BONNERS FERRY — There is a law in Idaho that states if kids ride their horses to school during the last week, the principal has to watch them. On June 4, four seventh graders rode their horses to the Boundary County Middle School, earning a chuckle from Principal David Miles. Read more…
Horses have been an important part of Kentucky since the early frontiersmen came on horseback through the Cumberland Gap. Early on, the settlers began racing and breeding their horses. Many early races were on straight quarter-mile roads or paths. Why is Kentucky the horse capital? Lexington ranks #1 on the Read more…
109 W Silver Springs Blvd. “Travels,” painted by Yani Mikedis, is located right in front of the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau in Downtown Ocala. How many painted horses are in Ocala Florida? Indeed, many of the horses from the original Horse Fever herd of 53 horses still grace Read more…
An ideal age to breed is from 4 to 12, but this does not mean you can’t breed older mares – some mares still conceive and carry healthy foals into their mid twenties! To delve further into the first question… Are you breeding to keep the foal or to sell Read more…
Florida allows wagering on horse races at popular racetracks like Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. The state also permits other pari-mutuel facilities around the state to provide televised viewing of races occurring elsewhere and invite patrons to wager on them. Is horse racing legal in Florida? Unlike some other Read more…
In his eighth annual wager with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn selected Simplification — the only Florida-bred horse in the race — to win the 148th running of the Derby. Simplification is owned by Ocala’s Tami Bobo, trained by Antonio Sano and ridden by Jose L. Ortiz. Read more…
Back to our original question; you should blanket a horse to reduce the effects of cold or inclement weather when the temperature and/or wind chill drops below 30° and: No shelter is available and there is rain, ice and/or freezing rain in the immediate forecast. At what temperature does my Read more…
The Blue Grass Regional Airport. The Blue Grass Regional Airport (LEX) is located about 30 miles southwest of the Kentucky Horse Park. This is the closest airport to the park however there are not many direct flights available. How long does it take to go through the Kentucky Horse Park? Read more…
If the horse will be in the UK for more than 90 days and does not have a UK horse passport, you must register the foreign passport with a UK PIO . You must apply within 30 days of the horse’s arrival. Use a PIO that manages studbooks if you Read more…
For equine movements into the state, California requires a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI), issued within 30 days before entry, and evidence of a negative Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test performed at a USDA-approved laboratory within twelve (12) months before the date of entry. Does California require a Coggins Read more…