If you compete in any discipline where the sport horse is the equine model of choice, then you already have a healthy respect for Dutch Warmbloods. Once again, the official registry of Dutch horses in North America, the KWPN-NA,...
As the Fort Dodge Animal Celebration of Champions came to an end Feb. 25, this year’s National Reined Cow Horse Association World’s Greatest Horseman was announced. Bob Avila of Temecula, Calif., earned the 2007 World’s Greatest Horseman at the...
British Horse Society president Noel Edmonds has written to Indian president Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to plead for the release of jailed British equestrian Daniel Robinson. Robinson, 38, was arrested last October for not having a visa...
A clinic for horse show judges took place Feb. 12-13 during a break in the competition at the HITS Tucson hunter and jumper show in Arizona. The clinic, which is part of required continuing education for “carded” judges, included...
The newest competitive event sanctioned by the American Quarter Horse Association is ranch sorting. Similar to the popular sport of team penning, ranch sorting involves a pair of riders, some cattle with numbers on their hides, a designated holding...
Parada horse put down after impaling itself on hay wagonA horse called P.J. that was to have appeared in the 54th annual Parada del Sol became spooked and had to be killed after it reared back and impaled itself...
The PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby begins March 1 in Loxahatchee, Fla., with more than $20,000 in prize money and awards
Entries for the event are filled and several thousand spectators are expected over the course of the event. Admission...
Imagine: You can pull off those ankle-crushing tall black boots, yank the hair net off your head and relax at a spa. What could be more inviting after a long day at a horse show? If you happen to...
Beginning this spring, horse lovers of all types will have a chance to tune in to a new magazine-style television show called Equestrian Nation, hosted by legendary cowboy Larry Mahan. Equestrian Nation features stories about many different equine breeds...
Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) has been in the news throughout the country recently, with outbreaks of the virus occurring in locations as varied as Florida, Connecticut and California. EHV-1 infection can cause respiratory distress, abortions, paralysis and...
