Unfortunately, Calvin had recently passed away and his son Wade Miller was struggling with the complications of running a large ranch of cattle, horses and buffalo. Having Heritage Certified horses mean the goal of the breeder is to promote rare and heritage bloodlines from intelligent, willing and sane horses with the natural running-walk, which replaces the trot in a Tennessee Walking horse. When they began breeding, the Pacovskys agreed they wanted nothing but the best, and that meant...

In Horse Bowl, teams compete against one another answering questions ranging from horse breeds, diseases, breeding, horse care, riding and anatomy. The two have coached horse bowl teams together the past seven years, while Eggeling has coached teams since 1995. In addition to studying and practice, Petersen said one of the most important things to being successful at the competition is being able to overcome nervousness. The team had been practicing for two hours a week, 10 weeks prior to...

Mississippi, she said, already hosts many of the "high dollar" barrel racing events and it was "only natural" that pole-bending, another timed riding event, would begin to recognize that prominence. Rovetto, of Utica, said she expects Brookhaven to become even more prominent in equine competitions with more national attention in the coming years. Brookhaven was chosen as a site for the national qualifying competition after Jimi "Jay" Rovetto, one of the organization's four national...

Today, she spends a great deal of her time working as a freelance writer, largely specializing in the horse industry, where she is published regionally, nationally and abroad. Frank has fancied Paint horses most of his life, which explains his endeavors today. During this time, she has shown Quarter Horses in mulitiple all around events; however, for the past decade, her attention has been focused primarily on cutting and reining competition. They are both very strong tobiano horses. The...

Horse racing The veterinary clinic that treated Barbaro will receive an award this month for its efforts to save the life of the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner. But the 29-year-old Argentine's relentless baseline game failed to faze Djokovic, who dominated with his versatile shotmaking and held every service game. Trump wasn't just a cheerleader during the match, however - he leaped off his feet at one point and drove McMahon into the ground, then punched him. SI.com, citing unidentified...

But let history note that it was a quirk in the calendar and not brilliant insight into a Derby contender's conditioning needs that initiated the change. Because 2006 was the rare year when April had an "extra" Saturday, the race fell five weeks before its Kentucky counterpart, a fact that generated much skepticism about the winner's chances in Louisville. Then Barbaro confounded the experts by winning both races and, surprise, Gulfstream decided to keep the race's unique five-week timing...

Both fathers were agronomists and worked together on the horse farms. He may be the hottest thing on two legs when it comes to magazine ads and billboards, but the 30-year-old Argentine believes he has much more to offer than a sweet scent and a pretty face. It's not like someone waking up and having to drive to work at the office. Another 120 or so are back in Argentina, where he's becoming more involved with modern breeding techniques and embryology. Despite the celebrity associated with...

Officials at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center announced this morning that the facility will reopen to outpatients on Friday, March 30, following the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' issuance of an official release of quarantine Wednesday, March 28. Leesburg Today - The Journal of Loudoun County - Equine Medical Center Reopens March 30 real estate . jobs . cars. Officials at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center announced...

Fasig is mulling a move because the state fairgrounds doesn't have the space and facilities it needs to show off horses during an auction. Executives from both the fairgrounds and Fasig say they have been in talks for about 18 months to reach a new lease agreement. Browning would not comment on whether the company was considering a move, but he said, "Maryland needs to address and assess the value of the thoroughbred and breeding business, because there is immense and fierce competition in...