Equine News

The San Diego Union-TribuneAre too many horses dying at Del Mar? | SanDiegoUnionTribune.comThe San Diego Union-Tribunedel mar — Animal rights advocates urged the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday to investigate why more horses have died at th...

Minneapolis Star TribuneObituary: Tom Metzen's passion helped horse racing thrive in MinnesotaMinneapolis Star TribuneIn addition to holding a variety of executive positions in the Minnesota horse racing industry, Metzen and his family owned and ra...

HorsetalkScientists honored with equine research Hall of Fame inductionHorsetalkA trio of renowned equine scientists are being recognised for their work with induction into the University of Kentucky's Equine Research Hall of Fame later this year b...

SF WeeklyLive Review: Band of Horses Get Smitten at the MasonicSF WeeklyBand of Horses are no strangers to San Francisco, but as Bridwell noted during their set, they had never played the Masonic. After giving the venue some strong kudos, he surveyed g...

HorsetalkMajor equine exhibition chronicles magazine's memorable cover artHorsetalkMongo on the Turf at Laurel Racetrack, Maryland with Charles Burr Up, a 1964 work by American artist Jean Eleanor Bowman (1917-1994). An equine art extravaganza open...

Letter: Dosing horses shows cruelty - Times UnionAlbany Times UnionDosing horses to mask painful injuries and keep them on the track when they shouldn't be racing contributes to catastrophic breakdowns. If the racing industry ...and more ...

Task & PurposeThis Is What Will Happen To 700 Feral Horses At Fort PolkTask & PurposeFort Polk, home of the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana, is overrun with more than 700 feral horses. Herds roam freely around the garrison and interfere wi...

NBC 7 San DiegoHorse Deaths at Del Mar Track Prompt Changes, Call for InvestigationNBC 7 San DiegoSo many horses have died at Del Mar this season, a California lawmaker is calling for a state investigation and track managers have decided to delay the s...

TheHorse.comMaryland Owners Urged to Keep Horses' Vaccinations UpdatedTheHorse.comSadly Wrangler has had navicular bursitis in one hoof and displays a +- 1 grade lameness which is very subtle and does not cause him discomfort. He gets along with ot...

PETA (blog) (press release)40-Year Study: HRT Dangerous for Women and HorsesPETA (blog) (press release)The Institute of Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Now studied 100,000 women for 40 years and concluded that those who took a combined estrogen and p...