Have you heard of the Red Hat Society? What began as an impromptu social club for a handful of 50-something women has grown to numerous informal chapters throughout the United States. With the objective to “have fun over 50”...
As helmet awareness among equestrians grows, researchers at St. Louis University continue to tinker with another possible safety product. Experiments are underway to perfect the prototype of a rigid piece of neck armor that, when combined with a safety...
As part of Horse Illustrated magazine and horseillustrated.com’s latest contest, visitors have a chance to win two tickets to the Destination Equus California Farm & Wine Tasting Tour, Sept. 7-9, in California’s beautiful Santa Ynez Valley.Part of the tour...
Are you of a charitable nature and living on the east coast? The Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA) is hosting an evening performance of dancing horses to raise funds for the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center in Baltimore, Md....
Missed the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals? Catch them this Saturday on the Animal Planet television network. A special 90-minute broadcast of the event will begin at 9 p.m. EDT May 12. The telecast will include the Finals...
Joe Drape, author of Black Maestro, The Epic Life of an American Legend, was named the winner of the first Castleton Lyons-Thoroughbred Times Book Award. The honor was bestowed in a ceremony at Castleton Lyons Thoroughbred Farm in Lexington,...
From identifying safer methods of moving horses by road, to rescuing abandoned and starving zoo animals in Iraq, a wide range of topics were discussed at the annual Animal Transportation Association (AATA) Conference April 22-25 in San Diego, Calif.
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The Fèdèration Equestre Internationale (FEI) General Assembly held in Estoril, Portugal concluded April 15. Committee members and elected officials of the FEI, which governs world class performance competitions, met to discuss progress on a variety of topics as well...
The new show season is almost underway, so isn’t it time to start wondering what to do with all those ribbons you’re going to win? One suggestion is to display them in a big glass jar. That’s right: a...
A new stallion has just been added to the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) list of Million Dollar Sires. Five years after falling victim to West Nile Virus, Grays Starlight has broken into the elite group. Owned by Polo...
