Riding for the Handicapped of Western Pennsylvania (RHWPA) in McCandless offers a therapeutic horseback riding program for children with disabilities, operated entirely by volunteers. The program, free for participants as young as three, runs from mid-May to October and...
The Livestock Conservancy, a U.S.-based organization dedicated to protecting agricultural animal breeds, has released its 2026 Conservation Priority List, which assesses the extinction risk of over 180 livestock and poultry breeds. Program Director Alison Martin highlighted the group's nearly...
A recent audit of the North Dakota Racing Commission revealed multiple financial and administrative issues spanning from 2021 to 2025. The commission, responsible for managing funds to promote horse racing and support breeders, was found to have exceeded the...
The Maryland Department of Legislative Services released its annual 90 Day Report summarizing the 2026 General Assembly session in Annapolis. The report is organized into 12 key policy areas, including taxes, education, energy, transportation, public safety, environment, health, and...
The Virginia Horse Center (VHC) canceled its Lexington Spring Premier Horse Show after a confirmed case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) was reported at a nearby Virginia hunter/jumper event. Initially, VHC sought to ban horses that had been at...
At the inaugural Fontainebleau CDIO5* (16–19 April), a strong British dressage team secured second place in the opening European leg of the FEI dressage Nations Cup, narrowly behind Germany. The competition was fiercely contested, with lead changes between Germany,...
