Montana’s “honorable(?)” Ed Butcher is not content with simply being dipped in horse blood and dubbed the Ringleader of one of the most ornery gangs of GOP thugs in the entire United States. Heck no, he attempts to carry it a step further and show the good people...
opinion by rtfitch | 5 wks ago 35 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
RURAL CERESCO — Maybe Tiger can’t believe his good fortune on this Friday morning. He gets to walk out of his dirt pen, cross the private road that leads to the house on the hill, and spend a few minutes in the tall bromegrass — eating his first greens in at least a...
created by rtfitch | 22 wks ago 160 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Bill Turner, 61, bought Zebedee from a game reserve in Holland for £4,500 and learned to ride the animal in just two weeks. Zebras are much less co-operative and more difficult to ride than horses, owing to...
created by rtfitch | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 115 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Horses on the Hill Over the years I have received a multitude of emails asking what can be done to halt the slaughter of the symbol of our national heritage, the American Horse. Often I have felt helpless in offering no more than a simple letter to the...
created by rtfitch | 22 wks ago 110 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
The icicles have barley melted from my front porch but somehow I find myself thinking about mid May and Kentucky’s annual Run for the Roses.
Colt’s This ones for Phil (117) , You Luckie Mann (1**) and...
created by mr.zoltanblack | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 69 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
Just an observation...
If Illinois Politicos like state Governor Rod Blagojevich and house member Bobby Rush spent as much time trying to prop up the Illinois State Racing Commission as they have trying to...
opinion by mr.zoltanblack | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 50 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
An informative on-line response to this Now Public Thread."For further clarification and perspective on the rather sensational quotes, I spoke to Alex Brown, a champion of the cause to end horse slaughter who has...
created by woodpeck | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago 74 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
$20.20 , music to my gamblin ear’s, yesterday was the 117th running of the Breeder’s Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. The 1 ½ mile turf race run over the world class E.P. Taylor Turf course has been the...
created by mr.zoltanblack | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 327 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
The world's oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in Wales, where they continue to keep staff on their toes. Bill and Ben are not only the...
created by robinm | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 158 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Somehow birth control was given to the species that needs it least." WASHINGTON - Scientists at the National Zoo say they have reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse — the first...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 530 views | 15 recommendations | 8 comments
A sad report from Louisville, KYAlbert N. Milliron(Louisville, KY)- Eight Belles came in second. A few strides after the place finish she fell to the ground. The Horse had broken both front ankles...
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Most people think of Monty Roberts as the "horse whisperer" and quite rightly so.
But what many might not realise is that the principles he applies to horses work equally well with other animals -...
created by becky1234 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 369 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Lucky horse!!
"The owners of the leading mare in Florida's HITS Ocala Winter Circuit will have the chance to continue the bloodlines with a free embryo transfer, which will be performed by Dr. Corey Miller, head of reproduction at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala....
created by aurora | 1 year ago 324 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Meet Bill and Ben, who, at 24, are seeking recognition as the world's oldest living horse twins.Bill and Ben enjoy a picturesque home and idyllic lifestyle.The pair are inseparable and live out their days at the...
created by robinm | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1357 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments