Hiedi K. Heikkila, 50, of Lena, Wisconsin, passed away on October 17, 2025. Born in Traverse City, Michigan, she graduated from Chassell High School in 1993 and pursued a career as a massage therapist, earning credentials from Utah College...
Australian private equity firm Crescent Capital has acquired a significant stake in International Racehorse Transport (IRT), a global equine logistics company founded over 50 years ago by the late Quentin Wallace. The deal involved buying out the Wallace family’s...
Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary in Amado, Arizona, is a 25-acre refuge dedicated to rescuing horses from slaughter, neglect, and abuse, including those formerly used in the Premarin hormone industry. Founded in 2004 by Karen Pomroy after rescuing horses...
Mayor Adams has called for a ban on horse-drawn carriage rides in New York City, aligning with the animal rights group NYCLASS, which has spent millions over the past decade lobbying for this cause. NYCLASS supports Ryder’s Law, a...
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...
