Lobby at Pet Oasis/ The ARK at JFK (AnthonyCollins.nyc) New York, NY – February 13, 2016 – Today, The ARK at JFK announces the official opening of its Phase 1 services, which include The ARK Pet Oasis, Equine & Livestock Export Center and Aviary In-Transit Quarantine. The opening of Phase 2 is expected to take place in Q2 2017, which will include a full-service ARK Import-Export Center (“IEC”) featuring Equine Quarantine/Import, Grooms’ Lounge and The ARK...

Baltimore, MD - The 56th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, held December 4–8 in Baltimore, MD., attracted a crowd of 5,504 veterinary professionals, guests and exhibitors, making it again the largest equine veterinary continuing education event in the world. The convention returned to the Mid-Atlantic region for the first time since 1998. “The AAEP has many members who practice in the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast, which made Baltimore a very...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation will be offering three $2,500 college scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman. The second scholarship is funded by the American Hackney Horse Society Foundation and is also awarded on an...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation (AHHSF) will be offering three $2,500 college Scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success, and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first Scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman. The second Scholarship is funded by the American hackney Horse Society Foundation and is also awarded...

New equine research, practical veterinary techniques and business education attracted a record 7,611 attendees to the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ 55th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, December 5-9. The previous record was set during the 2007 convention in Orlando, FL. “The economy has affected all aspects of the horse industry in 2009, and I believe our record attendance indicates how strongly equine veterinarians value quality continuing education,” said David L. Foley,...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation (AHHSF) will be offering three $2,500 college scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to incoming freshman. The second scholarship is funded by the AHHSF and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman....

Photo by Jen Corcoran (Winners of this year's ASHA Raffle drew in center ring on Thursday night of the 2010 World's Championship Horse Show, to find out their respective winning dollar amounts.) Louisville, Kentucky - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) held its drawing for the 15 winners of its annual Saddlebred Raffle earlier this week, and last night, the winners drew to find out their respective winning dollar amounts, in center ring at the Kentucky State Fair World's...

(August 11, 2010) Lincoln, Neb. – The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce three major funding opportunities available this fall for High Performance Dressage athletes and Dressage Instructors. The purpose of the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize is to award an annual $25,000 grant to provide financial assistance for coaching and training to a talented, committed, qualified rider whose plan is to reach and excel at the elite, international standards of High Performance Dressage. Thanks...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) held the drawing for the 15 winners of its annual Saddlebred Raffle last week, and on Thursday night, August 27, at Louisville, Kentucky's Freedom Hall during the Kentucky State Fair World Championship Horse Show (WCHS), the lucky winners drew to find out how much money they had won, with prize amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000. The winners of this year's raffle, and the corresponding prize amounts are as follows: $5,000 – Rachel Machamer (GA)...

On August 1, the Youth National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show came to an end after eight days of top-level horse show competition, a shopping expo and the Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) Annual Convention. This was the show’s 17th year in Albuquerque and is estimated to bring about $10.2 million to the city. The largest class, Arabian Hunter Pleasure Junior to Ride, age 14-17, hosted 79 horses and was won by Kool Enuff, owned and ridden by Kirsten McKillop of Alamo, CA....