Popular Breeds Of Horse News for 03/13/2010



Second homes: There's more to Saratoga Springs than horse racing (USA Today)
Saratoga is a popular spot for the large drive market from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but owners come from around the world, as well...

Equine Job Fair (The Goshen Chronicle)
The Harness Racing Museum and United States Trotting Association will hold its second annual free Equine Job Fair on Wednesday, April 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Goshen. Its open to anyone seeking a job in the horse world. Employers are expected to include breeding farms, racing stables and others associated with the equine industry. Participating companies can be seeking to fill current or future ...

Horse Owner Convicted of Animal Cruelty (New York Times)
Ernie Paragallo, the thoroughbred horse breeder and owner, was convicted on 33 charges of animal cruelty Wednesday for starving and neglecting horses on his Hudson Valley farm...

Bill May Put Horse Breeding Back On Track (Central Florida News 13)
Horse breeders hope lawmakers will pass a bill to help get them out of crisis mode and back on track..

Fell Pony Society offers genetic tests for new stallions (Horse and Hound)
The Fell Pony Society is offering free fell pony syndrome testing to its members if they have a sick foal or wish to license a new stallion this breeding season..

Horse breeder Thomson dies at 98 (The Santa Ynez Valley News)
Walter J. Thomson, founder of the Rancho Felicia breeding program in Santa Ynez, died Feb. 1 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, after a long illness, with his wife Mary Jean at his side...

Rachel Alexandras Security Guard Is Also Pursuing Ph.D. (New York Times)
Amy Kearns spends 15 hours a day with Rachel Alexandra as her security guard, and her previous job, for 18 months, was as a bodyguard for Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year...

Devil shows Nichols has a good eye for winners (The Age)
If Wayne Nichols ever becomes jaded with training thoroughbreds he could turn his hand to breeding them with some confidence that he has an eye for producing good horses...

National Welfare Code of Practice Endorsed (Mid-South Horse Review)
A National Welfare Code of Practice has been endorsed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Quarter Horse Association, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the U.S. Equestrian Federation, and the U.S. Trotting Association...

Clews Horse Ranchs new location provides extra space for a variety of equine activities (Carmel Valley News)
Those who miss seeing the horses of Clews Horse Ranch every day on Carmel Creek Road neednt worryEUR”the ranch isnt gone, it has just moved farther down the path...



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