But when it comes to the horse racing and entertainment company he controls, the picture could not be more different. Last year, Empire came in a close second in a lengthy evaluation of competitors for New York state's thoroughbred racing franchise. A review of their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission also shows that he has not been bashful about transferring assets among his various companies to keep his bet on the future of horse racing alive. TORONTO -- Frank Stronach,...

Horse butchers are reopening almost daily, while a governmentfunded website has been launched to promote horse as a healthy alternative to other red meats. Equally contentious is the fact that every year a further 100,000 live horses are transported in horrific conditions across the Continent from Eastern Europe. Of that total, many are failed or injured racehorses - the cast-offs, animal rights groups claim, of an industry that purposefully over-produces horses in the search for winners....

But she doesn't have much time to sit, considering Cody and Katie are only two of the 72 miniature horses, donkeys and goats that live on the farm. She added miniature donkeys, because she thought they were cute and because they protect the horses and other animals from coyotes. But she will definitely be smaller than most of my (miniature) horses, which are in the 28-inch range. About 25 of her horses and donkeys are ones she has raised on the farm. Martin, who raised and showed bulldogs...

Class-adopted horse undergoes procedure by Sharlene Irete, sirete@recordcourier.com May 20, 2007 Print Email Cryptorchid sounds like a name of an exotic flower, but in reality the term is taken from Latin, "crypto" meaning hidden and "orchis" meaning testicle. Class-adopted horse undergoes procedure by Sharlene Irete, sirete@recordcourier.com May 20, 2007 Print Email Cryptorchid sounds like a name of an exotic flower, but in reality the term is taken from Latin, "crypto" meaning hidden and...

But not much else in his life is quite the same as it was before that day, one year ago, when a Fair Hill-trained horse named Barbaro pulled up with a shattered leg in the Preakness Stakes and became one of the most famous lame horses in history. The lanky Brit still begins his days on the back of a thoroughbred racehorse, savoring the muffled thrum of hooves on the practice track. Barbaro legacy still strong year after tragedy - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com Skip navigation....