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The New York Racing Association is calling for harsh penalties for horsemen who directly or indirectly sell a horse for slaughter.
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
A northwestern Wyoming man received a citation for letting his horse wander in Worland, but not before he complained to town law enforcement officials about the absence of a hitching post in front of the local saloon. William Schellinger was cited by Washakie County law enforcement officers for allowing his horse to run at large in this city along the Big Horn River.
A northeast Oklahoma man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horse. Ottawa County prosecutors are charging a 39-year-old man with assaulting a police officer and with domestic abuse and assault and battery. He's currently free on $6,300 bond.
Sylvia the draft horse knows how to handle a hairy situation — especially if there's hay involved.
A man who apparently wasn't wearing pants has been accused of harassing a neighbor's horse. The Tri-City Herald reported the horse's owner spotted a bald man without any pants chasing the horse about 3:30 a.m. Friday in a corral. Benton County sheriff's deputies identified a 26-year-old man, who lives next door, as the suspect and he was jailed for investigation of trespassing.
Scientists say a Roman horse head made from bronze and plated in gold has been discovered at an archaeological site in Germany.
A California man accused of decapitating his horse with a chain saw has been ordered to stand trial on animal cruelty charges.
Portland Mayor Sam Adams has turned to Twitter to ask for feedback on a proposal to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city after a horse died over the weekend while pulling a carriage through downtown.
An Israeli horse took to the highway and trampled an oncoming car in an encounter captured on video by a group of tourists in northern Israel. The tourists began filming when three horses came on the highway and began to canter alongside their car, but the scene took a bizarre turn when an oncoming car came on the scene.
As dawn breaks over a sumptuous Paris garden that was once the playground of kings, a lone horseman puts his mount through his paces. The magnificent steed prances in fancy circles, stretches his forelegs and canters almost in place — in short, he dances.
A South Carolina man was charged with having sex with a horse after the animal's owner caught the act on videotape, then staked out the stable and caught him at shotgun point, authorities said Wednesday.
A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina. The Greenville News reported Tuesday the 40-year-old woman was given a ticket for disorderly conduct after a pedestrian flagged down an officer in Six Mile and told them the woman was about to fall off the horse.
A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine advocates concerned about the growing number of horses abandoned in the wild.
One of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses has failed a doping test.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - There are long shots in horse racing, and then there are l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ng shots.
The Kentucky Derby, held the first Saturday in May, is an iconic American sports tradition. But unlike the Superbowl or the World Series, where fans flaunt jerseys and face paint, the Derby sports top-notch fashion. Sure, the mint juleps are cool, but the hats are hot.Whether you attend the race at Churchill Downs, cheer the jockeys from a bar or host a spread at home, we’ve rounded up practical, budget-wise fashion for every Race for the Roses celebration. No matter which horse crosses the finish line, you can be a style winner.
Horseracing isn’t dead like the dinosaurs. It’s more like the black rhinoceros — something that someday will exist only in zoos as an exhibit, not in the real world as something alive and thriving and a part of the landscape.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby diverged Monday, and — whether or not he was sorry he could not travel both — took the one his owner and trainer would rather he had not taken.
Raspberry Miss, a 2-year-old filly, died Monday following a collision with another horse at Churchill Downs.
A veteran horse died while competing at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Authorities have arrested a Southern California man after determining that a dead horse on his property had been struck repeatedly in the head with a sledge hammer and decapitated with a chain saw.
Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work.
Rome's carriage horses must contend daily with traffic, pollution and heat, not to mention the weight of carriages filled with tourists.
71-year-old avoids jail over horse sex A pensioner who performed a sex act on a horse - before being dragged along by it after it was startled - has avoided being sent to prison.
Animals are the perfect humansYour cat, dog, horse or bird doesn't care if you're young or old, rich or poor, fat or thin. She loves you just as you are. No animal has ever tortured himself by trying to be perfect. No herd of horses or pack of hounds will ever ask you to clap your hands in unison.
