You have to evaluate what the horse has done and what he can do whether he is tracking properly you learn to look for all kinds of things," Forguites said. When they're not racing, they are looking for horses to buy and races to run. If the owner's horse wins, he gets 60 percent of the claiming price, plus the purse, and can even "reclaim" the horse later if it shows promise. Skip Cheesman loves horses, but he lets a jockey do the riding. They are the rare breed of horse owners that travel...

Most people have to ride and get to know their horse, and know what its going to do, she said. The entire Schneider family competes in barrel racing, a rodeo sport where riders have to maneuver their horse around barrels in a clover pattern aiming for the fastest time possible. Even after working 40 hours a week, he still manages to feed his passion for motocross, drumming and barrel racing. The Schneider family spends many weekends together traveling to different barrel racing...

So the not-so-pretty sight of a horse's ass interacting with an average American family, wagging its tail and dominating scenes with Mom and the kids, is, well, not exactly classy. Those views of the equine hindquarters stay with you. In fact, it's sort of shocking. NEW YORK It's not a Budweiser commercial, nor is it a Super Bowl contender. Especially when it turns out that the spot, "Horse," is part of the first Sony Electronics campaign from BBDO in New York. All becomes clear thanks to...

Those who travel extensively throughout the western states still will be able to get an annual or lifetime brand inspection certificate for their equine on a voluntary basis. Owners of equine no longer are required to get a state- issued brand inspection certificate prior to transporting their animals to another state. The new regulations do not affect Oregon law that requires the recording of brands with ODA and the enforcement of equine theft laws that currently are in place. The...

Find www.thnt.com stories from the past week as well as calendar events, classifieds, advertisements, Yellow Page listings, local Web sites and more all in one search. Each year, nearly 100,000 horses are slaughtered in the United States and processed for human consumption in Europe and Asia, where it's considered a delicacy, says Stacey Segal, equine protection specialist for the Humane Society of the United States in Washington. But the incident didn't prevent either from continuing...