Park Manager Rod Orrison says he estimates the horse park brings about twelve million dollars a year to the region by attracting horse lovers who stay, eat and shop around Nampa. That first year it held a few local shows and used about 66 horse stalls for the whole year. Today, the park has five arenas, an English riding center and it hosts several regional and national shows. There's sometimes more than 700 horses at one event. Nampa horse park provides venue for top shows. And officials...

Patty Fingland received a miniature horse for her 50th birthday, and although it only grew to be about 34 inches tall, it turned out to be a huge gift. Roadster events, perhaps the fastest and most thrilling events, where horses jet around the ring pulling their owners on carts that are close to the ground. On Saturday, contestants exercised their horses before showing in the pleasure driving classes. The miniature horses are trained to respond to the slightest tightening of the reins, and...

The horse racing company claims to have contacted Unibet on the matter in 2004, but the two competitors never reached an agreement. This sum is said to be 10% of the money that Unibet has made on horse betting since the company started to use the information from the database. The cost for ATG to build the database was more than $30 million and the company claims that Unibet never would have been able to provide horse betting without the information in it. ATG is accusing Unibet of...

To take a closer look at the population of the showing segment of the horse industry, the Economic Impact Study breaks down the number of horses by breed. Meanwhile, 336,992 Thoroughbreds and another 1.3 million horses belonging to "other" breeds are involved in showing and competitions. The owners of all of these horses spend and generate a lot of money to stay in the show ring. The Economic Impact Study converts part-time and seasonal employees into a full-time equivalent basis to...

Although she gave up basketball to concentrate on equestrian sports, Duffy realizes the challenges and risks that come with competing in such a unique sport. Unlike basketball, where her hard work and practice would often translate into flawless results on the court, horseback riding can be a different story. And her love of horses will go far beyond the years she lives with her parents, as Duffy hopes to either ride in college or pursue a profession dealing with horses. Duffy, a 5-foot-10...