The HorseChannel Newswire Updated: 02-12-2008

Quarantine Lifted at Horse Farm; No New Cases of Virus
Delaware agricultural officials have found no new or suspected cases of an infectious horse virus and have lifted a quarantine imposed Jan. 17 at six horse farms, from WBOC. Read More >>

Horse surfing a shore winner
Some sports-mad Brits have combined two loves — equestrian pursuits and beach action — and come up with an unlikely extreme sport: horse surfing, from the Courier Mail. Read More >>

Neglected horse dies; county failed to check
A horse rehabilitator is angry that animal control officials did little to monitor the conditions of seven miniature donkeys and horses that were owned by Porter County Animal Welfare board member Bonnie Frye of Illinois, from the Post-Tribune. Read More >>

Woman to ride horse over unblazed trail
Danee Rudy will compete at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo at the state Farm Show Complex, but she is not sure what she will be doing, how she will be judged, or what any of the other competitors are like, from PennLive.  Read More >>

Horse Park museum to expand; Arabian Horse community to pay for addition
The Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse will break ground in April for the first major addition since the museum opened in 1978, expanding its exhibition space by nearly 30 percent, from the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read More >>

2004 U.S. Olympic Equestrian Jumping Gold Medal Team Honored
The 2004 U.S. Olympic Equestrian Show Jumping gold medal team has been awarded the Sports Hall of Fame inaugural President’s Award, from Equestrian Sport. Read More >>

Horse and carriage competition: where people and horses come to play
Their club name is Whips and Wheels, but those aren’t instruments of torture, from the Salisbury Post.  Read More >>

USRider Offers Trailer Preparation Tips for Travel Season 
Before the start of the summer travel season, it is critically important for horse owners to perform basic yet essential maintenance on their trailers, from American Horse Publications. Read More >>