Equestrian Sport
First Meeting of National Eventing Safety OfficersA meeting of the Eventing Safety Officers, appointed by the National Federations in the framework of the global Eventing Safety Programme the FEI is developing, took place on 24 and 25 January at Hartpury, UK. From FEI. Read more >>
Wellington hosts World Dressage MastersThe $132,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters Global Tour highlights this week’s action at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. From Sun-Sentinel. Read more >>
“AQHA America’s Horse Championships” to air on Universal Sports NetworkAmerican Quarter Horse fans have another opportunity to watch the action from the 2008 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show as the AQHA America’s Horse Championships presented by Bank of America is featured on the Universal Sports Network. From AQHA. Read more >>
Equine Welfare
Shire horses on the ‘brink of extinction’ experts warn Britain’s shire horses could be extinct within a generation following a drastic drop in the number of breeders, experts have warned. From The Telegraph. Read more >>
In Other News
Horse and pony show on I-80 in E.IowaOfficials say a horse and two ponies that escape their pen and ran into traffic on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa have been captured. From Chicago Tribune. Read more >>
Local equine group offers help to new moms in needAfter having her daughter, Alanna Foster quickly realized how expensive a baby can be. From Ventura County Star. Read more >>
Could horses hold the key to healthier humans?Why do horses have far lower rates of age-onset diseases, such as aggressive cancers, than humans? From Horsetalk.co.nz. Read more >>
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