Did you think your mare was in foal but now that the time has come for her to foal, she is obviously not pregnant? Abortion in horses may result from a variety of causes. Infectious agents, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi, may attack the fetus or its membranes, resulting in fetal death and expulsion. [...]

The 2008 Foal Photo Contest is over. But keep taking those photos and watch for our next photo contest. We are getting some very nice foal photos for the Foal Photo Contest. This is such an exciting time of year.

We are getting lots of posts for our Events page. There are already lots of fun things to do this summer. In fact some clinics I hoped to sign up for are fully booked already. Over the past winter the fact that so many more people are using their horses in the winter came up [...]

I usually see my baby horses being born. My mares think it is perfectly normal that I am busy helping. They would probably miss me if I wasn’t there. Or so I like to think anyway.  Many years of watching, sleeping in the barn and not sleeping at all have taught me some of the [...]

Ryan Smith sent us this information about the Western Select Horse Sale in Olds. The Western Select Horse Sale in Olds was a success!!  A total of 40 horses went through the sales ring, with 30 finding new homes.  Average price was around $2400, including young horses, broodmares, and broke horses.  Overall a great day, [...]

Students will be able to choose horse racing as a major in Wuhan as the city’s educational officials have galloped ahead with approval to set up a course, Changjiang Times reported Tuesday. Wuhan Business Service School, a junior college in the capital of Hubei Province, said it would trot out horse racing as a major [...]

Just as important as making sure the mare passes the placenta soon after the birth of the foal is examining the mare’s placenta to make sure it is all there. There is an interesting article about the placenta and examining it on the website of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Volunteer search teams are using horses to hunt the missing, but the riders are the ones who need the most training PARKSVILLE, B.C. — The warm afternoon sun beats down on Joe Kinch and his horse Max as they pick their way through a thick stand of Scotch broom in search of a mock victim [...]

Jockey did nothing wrong: Trainer. Says filly wasn’t pushed too hard before injury that led to on-track euthanization. The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with the Associated Press yesterday, Larry Jones said Saez applied the whip only to prevent [...]

This draw is complete. Please do not enter. Feel free to leave a comment if you wish though! Our draw this month is sponsored by Horseman’s DVD Magazine. It is a DVD of Horseman’s DVD Magazine’s Premium Riding Information. Be sure to visit their website where you can sign up to receive DVD’s filled with [...]