by HorseMinute.com | Nov 23, 2025 | Horse Shows
State officials have confirmed that 14 horses tested positive for a deadly and highly contagious equine herpes virus following a barrel race in Waco. The virus causes fever, neurological symptoms, and has a mortality rate of 30%-50%, with some horses becoming carriers...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 23, 2025 | Horse Shows
Horse Illustrated, in partnership with the ASPCA’s Right Horse program, features Breaking Bullet as this week’s adoptable horse. Breaking Bullet is a 5-year-old, 16.1-hand Thoroughbred mare who raced 38 times before retiring in August. After retirement, she was...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 22, 2025 | Horse Shows
South Dakota State secured a 12-8 victory over Minnesota Crookston in an equestrian meet at the Charles H. Casey Equine arena, improving their overall record to 3-4 and 3-2 in ECAC play, while Minnesota Crookston fell to 0-4. The Jackrabbits dominated the reining...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 22, 2025 | Horse Shows
Middle Tennessee veterinarians are raising concerns after horses from the region attended events linked to a multi-state outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), a highly contagious virus causing respiratory illness, late-term abortions, and a severe neurological...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 21, 2025 | Horse Shows
An outbreak of a particularly aggressive strain of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), causing equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), originated at the Women’s Professional rodeo Association World Finals in Waco, Texas, in early November. Since then, 15 confirmed EHM...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 21, 2025 | Horse Shows
The new docuseries “High Horse: The Black Cowboy,” executive produced by Jordan Peele and streaming on Peacock, explores the overlooked history and ongoing presence of Black cowboys in American culture. Featuring Houston hip-hop icon Bun B, the series...
