At the 2025 WIHS Regional Horse Show & USHJA Zone 3 Championship held in Upperville, VA, Laila Theurer of Darnestown, MD, won the Maryland Horse Shows Association (MHSA) Gittings Horsemanship Finals riding Northern Star, a 12-year-old Zangersheide mare. This...
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, led by the FBI, conducted a large-scale raid on the La Catedral Horse arena in Wilder, Idaho, targeting an illegal gambling operation linked to horse racing and animal fighting. The operation resulted...
The Selangor Turf Club (STC) in Malaysia has established the country’s only apprentice jockey school, founded in January 2020 to nurture young local talents into professional riders. Inspired by training programs from Japan and Hong Kong, the school offers...
This week’s horse racing coverage features several key stakes races including the Bank of America Valley View Stakes on October 24, followed by the Bryan Station, Hagyard Fayette, and Twilight Derby Stakes on October 25, and the Street Sense...
Dr. Crystal Heath, a veterinarian deeply committed to animal welfare since her childhood in rural Northern California, reflects on her evolving relationship with animals, particularly horses, and her advocacy against inhumane practices in veterinary education. Influenced by her 4-H...
The 42nd annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships, held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar in Southern California, is a premier Thoroughbred racing event that has evolved since its inception in 1984, thanks largely to John Gaines, the “father of...
