Jackson County sheriff's deputies are still searching for the owners of the Grass Lake Township farm where 69 malnourished horses have been impounded by county animal control. They advertised they specialize in barrel racing horses. A woman who answered at a Grass Lake number listed for Mercier said he no longer lives there, and then hung up when the horse farm was mentioned. The men bought, sold and bred horses, and collected stud fees, according to their Web site, www.turn3ranch.com....

Hundreds of prep cowboys and cowgirls from across the state will attend the event, competing for points and prize money. Long is in third place in barrel racing. Irwin is the points leader in pole bending and is fourth in barrel racing. Several local competitors will be trying to improve their ranking in the season-long points standings. He's the individual leader in calf roping and steer wrestling. Clint King, who is second in steer wrestling, is ninth in the all-around standings. Young...

It s basically a dumping ground for people who do not want to take responsibility for their horses everybody from trainer/owners of racehorses to show horses. When the owner of the horse arrives, they can request one of two types of three- and five-digit numbers to mark the horse s rump. After a heroic eight-month battle, his veterinarians painlessly euthanized Barbaro when it became apparent he would not recover from his injuries. You don t have to be a vegan or a PETA protester to be...

A number of pieces of legislation have been introduced this session that would allow electronic gambling on state-authorized race tracks -- be it facilities for horse racing or dog tracks. Other states allow on-site video gambling terminals to subsidize purses for horse races, drawing many of the best mares out of Texas. Rogers said the park is lobbying aggressively to support legislative changes that would allow placing video lottery terminals at the facility. The dynamic with purses and...

Chris, who came to the horse rescue facility wearing his sky-blue galoshes, heads out into the adjacent muddy pasture to scatter sections of hay for horses to eat off the ground. TUSCOLA - Chris Bodine, a blue-eyed, blond-haired 8-year-old with a wide, gap-toothed grin, scurries about the stable, sliding bowls of food into the stalls for some of his favorite horses. You gain the trust of the horse, and the horse trusts you. Mike Cross said the couple, now caring for 12 horses at the...

Racing fans who wish to express their good wishes to Barbaro and his connections may do so by sending electronic messages via specially created forms at www.ntra.com and at www.vet. The NTRA is a broad-based coalition of horse racing interests, including the American Quarter Horse Association, charged with increasing popularity of horseracing and improving economic conditions for industry participants. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. External links...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow slot machines at Indiana's horse racing tracks -- a move supporters say could save the struggling horse industry while critics call it an expansion of gambling that doesn't make economic sense. INDIANAPOLIS -- The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would allow slot machines at Indiana's horse racing tracks -- a move supporters say could save the struggling horse industry while critics call it an...

KOEI, a company constantly seeking to achieve a fine balance between entertainment, technology, art and education, providing games that mesmerize gamers globally, announced yesterday their latest installment in the hugely successful G1 Jockey series, for Nintendo's Wii this time. KOEI, a company constantly seeking to achieve a fine balance between entertainment, technology, art and education, providing games that mesmerize gamers globally, announced yesterday their latest installment in...

When they re not, his horse breeding enterprise becomes a horse boarding outfit, much to Alice s disappointment. Generally speaking, it comes as a surprise to most kids when they find out they don t know everything there is to know about their parents. Alice Wilson thinks she knows her family well, but when she finds out otherwise, she sees a horse of a different color. Now, because Nona s run off with a rodeo cowboy, it s up to eleven-year-old Alice to fetch dinner and anything else her...