Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications (AHP) are proud to announce that the Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) has been named the recipient of the 2011 Equine Industry Vision Award. The Equine Industry Vision Award is the first of its kind to showcase innovation across the entire equine market, as well as recognize ingenuity and service. This award was presented to the ELCR’s Immediate Past President Larry Byers and...

On May 25, a traffic accident in the early morning causing the death of 3 upper level eventing horses, ridden by international rider Michael Pollard. The 3 others were injured and are now under treatment for their injuries. Chris Stafford, Pollard’s spokeswoman, said the incident occurred at 7 a.m. on Hwy. 255 just south of Chatsworth, Ga., a few miles from the Pollard Eventing Training Center in Dalton, Ga. The horses were being...

The TWHNC is a high-profile Tennessee Walking Horse exhibition event during which the breed’s World Grand Champion and other champion horses are chosen. The 11-day event takes place annually in Shelbyville, Tenn., just prior to Labor Day. A horse trainer is now permanently banned from going there. In February, McConnell plotted with 3 other guys to violate the Horse Protection Act (HPA), which forbids soring. On May 22, McConnell appeared...

Wanda, owner of Vaquera Ranch, has been smitten with horses ever since she can remember. Anyone who see’s her work with them recognizes her passion for her long-legged friends. But how did it all begin? What horse changed her life? The answer to that is Macho Man, a buckskin quarter horse. We lived in Miami, on a one acre property, with 3 stables on it. So what other thing to do than get some horses for those stables? We now had 2 horses,...

Welcome to the Ranch, Kitty and CeeCee! We bought these 2 gorgeous girls just a couple days ago. We got them from the same place where we got three of our other mares, Poco, Elan, and Sassy. Kitty is a 5 year old chestnut quarter horse, and she also has some roan in her. Her daughter, who is 4 months old, might turn out to be a Rabicano.   Kitty’s papered name is SS KitKat Starlight. Starlight is because of the dots of white she she has...