Horse Archives

November 20, 2007

October 16, 2007

FoxPoint Farm gears up for Del. State Fair

By CAROL KINSLEY
AFP Correspondent

SMYRNA, Del. - Amanda Ballard was

Filipinos buy 15 Maryland horses at sale -

By CARYL VELISEK
AFP Correspondent

TIMONIUM, Md. — Sometime this month, a

Delaware Valley College hosts IWEC competition
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Delaware Valley College hosted the

Haygrower cooperative in the works in Maryland

Draft horses making a comeback

DSU equestrian team 'a force to be reckoned with'

Volunteers make therapeutic riding progams happen

Riders at Frederick County Md. program will 'touch your heart'

January 16, 2007

Dr. Dean Richardson leads Barbaro for a walk at the New Bolton Center on Dec. 20. Barbaro’s condition was steadily improving until a recent setback with his left hind leg.
Photo by Kathy Freeborn/Penn Veterinary Medicine

Barbaro remains in stable condition despite setback - Laminitis flares up in left hind leg - KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Barbaro showed a
Seminar offered at Del. Ag Week for racehorse owners - HARRINGTON, Del. - A seminar for new or
Del. Standardbred Assoc. holds year-end awards dinner - DOVER, Del. - One of the largest turnouts in

December 16, 2006

Kenny Harlow, a trainer from Cumberland, Va., is one of more than 100 speakers to be featured at the Maryland Horse World Expo.
Photo courtesy Equestrian Promotions Inc.

Md. Horse World Expo scheduled for Jan. 18-21 at state fairgrounds - TIMONIUM, Md. - If it has to do with horses, it
Assateague Island ponies: two herds, two ways to support - The ponies of Assateague Island may be wild, but

November 21, 2006

Tony Morgan, shown driving the Tim Crissman trained Quick and Deadly at Harrington Raceway, has more than 250 more wins than any other driver in North America.
Photo courtesy Fotowon

With wins record in sight, Morgan remains a ‘day-to-day guy’ - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - Staff Writer - WARWICK, Md. - Tony Morgan is having a year many other
Winbak Farm sells 52 yearlings at annual sale - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - Staff Writer - CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. - The second annual Select Yearling Sale at
First Pa. casino opens at Pocono Downs - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - Hundreds of gamblers, mostly senior citizens who
Quarantine at Monmouth Park partially lifted - TRENTON, N.J. - A quarantine of horses at
Local equestrian competes in Pinto World Show - Local equestrian 14-year-old Courtney Clopper competed in

October 17, 2006

Horses warm up on the track before last Saturday’s 21st annual Maryland Million.
Photo by Stephanie Jordan

Napravnik rides Due to victory in Maryland Million - LAUREL, Md. (AP) - With the poise of a veteran
Dover Downs’ 38th season scheduled to start Oct. 29 - DOVER, Del. - Dover Downs makes its earliest start to
Barrel racing a highlight at Washington horse show
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 2006 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) serves as one

September 19, 2006

The Fair Hill International eventing competition is one of only two in the country at the three star level. “That is really the thing that Fair Hill is built around,” said Charlie Colgan, Fair Hill’s executive director.
Photo by Shannon Brinkman

Oct. marks 18 years for Fair Hill festival - ELKTON, Md. - Organizers of the Fair Hill Internationl Festival in
Va. horse tests positive West Nile virus, first in state this year - RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Department of
Virginia to host first ever Americas Polo Cup in 2007 - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced last week that
National Chincoteague Pony Assoc. celebrates 25th year - The National Chincoteague Pony Association is

August 15, 2006

Lydia Wainwright checks Spot’s 12 pulses acupuncturists use to help determine where needles need to be placed.
Photo by Sean Clougherty

Horses get relief from stresses with equine acupuncture - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - Staff Writer - DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. - Spot was not

Sandy Crowe of Dover, Del., shown with her horse, “I’m a Fancy Cabin”, was named Supreme Halter Champion at the Delaware State Fair.
Photo by Carol Kinsley

Crowe wins Supreme Halter Champion at Del. State Fair with paint mare - By CAROL KINSLEY
Staff Writer - HARRINGTON, Del. - Supreme Halter Champion over all
Gray winters, long hours challenge riding school student - I have been going to Isaac Royal Equestrian Academy in

