Horse racing: Odessa-owned horse is co-favorite at Ruidoso showcase

RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. The fact he has a horse in Monday’s finals to the Grade 1, $2,050,000 All American Futurity presented by Sentient Jet at Ruidoso Downs is finally sinking in with trainer Ralph Muniz. “It’s been really a shock,” said Muniz,...

Horse project team grabs a place at nationals

Submitted photo courtesy of Richard Voets - Jamie Voets, Ashlyn Milam, Katrina Gorski and Kristyn Harris of the Lone Star 4H team of Collin County will be representing Texas at the national contest in Denver, Colo.

Cast away horse becomes key to pickup man’s long, successful run

ELLENSBURG—Gary Rempel was working on a ranch in Montana years ago when he came across a horse named Rainbow that was bucking people off. When he found out the owners were giving up on the animal, Rempel intervened. He bought him for $1,000.

Walking Horse Show Benefits STAR Center

The Mid-South Horse Show Association’s 22nd Annual Walking Horse Show featured 32 classes including a “stick horse” class for children six and under, as well as traditional TWH classes, and flag ceremony at the opening of the show.

Showcase for best horse

People didn't have to worry about Hurricane Todd showing up on the final weekend of the Spa meet. Quality Road, a brutish looking thoroughbred animal, pushed around an overmatched field in the Woodward, taking the sting out of what happened to team Pletcher four weeks ago. When Quality Road lost the Whitney by a head to a very good horse named Blame, Pletcher turned purple, made his binoculars ...