Sixteen-year-old Ty, who “loves to be around horses and would love to see them run fast,” lives with regressive autism, meaning that he is non-verbal. Even though Ty is non-verbal, he found an instant connection to horses through equine therapy. Being around horses has helped to calm Ty and ease his anxiety. It has also [...]
Brook Smith, left, and Jim McIngvale were honored at the Backside Learning Center's April 14 fundraiser as a "Person of Impact." (Photo courtesy Backside Learning Center) (from Backside Learning Center news release) It all started as a friendly competition. But this result will have no losers, with the Backside Learning Center assured of [...]
The Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga has opened registration and posted the agenda for the three-day event, which takes place August 15-17, 2022. The prestigious conference will bring together gaming and racing industry leaders, academics, elected officials, lawyers, regulators, and racing patrons to examine the trends, challenges and critical issues facing the racing and [...]
Zippy Chippy, left, and Red Down South at Cabin Creek (Photo by Connie Bush/Tiger Eye Photography) Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s most loveable loser, has died. A retiree at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, NY., a satellite of Kentucky’s Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement, the son of Compliance was 31. Campaigned by [...]
The interactive, electronic version of The Horsemen’s Journal’s Spring 2022 issue is now available online. It is an enhanced version of the printed magazine, which is currently being mailed. To view it, click here. Features in the issue include: Conference Call Return to in-person National HBPA Conference at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Arkansas, sparks conversations about [...]
Amplify Horse Racing and MyRacehorse are pleased to announce “Amplify Junior, Sponsored by MyRacehorse” – a partnership that will deliver a children’s educational tour series to Kentucky. The exciting new initiative will teach young children and their parents and guardians about the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. Founded in 2019, Amplify Horse Racing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit [...]
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) Calendar Photo Contest is now open for submissions. The TAA is seeking photos of Thoroughbreds at a TAA-accredited organization or of Thoroughbreds who have been adopted from a TAA-accredited organization. Online submissions will be accepted now through June 11, 2022. Twelve photos will be selected, including one cover photo winner [...]
On March 31, U.S. District Court Judge James Wesley Hendrix issued a ruling in National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association v. Black. While Judge Hendrix’s opinion recognizes the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as constitutional under current precedent, he included compelling statements that indicate there remains a need to clarify the matters at issue [...]
The National HBPA Foundation is coming to the assistance of Nebraska horsemen whose horses have been quarantined since March 10 following an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). The National Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association Foundation (NHBPAF) is making a per-horse monetary donation to every owner and trainer impacted by the lockdown in two barns at [...]
Hello everyone, At the National HBPA/NHAC Full Board meeting March 5, 2022, I used the time set aside as my CEO Update to request all of our affiliates to stand with me by challenging the negative label continually couched through the phrase “maintaining status quo”. I am sure you have all heard this recently; [...]