Trainer Kenny McPeek has confirmed that reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna will retire from racing due to mild bone bruising, despite being able to return to training in 90 days. The 4-year-old daughter of Fast Anna retires...
The Mary Fields Horse & Heritage Museum, recently opened in Hartford, Connecticut, is the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to Black equestrian history. Named after Mary Fields—an iconic Black woman known as “Stagecoach Mary” who bravely delivered mail...
Pope Leo XIV received a unique gift from a Polish breeder: a 12-year-old white purebred Arabian horse named "Proton." The gift, presented by Andrzej Michalski of the Michalski Stud Farm, brought visible joy to the pope, who has a...
The town of Terrassa in northeastern Spain has temporarily banned the adoption and fostering of black cats from October 1 to November 10 to prevent their use in potentially harmful Halloween rituals. This decision, announced by the local animal...
Alan Wade, a distinguished show jumping course designer from Tipperary, Ireland, has been appointed to design the equestrian jumping course for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. With a career spanning major international events—including the FEI World Equestrian Games...
In August 2024, federal land managers received court approval to remove over 3,000 wild horses from two entire herds and part of another across 2.1 million acres of Wyoming’s Red Desert checkerboard—a complex mix of private and public lands....
