You can spell out numbers, but you can not use numbers. Names cannot be vulgar or offensive, nor can they hold religious, ...

Horses, which often weigh upwards of 900 pounds, are known for their power and strength. But they can also be gentle—and that makes them ideal therapists, says Dana Vennen, executive director of ...

It’s a scene that plays out at racetracks more frequently than anyone wants. A horse is pulled up and out of competition as the race continues and those in attendance cheer for their horse, or ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2015. There's press conferences for days that explain what the jockey, the owner, the trainer and the guy who last saw American Pharoah before he ...

The day after Derby Day is one of the sports calendar’s hangover days: Super Bowl Monday, Final Four Tuesday, World Series ...

This Saturday, 20 teenage-brained horses will race in the longest-existing sporting event in American history: the Kentucky Derby. The contestants are all three years old and their teams have just ...

“Yes, they can swim. They are not like fish, swimming is not something they do every day,” said Liz Newman, equine professional and CEO of Horse Homes by Bloodstock Ltd. “The main problem you have ...

When winter rolls around, we’re all reaching for extra layers. But what about our horses? They seem to handle the cold a little differently than we do, but that doesn’t mean they don’t feel it. Dr ...