The research, published in Frontiers in Animal Science, also found there was no difference in the number of strikes to horses ...

The aims of the study were to investigate if finishing position among top three horses is affected by whip use, the effect of whip strikes on changes in speed at the end of trotting races and if whip ...

Whip and spur rules brought in across disciplines are having an effect – in making riders consider their use as much as the use itself. Those competing under British Showjumping (BS) rules join The ...

Put simply, lunging involves a horse working in circles around you. It is possible for the horse to work in walk, trot and canter, and on different sizes of circle. Although you will be the centre ...

The following statement was released to media Saturday morning: Today, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced that jockey Paco Lopez will be reinstated on a conditional ...

Thoroughbred horses’ training and lifestyles should involve the best possible care ... Adhering to the sport’s strict rules on use of the padded, air-cushioned whip – Not remounting horses if the ...

Fifty days since his last mount, when he was suspended by HISA for striking a horse in a malicious manner following a race at Parx, Paco Lopez will return Saturday at Laurel, where he will have three ...

Famed equestrian and longtime Thoroughbred trainer Rodney Jenkins was honored by the Maryland racing community Jan. 14 in a ...

Reisenweaver followed his father, Roy, into harness racing and was jogging horses by the time he was 7 or 8 years old.

Many see the whip issue as the sport’s Waterloo ... never have imagined as he loaded a deceased horse onto a trailer on 14 June that his actions that day would lead to him being banned from training ...

A local investor and a European pro rider are joining forces to open the gates of a new equine facility.