Horse News

The head of the renowned World Equestrian Festival at Aachen and a major sponsor have spoken out against the FEI's recent decision on allowed substances, and have vowed to run the event according to their own anti-doping policies.

For 37 years Karen Murdock has dedicated her life to horses, doing everything from dressage and barrel racing to jumping and trail riding. But in all her experiences she has never encountered a horse quite like Lukas. Starting out as a downtrodden "racetrack reject," Lukas is now known to many as one of the most intelligent animals on the planet because Murdock's soft-spoken training techniques...

A NINE-year-old horse that looked destined to end up as dog meat has qualified for the Regional Dressage Championships.

However, owner Claire Talbot only bought the horse she calls 'Ollie' to save him from ending up as pet food.

Claire said: "It was a bit of a project and I certainly didn't expect him to take to dressage so well. When I heard he was going to slaughter I just wanted to save him. He's had a horrible life and was a nervous wreck when I got him. To begin with, even putting a head collar on was a difficult process and he would shake if you went near him with tack.

The first bouquet popped up two days after Checkers died, wedged into the pasture’s wire fence on Oct. 2. Then the memorial multiplied: wreaths, drawings, cards and small cherub statues woven into the fence.

When McNamara thought the last message had been left, she took it all down. More popped up. Apples dangled from strings. Children left wobbly drawings (“We love you Cekrs”). Letters caught drafts from passing cars, rippled and resettled.

Most weeds are not palatable and will be avoided by pastured livestock if adequate forage is available. However, in hay, most livestock cannot differentiate weeds from beneficial long-stemmed forage, which can result in accidental ingestion and possibly a loss in performance or even death.

Three weeds commonly found in the upper Midwest that remain toxic when dried in hay are hoary alyssum, wild parsnip, and poison hemlock.

Multiple Group 1 winner Sea The Stars was honored Tuesday as Europe's Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old colt at the annual Cartier Racing Awards in London.

The 7th annual Big Thunder Draft Horse show has been scheduled Jan. 15-17 at the Ranch-Way Indoor Arena at The Ranch in Loveland.

Susie owns one of the most unique breeds of horses in America. Her horse, Robin, is a Norwegian Fjord who is small in stature but mighty in heart and ability. Robin’s life is not boring. Since he arrived from Blue Bird Lane Fjords in North Carolina, he has learned to kiss ladies and bow.

Do a little homework, take stock of your needs and you're bound to choose clippers that will keep your horse tidy for years to come.

Two British Columbia men were charged with animal cruelty in allowing a 27-year-old Appaloosa gelding to starve, then they tied "its neck to the bucket of an excavator, then raising it so the horse was off the ground.

A horse shot and left for dead along a Colorado road is expected to recover from his wounds, said the veterinarian in charge of his care.

When you control your horse's hindquarters, you control his gas pedal. As he steps his hind legs laterally away from you, his hind end--or engine--is disengaged. The ability to use your body language to yield his hindquarters in this manner is handy when you’re trying to catch him in the stall or pasture. It also sets the stage for disengaging his hindquarters while you’re mounted.

I have found through my work with young horses that a great way to introduce them to the bit is by hooking it to the halter.

The controlled use of phenylbutazone, banned 20 years ago, and two other anti-inflammatories will be allowed in competition after the International Equestrian Federation voted to reintroduce them by 53-42, to audible gasps of dismay from the floor.

Vitamin E, widely referred to as the Wonder Supplement, might indeed live up to its reputation. According to a recent study, healthy adult horses fed vitamin E had higher concentrations of the vitamin in both blood and cerebrospinal fluid than control horses, indicating that vitamin E crosses the blood-brain-barrier and might be an important component of the treatment plan for horses with neurological diseases.

Horses are mammals , which makes them warm-blooded vertebrates . So what is a cold-blooded horse? A cold-blooded horse is a warm-blooded creature.

A cold-blooded horse is a warm-blooded creature. Heavy-duty draft horses and several small, but stocky, ponies may be called cold bloods. Belgians, Clydesdales, Freesiand, Haflingers, Percherons, Shires, Suffolk Punches and Welsh Ponies are examples of cold blood equines

All horses are warm-blooded animals. However, certain equines may belong to breed registries known as warmbloods.

What is a warmblood horse?

A warmblood horse is a mid-weight, athletic horse whose pedigree likely includes a historic cross-breeding of a light saddle horse breed (such as an Arabian or Thoroughbred) and a heavy draft horse breed (such as a Belgian or Shire)...

One month after he arrived at Kowiachobee Animal Preserve in Golden Gate Estates, Majesty's ribs were still showing when he was visited by Santa Claus.

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer.

The first cloned equid, a mule colt named Idaho Gem, was foaled in May 2003 at the University of Idaho, and researchers there say it would be as simple--if not simpler--to produce a cloned horse...