New horse arrives for MackenzieIt may have been a lot for the girl to take in a month after learning her beloved horse, Max, had been stolen, apparently unbeknownst to those who sold Max to the Gully family.
SC man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse"A man caught having sex with a horse in a South Carolina stable has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Is Obama Keeping His Promises? | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.comDamn good question!
Horse dies after horrifying crash with rally car in ArgentinaArgentinean rally car driver, Federico Villagra, was involved in a horrifying crash with a horse, after it was catapulted 30 feet into the air when it wandered into the path of his speeding car in South America.
Man 'beheaded horse with chainsaw' A California man accused of decapitating his horse with a chainsaw has been ordered to stand trial on animal cruelty charges.
Horse Tramples Car on Israeli HighwayAn Israeli horse took to the highway and trampled and oncoming car in an encounter captured on video by a group of tourists in northern Israel.
SC Man Charged With Having Sex With a Horse AGAINPolice arrested 50-year-old, Roger Vereen on Monday, after stable owner Barbara Kenely caught Vereen sexually abusing her horse, armed with a shot gun, Kenely chased Vereen back to his car and held him there until police arrived and took Vereen in to custody.
Sex with a horse? Man charged 2nd time - Breaking News - The StateA Longs man remains jailed after police say he was caught on video surveillance having sexual intercourse with a horse at an Horry County stable for the second time in the last three years.
Horse guides blind US woman DEARBORN (Michigan) - MONA Ramouni's fingers fly across the text as she proofreads yet another page of a calculus textbook to be published in Braille - with her guide pony sitting patiently by.
Horse found with brand cut out of hide A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine advocates concerned about the growing number of horses abandoned in the wild.
Rider Overcomes Handicap Hurdle: Ten-year-old Succeeds With Two Broken ArmsImogen Allen competed in a horse showjumping contest despite having two broken arms.
Act of Kindness: 10-Year-Old Donates Horse A ten-year-old who "won a miniature horse" decided to give it to "a handicapped girl."
Surgeons save goalie's thumb after it is severed in freak accidentSurgeons saved a goalkeeper's thumb after it was sliced off in a freak accident.
EU asks horse owners to pledge not to eat their animalsHorse owners will have to sign a pledge not to eat their animals under new EU legislation, it has been reported.
Fossil Teeth Of Three-toed Browsing Horse Found In Panama Canal EarthworksBy far the most complete fossil of a horse collected at the site in excavations spanning the last century, characteristics such as the shape of the teeth confirm the identity of two earlier finds and indicate that this horse was primarily a forest-dwelling browser living in the a …
Horse racing trainer rides zebra to Dorset pubA former jump jockey and horse racing trainer, Bill Turner, rides a zebra called Zebedee to his local pub in Sherborne, Dorset.
Montana Horse ProcessingA recent article in a Wyoming newspaper said: Tough economic times are apparently driving a growing number of horse owners into cruel choices.
Why Horse Slaughter Is NecessaryJane Smiley is a Pulitzer-prize winning author whose work is included in "To the Swift: Classic Triple Crown Horses and Their Race for Glory" (St. Martin's Press), edited by Joe Drape.
Firemen's four-hour battle to save Penny the mare from drowning in the mudIt had seemed like a good idea. Itching like mad and unable to sleep, Penny the mare had gone on a late-night hunt for a gnarled tree trunk for a relieving scratch. Unfortunately, her route through a thicket on the edge of her field took her straight into a bog.
Horse Flu Kills 43 Horses in IndiaThough India has remained free so far from influenza A/H1N1, another animal disease, Equine Influenza, or horse flu, has killed 43 horses in the west Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, local Hindi daily Danik Bhaskar reported Saturday.
Can You see the shine? My horse Sky was uppity and skiddish, when I fed sweet feed. He would kick as soon as it hit the feed bucket. After a bag or two of that I made a decision to return to whole grains. I chose oats. I will supplement with a little cracked corn.
Police: Urban cowboy too drunk to rideThis story just shows that Colorado has lost none of its western roots!
Moustachioed horse evades barbers A horse which has grown a curly, golden moustache is refusing to let grooms shave it off.
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