Why do racehorses die?

The humans failed the horses The New York Times | by Joe Drape | 5th May 2024 | Excerpted Last year, 12 horses perished at Churchill Downs in the days surrounding the famous race. It only got worse. Two weeks later, a horse trained by one of the sport’s most recognized trainers died at Pimlico…

Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year

Little has changed since by Elizabeth Banicki | The Guardian | May 3, 2024 Banicki writes: I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitable. As Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary…

North Dakota: 200 wild horses related to Custer’s Last Stand can stay in park where Teddy Roosevelt spent formative years

The Herd had been considered a risk earlier, with tendency to trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion and soil-related impacts . . . . . . Rajat Ghai, writing for DownToEarth on May 1, 2024, reports: A HERD of almost 200 wild horses descended from animals used in a…

As Kentucky Derby nears, last year’s deaths cast long shadow

Via NEW YORK TIMES By Joe Drape reporting from Louisville, Ky & Lexington, Ky; Melissa Hoppert reporting from New York. THE Kentucky Derby has been run through two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights unrest and, most recently, a life-paralyzing pandemic. Now, on the 150th anniversary of America’s most famous race, the Sport of…

Animal venom seized by customs agents likely headed for horse trainers ahead of Derby

by Tyler Madden, WKRC CINCINNATI (WKRC), May 1, 2024 — Venom from snakes, spiders, and scorpions were intercepted, and customs agents said it was likely headed for horse trainers. The timing is no coincidence with The Kentucky Derby coming up on Saturday. Since the beginning of the year, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents…

In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring

By KITTY BLOCK and SARA AMUNDSON Via The Humane Society » From the perspective of public policy, there are certain cruelties that seem to hang around forever, even when their depravity is abundantly evident, defying―in a way―the political equivalent of gravity. Horse soring, which involves the very intentional infliction of pain and suffering on Tennessee walking…

US judge in Nevada hands wild horse advocates rare victory in ruling on mustang management

Wild horse advocates in Nevada scores rare legal victory By SCOTT SONNER / Associated Press / 29 March 2024 RENO, Nev. -- In a rare legal victory for wild horse advocates, a judge has ruled U.S. land managers failed to adopt a legal herd management plan or conduct the necessary environmental review before 31 mustangs died…

Unleashing the power of horses for leadership

Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) By Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,Contributor Consultant, Academic, Keynote speaker & Author29 March 2024 Horses have been leading their herds through uncertainty for millions of years by understanding the importance of working collaboratively to create a safety culture. Via FORBES Online » AS ORGANIZATIONS SHIFT from creating diverse teams to cultivating cultures that…

Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years

New research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record Via THE CONVERSATION By Stephanie Killingsworth | Bruce J. MacFadden | 27 March 2024 MANY people assume that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago. In fact, recent research…

Special breed of ‘untouched’ horses begin a journey to a new life in France

• Via Blue Ribbon News » Rockwall, TX (March 25, 2024) — Earlier this month, nine mares and a young stud descended on Rockwall to make their mark in the equestrian world. The horses, Nokotas to be exact, were in Rockwall for the first stop of a long journey from North Dakota. A journey leading them…