A greater number of owners are choosing to have elective, non-emergency surgeries performed on their horses, and Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has noted the increase. The Center’s five board certified surgeons completed almost 500 such...
With the Triple Crown season just behind us, it begs the question: Whatever happened to Afleet Alex? He might not have won the 2005 Kentucky Derby—that honor went to Giacomo—but he finished third there and then went on to...
Vets seeing more horses with nutritional issues this yearWhile much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot dry summer of 2006. Due to...
Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH), a national organization that fights abuse and soring of Tennessee Walking Horses, has analyzed five years of data on Horse Protection Act (HPA) violations that resulted in over 3,800 suspensions since 2002. The violations...
Looking for another way to display your treasured horse show ribbons? As an alternative to quilted wall hangings, Melissa Mallett of Athol, Mass., offers ribbon ponies and ribbon belts. The belts have a criss-crossed, layered pattern of colored satin...
Now through June 30, Horse Illustrated magazine and horseillustrated.com are giving away two pairs of tickets to the Destination Equus California Farm & Wine Tasting Tour, Sept. 7-9, 2007 in California’s beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. The tour offers a...
Chances are there will never be another Brentina. The chestnut Hanoverian mare that became the darling of American dressage was, no doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime horse. While her hind tendon continues to heal, Debbie McDonald is cautiously optimistic that she’ll...
The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Board of Directors has announced a new award to recognize the accomplishment of NRCHA bridle mares. These are the mares who continue on in competition once they’ve graduated from a snaffle bit...
NEW HALL OF FAME EXHIBITS AND FEATURES
• Hall of Fame inductees by year of induction and special Timeline Exhibit. Inductees each have a space devoted to personal artifacts and historical memorabilia presented in the era that they made their...
The Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse in Lexington unveiled a new permanent exhibition on June 6 featuring the great Triple Crown winner, Affirmed. The exhibition was made possible through the horse’s owners, Louis and Patrice Wolfson. ...
