HorseChannel Newswire

Equine Welfare

KY Horse Racing Committee Recommends Steroid Ban
A subcommittee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has unanimously recommended an anabolic steroid ban in horse racing throughout the state, from WBKO.  Read more >>

Is There Too Much Emphasis On Money In Horse Racing?
It is the thrill, the crowds and the big bets that gets horse racing fans excited, from 10 News. Read more >>

Equestrian Sport

The United States Hunter Jumper Association Announces the Creation of the United States Hunter Jumper Association Foundation
In December of 2007, the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation of the United States Hunter Jumper Association Foundation, from the USEF. Read more >>

Arabian Horse Association Prepares For a Sensational Canadian Nationals
This year marks the 51st Annual Canadian National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Canadian Nationals); affectionately known as “The Royal Red,” August 18-23, 2008, at IPSCO Place in Regina, Sask., from the USEF. Read more >>

Human Interest

From Horse to Garden
You’ve got to compost horse manure before it’s anything but trouble, from Bay Weekly. Read more >>

Attorney: Woman was on horse pain relievers
Frances Ann Donohue cannot be held accountable for the alleged elder abuse death of her mother-in-law because of her major depression, self-absorption and abuse of “bute,” a pain reliever for horses, her attorney said, from the York Daily Record. Read more >>