LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2026)—According to a news release by Jordan Strickler, a new University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton ...

Skydog Sanctuary's probe into BLM activities provided key evidence for New York Times exposé of 'legal loophole.' ...

Here’s a practical guide for handling the minor-to-moderate cuts and abrasions that seem to befall every horse. Rare is the horse owner who hasn’t retrieved a horse from the field only to find a fresh ...

Hope Ellis-Ashburn owned Sally for 19 years. (Carissa Ramsdell/Carissa Lynn Photography) By the time my sweet, salty half-Arabian mare, Sally, passed away in April 2025, I’d spent plenty of time ...

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Why would a horse stare into an arena mirror? Research from Italy suggests that he’s trying to get a good look at himself. Mirror self-recognition, which is a building-block of self-awareness, ...

Time was, a diagnosis of ringbone in a horse would have been very bad news—at best, he might be retired to spend his days on pasture. At worst, well, there’s only one humane thing to do when a horse ...

The recipe to soak hay is very simple: Start with hay and then add water. But the best way to add the water depends on why you’re wetting hay in the first place. If you are wetting hay to control ...

Question: I have a 6-year-old, off-the-track Thoroughbred that I’m retraining for the hunter show ring. The problem is he keeps popping splints. He’s had three in the past 18 months: two on one leg ...

Choosing an extruded feed over pellets or other types of nugget can make a big difference in your horse’s nutrition. “Extruded” is a word you’ve no doubt seen on feed bags, but do you really know what ...