Equestrian Sport
Swedish Warmblood Horse Inspection Tour AnnouncedThe Swedish Warmblood Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to announce their 2009 Inspection Tour. The international team of Swedish judges includes Jan-Ove Olsson of the Stallion Committee and Lasse Berglund, jumping judge. From Performance Horse Registry. Read more >>
Equine Welfare
Reward increased to $12,500 in case of poisoned horses The Humane Society of the United States has added $2,500 to the $10,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for poisoning 23 horses at a stable in Rancho Santa Fe. From LA Times. Read more >>
Panel Delays Decision On Walking Horse BreedThe Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is putting off until next month a decision on restoring funding for the Tennessee walking horse breed amid allegations some horses were intentionally harmed to change the way they walk. From WLKY. Read more >>
In Other News
Driver’s escape from horseAmateur footage filmed by tourists on holiday in Israel shows a horse galloping over a car on a road in Galilee. From BBC News. Read more >>
Tennessee Equine Hospital to expandThe copper trotting horse weathervane isn’t just an obvious symbol atop the new Tennessee Equine Hospital expansion. From The Tennesseean. Read more >>
American Junior Paint Horse Association president spent a year changing livesAmerican Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) member and current Past-President Banks Ready recently completed the Association’s most successful Presidential Service Project to date. From APHA. Read more >>
Churchill Downs Hit By FloodwatersFlooding has left parts of Churchill Downs under water, and some horses stabled at the Louisville track were moved elsewhere due to high water. From Kentucky Post. Read more >>
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