Pictures of a horse decorate the room of Karina Courtmanche whose health has declined in recent months. For the 79-year-old Connecticut woman, those pictures bring back happy memories of the horse she once rode. Staying at Mary Wade Home in New Haven for over a year now, on July 9, Ms. Courtmanche was granted her…

A Shire horse who gave birth to a stillborn foal is healing from heartbreak by fostering two orphaned foals as her own. Sammy, a 12-year-old Shire horse, became a foster mom to two thoroughbred foals after each lost its mother shortly after being born. Jess Westwood, the owner of Molland Ridge Stud and Rehabilitation in…

A horse that was abandoned by the side of the road after collapsing while pulling a cart has been adopted and has found a life worth living with a young horse rider. The pair have now made waves at their first horse show together. Seven-year-old standard-bred horse, Woody, was found by Garda Andrew Kiely of the…

NEW YORK—A 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale in New York. Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pole in Thursday’s third race. He bumped another horse before being pulled up by jockey Joel Rosario and had to be euthanized…

Dirt flying as horses race around the track. Fans cheering as their favorite thunders down the stretch, hooves pounding toward the finish line. That sight and sound has disappeared from some North American racetracks that have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. It mutes hoofbeats and…

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire,” according to notes in the Equibase chart for the sixth race. The 3-year-old…

A beautiful New Hampshire horse has been caught on camera imitating her owner by laying on the ground and rolling around to make snow angels. Sandy Hodskins, who owns West Meadow Farm in Bradford, New Hampshire, was delighted when her horse, West Wind, a 17-year-old Kiger mustang, decided to join her in playing after a…

SAN DIEGO—Animal services officials are investigating a ranch in an unincorporated area of San Diego near Rancho Santa Fe, where about 40 to 50 horses are allegedly receiving substandard care, according to multiple news reports. Last week, San Diego County’s Department of Animal Services was called to the property in the 7600 block of Artesian…

DALLAS—A 14-year-old on horseback was killed and two other teens were injured early Tuesday in Dallas in a collision between a vehicle and the group of teens, who were riding stolen horses, police said. The two riders who were injured—a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old—were hospitalized in stable condition after the 5:30 a.m. crash, police said….

A gray horse and an Alaskan malamute who formed an instant bond the first time they met have starred in an amazing snowy photoshoot, showcasing the wonder and beauty of interspecies friendship. Russian photographer Svetlana Pisareva, 44, was enjoying a nature trek with her two Siberian huskies when they stopped at an equestrian club, where stunt horses…