HorseChannel Newswire

Equestrian Sport

Weber Wins Silver at 2008 World Four-in-Hand Driving Championship
The nineteenth edition of the World Four-in-Hand Driving Championship 2008 in Beesd, the Netherlands concluded with a thrilling Final, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Hart and Brueckmann Ride Individual Tests as Action Continues at 2008 Paralympic Games in Equestrian
Day two of competition at the 2008 Paralympic Games got underway with the Grade II Individual tests in the main arena at Sha Tin, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Doping / Medication Cases at the 2008 Olympic Games
Hearings took place in Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend in the Olympic cases of Bernardo Alves (BRA) and the horse Chupa Chup; Denis Lynch (IRL) and the horse Lantinus; and Courtney King-Dye (USA) and the horse Mythilus, from the FEI.  Read more >>

Racing News

Remembering Eight Belles
Larry Jones stood at the podium, his voice breaking ever so slightly. Even now, four months later, the veteran trainer finds it difficult to talk about the death of Eight Belles, from ESPN.  Read more >>

Equine Health

Equine Dental and Immunization Brochures Available in Spanish
With the help from some of our International members, the AAEP has translated two of its most popular brochures (Dental Care and Immunizations) into Spanish, from the AAEP.  Read more >>

On TV

The “OPRAH” Show Goes for the Gold
OPRAH and More than 175 Olympic Medalists (including Show Jumping Gold Medalists Will Simpson, Gina Miles and Laura Kraut) Join Together for the Season Premiere of “THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW” Monday, September 8, from the USEF.  Read more >>

In Other News

Making W.V. a Horse State
Republican agricultural commissioner candidate J. Michael Teets says West Virginia should become a leading horse state, from WHSV.  Read more >>