With In The Industry - Getting back to the bettor

Pasture workshop planned for Sept. 16
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A Pasture Walk and Pasture Planning Workshop for Horse Owners will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville Facility, Folly Quarter Rd.
The event is being sponsored by Maryland Cooperative Extension in conjunction with Howard and Carroll County Soil Conservation Districts, Natural Resource Conservation Service and MidAtlantic Farm Credit.
At the morning pasture walk, participants will view the proposed location for a rotational grazing demonstration on five acres at the new University of Maryland Equine Studies Unit and will have the opportunity to discuss techniques for renovating/reclaiming pastures, pasture grass identification, noxious weed control, and composting horse manure.
In the afternoon, attendees will use real information from the site to practice designing a pasture system for a small acreage. Local and state resource personnel will be available to assist.
The cost is $10 per person and lunch will be provided. Space is limited, and registration by Sept. 8, is mandatory. To register, contact Mrs. Carolyn Kulp at the Howard County Extension Office at 410-313-2707.
Horse Care Clinic at Days End Farm Horse Rescue
LISBON, Md. — “If Only Love Was Enough” is the name of the two-day Horse Care Clinic being offered by Days End Farm Horse Rescue on Saturday and Sunday, August 19 to 20.
Designed for long-time horse owners and those new to horse ownership, the clinic, Levels 1 and 2, will be taught by professional equine instructors.
Participants will learn about horse psychology, health and safety; hoof and dental care; how to examine a horse’s and take vital signs; care of older horses and emergency care; and nutrition and parasites.
Participants attending both days will also receive practical advice on trailering, boarding and other need-to-know horse details. At the end of the clinic, participants will be awarded a certificate of completion.
The clinic is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The fee for each day is $40.
For more information, contact Days End Farm Horse Rescue at (301) 854-5037 or (410) 442-1564, go to their web site www.defhr.org.

July 18,2006

A team of the Budweiser Clydesdales, in full hitch, pulls one of the company’s 1903 Studebaker beer wagon. One of Anheuser-Busch’s five teans will be at the “Horses to Hummers” parade in Chestertown, Md., on August 12.

Famous Clydesdales coming for Chestertown parade - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY
Staff Writer
CHESTERTOWN, Md. — To celebrate Chestertown’s tercentenery, or
Horselover pursues olympic hopes through riding school - By DEANNA THOMPSON
AFP Correspondent
Unlike most people, I have known what I

June 20, 2006

A delegation of horsemen, jockeys and industry officials from Korea visited Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md. The delegation also went to the Preakness on May 20 and attended a horse sale in Timonium, Md.
Photo courtesy Maryland Department of Agriculture

New Jersey equine leaders look to boost racing industry - HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Mary Jo Herbert is one of those -
Breeders building relationships in overseas markets - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - BEL AIR, Md.- Hoping to strengthen relationships in one
Health seminar focuses on disease prevention, biosecurity - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - LAUREL, Md. - With growing concerns over the
Bits, Barbaro and more - By Jim Steele - Since my last Equine Industry update,

May 16, 2006

Dale Guyette works with Dolly, a former Standardbred race horse. Guyette is fostering Dolly through Horse Lovers United until Dolly is adopted. Guyette said she needs “someone who’s really going to love her because she’s going to give it right back.”
Photo by Sean Clougherty

Saving horses is half the battle for rescues - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - ST. MICHAELS, Md. - When retired standardbred racing horses Dolly and
Good Friday Farm finds family link in draft horses - By CARYL VELISEK - IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Tom Smith is the
Md. horse park feasibility study released - GAMBRILLS, Md. - The Maryland Stadium Authority last week released a

April 18, 2006

Maryland horse racing unites in 'Cross-Breed Agreement' - By SEAN CLOUGHERTY - After more than three months of negotiation and

Adversity aids in success
Kim Hopkins keeps her Maryland farm up-to-date
By KILEY SLAGLE

“You treat a horse as you want to be treated,” Kim Hopkins said, relaxing under a ............

EEE found in Virginia - The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the.........

Animals help at-risk youth - EDITOR’S NOTE: Randy Weigel, Brenda Caiola, and Lise Pittman-Foy wrote this article for the October 2002 edition of the Journal of Extension. This is article is reprinted with thier permission........

Glade Valley Farms - By CARYL VELISEK - ... where the manager hasn’t worked a day in 24 years - When Foufas Warrior ran in the Preakness this year he was .........
Whelan leaves Wall Street, turns private vacation spot into public riding stable - By KILEY SLAGLE - Katherine Whelan was once a busy analyst on Wall Street. Life in the city was........
MHIB awards more than $52,000 in grants - Therapy programs, youth clubs, rescue organizations and educational programs are among 29 recipients of more than $52,000 in grants from ............