Will Coleman and Twizzel. Photo: Leslie PotterPending the approval of the USEF Executive Committee and the United States Olympic Committee's Board of Directors, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the 2012 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team.The 2012 U.S. Olympic...
Nothing says summer in America like a day of parades and barbeques with family and friends. But when fireworks are part of the festivities, many horse owners worry, and understandably so. Even a normally unflappable equine can flee for...
Not every champion is created in a show ring, but the center of the Hunt Horse Arena, at the 39th IHSA National Championships at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, is exactly where the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association...
Fires blazing across the Colorado landscape have together burned more than 100,000 acres in the past few weeks. The Waldo Canyon and High Park fires near Colorado Springs and Fort Collins respectively have ravaged the natural beauty of...
Wildfires are threatening Colorado homes, wildlife and domestic animals during hot, dry and windy weather this week.
The Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. had burned through 15,375 acres of land by the morning of Wednesday, June 27, according...
A group organized to help ex-harness racing horses find new homes and second careers is in search of a new home. The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has 42 horses currently stabled at its rented Hamilton, N.J. facility, and needs...
State Senator Patty Ritchie today announced she’s sponsoring two, no-cost EEE vaccine clinics for horses this week.Interested horse owners can pre-register here.The clinics are aimed at raising public awareness and preventing the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the mosquito-borne...
The 2012 American Paint Horse Association Youth World Show kicked off last Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition for young American Paint Horse enthusiasts will continue through this Friday, June 30.Young riders and their Paints are competing in...
In its largest round of grant funding to date, USA Equestrian Trust has awarded nearly $240,000 to 11 equine non-profits that applied by the first of the foundation's two 2012 application deadlines. The $239,780 in grants is an increase...
A statue of Secretariat stands outside the Maker's Mark Secretariat Center, a Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation facility in Lexington, KY. Photo: Leslie PotterAmong the notable achievements Secretariat earned during his life are record finishes in the Kentucky Derby and the...
