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A 13-year-old horse named Libby got stuck in the mud Tuesday afternoon at the Burrage Reservation in Hanson, Massachusetts, and was unable to break free. “It’s like seeing your kid going through trauma,” said the horse’s owner, Gretchen Zwicker. “She’s traumatized, she’s a very sensitive horse.” Zwicker was out riding when Libby started acting up. “She was being naughty,”...

What does a “farrier” do? 1st Look gets up close with one to learn how to make and attach horseshoes to race horses.

A Massachusetts woman has been issued a summons to appear in court after a hit-and-run crash involving two juveniles riding horses in East Bridewater. Officers had responded to an incident at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at 341 Belmont St. When they arrived, police learned that one of the juveniles riding a horse had been side-swiped by the vehicle’s passenger side...

A 33rd horse has died at Santa Anita racetrack since December 26, officials said Sunday.

A former Rhode Island state representative has been charged with animal mistreatment in the care of a horse.

A horse in New Hampshire has been diagnosed with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus infection for the first time this year, according to health officials. The virus was detected in a horse from Northwood, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said.

One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.

One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.

A 26th race horse has died at Santa Anita Park since Dec. 26, park officials confirmed Sunday.

A pair of “Barbie Dream”-like horses are hoping to get their holiday wish granted this season by finding their forever family. “Jack” and “Rose,” two 20-year-old Haflinger horses, were surrendered to the MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen, Massachusetts in October after their owner concluded they could no longer care for them. After weeks of treatment and care by animal...

Anheuser-Busch says the famed Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer train in New Hampshire. The brewing company says the horse training facility at the Merrimack brewery is being relocated to a state-of-the-art breeding facility near Boonville, Missouri. Anheuser-Busch Corporate Communications Director Samantha Roth said that the move will allow the training team to be closer to young Clydesdales and begin training...

After the wettest Kentucky Derby on record and a similarly rainy Preakness Stakes, staff at Belmont Park — home to the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes — know they have to be prepared for whatever nature brings their way on June 9. But this isn’t anything new. Every year, staff and trainers — and horses...

There’s a new police horse on the scene and his name is Tarentino Strong.

Del Mar racetrack officials have suspended turf races after another horse was seriously injured Thursday, bringing the total of race-related, equine injuries to eight since the season’s start.