Win, Place, Show by Paul Kehrer on Flickr/CC BY 2.0Most major sports leagues in the United States, including the national leagues for football, baseball, soccer and basketball, have a concussion management protocol for athletes. Researchers at the University of...
Pegasus by Till Credner (Own work: AlltheSky.com) CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Are you a stargazer? Do you enjoy learning about or observing the night sky? If you do—and you’re also a horse person—you’re in luck, because there are...
Two Champions by Dr. John FawcettJohn Fawcett, DVM, has an eye for horses, as most equine veterinarians do. Dr. Fawcett, however, uses his eye for the canvas. This award-winning artist divides his time between southern Pennsylvania and a ranch...
Your horse misses you, too. Photo: Jullyen El Jamaal - Sunday 4 by Lisa Andres/CC BY 2.0Okay, so you’re traveling somewhere on an awesome summer vacation. Maybe you’re hiking in the mountains, basking in the sun on a beach,...
Here’s some useful information for you on the off chance your summer travels take you to the Amazon River basin. Electric eels can jump out of the water to deliver a shock, and horses were the unwilling subjects that...
Pop quiz: Which candidate said, "My brain is huge, and I know all the best words”?
Too easy. Of course it was Elly May, a donkey running for City Clerk of Benton City, Washington.Another donkey, Jethro, seeks the position of...
Embed from Getty ImagesThe sport of Thoroughbred horse racing as we know it today originated in England, and in the nation where the sport evolved, there is no event more prestigious than the Royal Ascot race meet held every...
June 8, 2016
Dear Diary,
It’s summer! And that means that it’s baby season! There are babies everywhere around the farm--birds, squirrels, and more! Other than babies, not much has been going on around here lately. The pastures are full of...
Photos courtesy Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue
Here’s a happy story, in contrast to most of the sad news making headlines this week. In this story, Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue serves as the critical intersection for two horses that...
Zindita lost her foal.
The retired show jumper’s baby was stillborn, and while veterinarian Dr. Patrick Brogan was able to help the mare recover from the complicated delivery, he told CTVNews.ca, "She was so sad, and such a sweet...
