Oklahoma City, OK – January 5, 2009 - A group of enthusiastic young leaders are gearing up for an exciting year with the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA). Five outstanding youth members were recently elected by their peers to lead the NRHyA in 2009. The NRHyA annual meeting, which included officer elections, was held on [...]

Oklahoma City, OK – December 24, 2008 – Thanks to the support of the European community and generous sponsors from North America and abroad, the 2009 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity will be held March 23-29 in Kreuth, Germany. Earlier this year it was announced that the 2009 NRHA European Futurity was postponed [...]

Oklahoma City, OK – December 7, 2008 – Historic events keep taking place at the 2008 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show, and tonight was no different. NRHA Professional, Shawn Flarida, unofficially became NRHA’s first Three Million Dollar Rider, and Wimpys Little Step unofficially became an NRHA Million Dollar Sire.   Flarida, of Springfield, [...]

Oklahoma City, OK – December 6, 2008 – According to unofficial tabulations, the National Reining Horse Association announces that Smart Like Juice is NRHA’s newest Million Dollar Sire. His offspring pushed him over the mark at the 2008 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is the 16th [...]

ANOTHER CINCH NRHA NON PRO TITLE FOR MCCUTCHEON Oklahoma City, OK – December 5, 2008 – The 2008 Cinch® NRHA Non Pro Futurity Finals were the featured competition on Friday at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nearly two dozen countries have been competing at the show [...]

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Last January, we asked you, our readers, and industry professionals, to vote on who they believed were the greatest horse and rider teams in the history of the reining, cutting, cow horse and ranch horse industry. The response from the United States, Canada and Europe was overwhelming, the results surprising. Find out who ranks among the top horse and rider teams voted on by you.

Change in the Air Part 7: Lead changes, stops and rollbacks Article by Susan Morrison Photos by Darrell Dodds Training a 2-year-old is akin to building a house—perhaps even a house of cards. The foundation needs to be substantial and strong in order for the rest of the structure to endure. Otherwise, the slightest gust of wind might topple it. That’s why Clinton Anderson painstakingly teaches his young horses in small steps that strengthen the training foundation. Click here for Video (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=426)

A Safe Place to Land Nedpoint Quarter Horses makes the complicated process of exporting and importing equines easier on both horse and owner.

While carcass disposal is not a pleasant topic, it is a subject of significant economic and environmental concern. What are the options for carcass disposal? In many instances the cause of death needs to be determined, so the body is transported to...

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers Association announced Jan. 9. that the Hennegan Brothers documentary "The First Saturday in May," which chronicled the stories of six horses and their connections...

The housing market downturn is affecting more than just developers and realtors. Some horse owners have a new challenge in locating adequate, affordable bedding for their animals. Jeannie Queen of Clear Vision Equine, based in Williamstown, Mass.,...

Washington residents are starting to recover from this week's flood conditions, which the Associated Press reported as the worst on record. Horse owner Josie Owens of Carnation, Wash., was trapped on the second floor of her home yesterday. Today she...

The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks. Cases of anasplasmosis (Anasplasma phagocytophila) and Borreliosis (Borrelia burgdorferi) were diagnosed among non-Thoroughbred horses...

Baton Rouge, La. -- A barn at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course was placed under quarantine Dec. 26 after two horses tested positive for the equine herpes virus (EHV-1).

National report -- Four confirmed cases of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in Kentucky last month triggered an investigation that so far involves all but 12 states, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS).

Reno, Nev. — Thousands of unadoptable wild horses in U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding facilities could be saved from possible euthanasia or slaughter if the agency decides to accept an offer for a sanctuary.

Davis, Calif. — A faculty organization at the University of California-Davis has come up with a proposal for dealing with unwanted horses and intends to create a template that communities anywhere in the country could follow.

National Report — There are tens of thousands of them across the nation — no one knows exactly how many. And their numbers are growing at an alarming rate.