Wild horse herd wins reprieve
Hundreds of wild horses and burros slated for roundup at a national wildlife refuge along the Nevada-Oregon line will continue to roam free, at least for now, to the relief of wild horse advocates and dismay of some other environmentalists and wildlife officials, from the Casper Star Tribune. Read more >>
Kuerten's horse tests positive for substance
Ireland's leading showjumper Jessica Kuerten has admitted that her horse, Castel Forbes Maike, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, from RTE News. Read more >>
Animal cruelty charge filed against horse trader
A Wanette, Okla., man has been charged with felony cruelty to animals after authorities confiscated more than 100 horses and mules from his property, from AP. Read more >>
Horse breeding feeling pinch
Aaron Bennett peers out of his aging barn and into the blinding sunlight at the expansive land before him.
"It would be very easy to plant houses here," said the fifth-generation Fremont, Mich., farmer and horse breeder, staring out into seemingly endless rows of oats and corn. "I'd make a lot more money and work less, from the Detroit Free Press. Read more >>
No Hollywood ending, just a happy one
Joe Harper is from film royalty (Cecil B. DeMille was his grandfather), but horse racing was his calling. He's had a great run as head of Del Mar in California, from the Los Angeles Times. Read more >>
Pair go up Snowdon in panto horse
Two friends have dressed as a pantomime horse to climb the tallest mountain in Wales and England, from the BBC. Read more >>