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Great Opportunity - Give a Horse a Home for Christmas

From November 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, you can bring a horse home to foster them for Christmas, and if you wish to adopt the horse, your price will be only the application fee of $35.

Carriage Horse Falls on Street and Social Media Says It's Dead

When a carriage horse fell this past weekend, almost before it hit the pavement, observers on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media reported the fall with photographs showing the white horse lying on the ground, appearing to be dead.

American Miniature Horse Assn Hits Milestone

 It’s Official!  The American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) recently registered its 200,000th horse. AMHA member Sheri Lykken of Shortview Miniatures in Whitesboro, Texas is the lucky owner of the horse that pushed AMHA’s registrations to unsu

Genetic Cause of Night Blindness Confirmed in Tennessee Walking Horses and Identified in Standardbreds and Missouri Fox Trotting Horses

Previous studies have indicated that breeds aside from LP spotted horses had night blindness, but this is the largest study to investigate this disorder in horses and highlights the need for further study.

Colorado State Equine Hospital Now Open

The equine section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is again open to all equine patients but will continue to use extra biosecurity precautions. The hospital has been limiting admissions to emergency cases since the widespread equine herpesvirus-1 o

Ancient Horse's DNA Allows Scientists A Look at Ancient Life

 The research offers a window into 29 regions of the domestic horse's genome that differed from that of the wild Przewalski's horse, suggesting that the changes were part of the evolutionary pattern toward domestication.

Horse Owners Asked to Complete Survey on Why They Have Switched Farriers

In exchange for sharing their opinions, horse owners will receive a FREE downloadable report that offers valuable tips on how to safely manage horses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nine Extraordinary Horses to be Honored on February 26th

”Guests attending the fête cheval étoile will be the first to applaud these amazing horses when the stories of their athletic and humanitarian feats are revealed on the Horse Stars Hall of Fame.”

Do Cribbing Horses Lose Benefits of Sound Sleep

A study at Hartpury College in England turned up a cribbing-associated fact that may affect the health of horses that engage in cribbing activity. The study looked at patterns of night sleep in horses that cribbed and others that did not crib. The horsesâ

A Safety Reminder about Horse-Care Best Practices

The inventor of Summer Whinnys, the fly barrier sock for equine legs, understands the importance of minimizing unfamiliar or potentially dangerous situations involving protective horse wear.

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