Category Archives: Horses in the Headlines

More than a foot of rain drenched the city of Houston, Texas yesterday, resulting in the deaths of at least five people and 10 horses trapped in rising flood waters....

Wild horse advocates are declaring victory for the Salt River Wild Horses after Monday's Senate vote of 27-2 in favor of legislation that will protect the cherished Arizona herd. The...

A photographer who came to visit him in his faraway town on the volcanic island of Java, Indonesia, nicknamed Ridwan Sururi the "Don Quixote of literacy". But even if Sururi is...

Generations ago, "Misty" brought showers of literary acclaim to the wild ponies of the Chincoteague and Assateague barrier islands off the coast of Maryland and Virgina. In more recent decades, however,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEm_orODlvk It was a horse in distress with its "legs in the air" that first prompted Bruce Akers' neighbor Carolyn Lofts to contact the local authorities. Similar reports had been...

A gut-wrenching scene played out in downtown Houston last Thursday when a city police horse was struck and killed by a cement truck. Charlotte, a 6-year-old Tennessee Walker, was on...

The following story is based on a recent report issued by the U.S. Interior Department Office of the Inspector General regarding the rancher, Tom Davis, and his dealings with the Bureau...

Imagine you just imported a new Grand Prix horse from Europe. You go to work excited about your new prospect and are alerted that he’s missing from his stall. A quick search of the grounds reveals...

Looking to add a hint of exotica to your barn? Do we have the horse zorse for you. His name is Zulu, and yes, he is sired by a zebra...

Legendary English footballer Michael Owen is a full-fledged horseman these days, breeding and owning numerous stakes winning thoroughbreds. His fortunes, however, took a turn for the worse on Sunday when...