Nation Aug 12 The growing demand for mini farm animals By Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
Nation May 18 Seize the Grey wins the Preakness Stakes for D. Wayne Lukas Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. His victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid. By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press
Nation Dec 30 Watch 6:07 How a former D.C. police officer found direction by rescuing mistreated horses For more than two decades, Mark Kirwan served the people of Washington, D.C. as a police officer. But a few years ago, feeling lost amid the COVID pandemic and after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, he made an… By Murray Pinczuk
Health Nov 11 Watch 6:29 In Connecticut, these horses are helping veterans cope with the trauma of combat An estimated 15 percent of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD and depression. For some, it’s the invisible wounds that take the greatest toll. A program at a farm in Connecticut is helping ease those struggles… By Pamela Watts
Arts Jun 11 Arcangelo wins 2023 Belmont Stakes, trainer 1st woman to win a Triple Crown race Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. By Tom Canavan, Associated Press
Jun 10 Air quality issues, horse safety concerns complicate start of Belmont Stakes By Tom Canavan, Associated Press Heading into the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, the racing has become almost an afterthought as the public has focused on a recent spike in deaths of horses at racetracks and air quality problems in the northeast caused by wildfires in… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:50 Alarming spate of racehorse deaths draws scrutiny of industry safety practices By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young According to a group that opposes horse racing as inhumane, 901 thoroughbreds died in 2022 — more than two a day. Seven horses died over 10 days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May this year. And Saturday, a… Continue watching
May 20 Horse euthanized on track after injury during Preakness race, jockey taken to hospital By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press Hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown, favorite Havnameltdown buckled forward and threw jockey Luis Saez off his back during the sixth race and continued running around the final turn in some distress. Continue reading
May 06 7 horse deaths, scratched favorite cast pall over Kentucky Derby races By Beth Harris, Associated Press Two more horses died, making it seven in all, before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and early favorite Forte was scratched with an injury in another series of blows to a sport already reeling from doping suspensions and breakdowns. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 3:25 Equine therapy program in Texas struggles to grow as developers buy up land By Blair Waltman-Alexin, Austin PBS More than 3 million children in the U.S. have a disability, and in recent years, alternative therapies have grown in popularity to help them with communication, socialization, and just to have fun. Austin PBS reports on one program using horse… Continue watching