human Interest
2008 USDF Youth Art Contest Winners AnnouncedThe 2008 USDF Youth Art Contest winners can now be seen on the USDF Web site, from the USDF. Read more >>
Stable relations: the tale of a horse and his boyWonder horse Weekend Hussler bites everyone who enters his specially padded stable box. Everyone except five-year-old Harry McDonald, from Merimbula News Weekly. Read more >>
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