Slideshow: 2010 Farewells
Remembering the people and horses that left us in 2010. View Slideshow
Articles posted December 31, 2010
Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry
Fair Grounds to Boost Purses 5%
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Credits Competitive Racing To Purse Increase.
La Prevoyante Draws Solid Field of 11
Green Hills Farm's Chilean-bred Casablanca Smile will be among the favorites in a field of 11 fillies and mares set to launch their 2011 seasons in the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 2 at Calder.
Spotlight Back on Calumet with Switch's Win
Calumet Farm, so much a part of the top-tiered landscape of Kentucky breeding and racing for decades, returned to the spotlight in a big way when 3-year-old Switch won the $150,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I).
Quarantine at Beulah Park as Tests Continue
Quarantine measures have been implemented at Beulah Park in Ohio with horses being tested for possible equine herpesvirus.
HSUS Releases 2010 Humane State Ranking
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has released its second annual “Humane State Ranking,” a comprehensive report rating all 50 states on a wide range of animal protection laws dealing with horses, pets, animal cruelty and fighting, farm animals, wildlife, and animals in research. Last year, California topped the list, followed...
ELCR Strengthens Leadership Team
The Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) has made strategic moves to strengthen the organization and its leadership team through the addition of two individuals to the board of directors, Ken Haddad of Florida and Susan Harding of Maryland, and one addition to the advisory council, Kentucky's first lady Jane K. Beshear.
Hay Cubes as Alternative Forage Source
Imagine you're standing in the loft of your barn, lamenting the dwindling supply of hay. Snow and ice storms have made the trek to the regional hay sale nearly impossible. On the first clear sale day, you hook the fifth wheel to the truck and head off to the auction, hoping to bag a load of good-quality forage. When you arrive, however, there's no...
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