Equine News

DeadspinThe First 4 Races At Pimlico Killed 2 Horses TodayDeadspinTwo horses dying in a single day at an American racetrack isn't the usual (races elsewhere make death more routine). But something like two dozen racehorses die weekly at American tr...

WUSA9.comProgram offers horse adoptions for $125WUSA9.comLORTON, Va. (WUSA9) -- As many as 40 wild horses from out West are headed to new homes in the D.C. area this weekend. The Bureau of Land Management hosted a mustang adoption event in Lorton, Virg...

CBC.caMontreal seeks shelter for calèche horsesCBC.caThe City of Montreal is trying to find temporary shelter for horses as the one-year moratorium on horse-drawn calèches begins next week. Owners who cannot keep their horses can file a request with ...

New York TimesTwo Horses Die During Preakness UndercardNew York TimesBALTIMORE — Ten years after the Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro sustained an eventually fatal injury in the Preakness Stakes, two horses died during the race's undercard at Pimlic...

New York TimesTwo Horses Die During Preakness UndercardNew York TimesBALTIMORE — Ten years after the Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro sustained an eventually fatal injury in the Preakness Stakes, two horses died during the race's undercard at Pimlic...

USA TODAYBrennan: Horses die, and a sport moves onUSA TODAYBALTIMORE — Race horses die. Few of us pay attention, but it happens relatively often: various studies have found the number to be about 1,000 a year, or about 1½ deaths per 1,000 starts. Th...

KTLATwo Horses Die in First Four Races Before PreaknessKTLAThe horses will have necropsies performed at New Bolton Center Hospital in southeastern Pennsylvania, Pimlico spokesman David Joseph said. He didn't give a preliminary cause of death for Ho...

Q13 FOX2 horses die after races at Preakness siteQ13 FOX(CNN) — Two racehorses died Saturday at Pimlico Race Course, site of the Preakness Stakes to be held later in the day. Homeboykris collapsed after the first race of the day while walking back to...

WLWT Cincinnati2 horses die in races before PreaknessWLWT CincinnatiPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the horses' owners "to release veterinary records & complete list of medications that horses were administered before...

CNN2 horses die in races before PreaknessCNNHe didn't give a preliminary cause of death for Homeboykris. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the horses' owners "to release veterinary records & complete list of medicat...