Texas HORSE

09/16/2023

09/15/2021

Texas Thoroughbred Association is a proud supporter!!!

Thanks to all the youth who came out to our ranch for our big weekend partnering with Texas 4H Home for Horses, SPCA of Texas Equine and Livestock, and The Right Horse!

More to come on the adventures these young adults will have with their new horses!

08/04/2021

After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.

02/18/2021

Our equine nutritionist offers tips and asks for your input on dealing with ice in horse watering tanks.

12/23/2020

HISA FAQ's

With Monday's late-night passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act as part of an omnibus government spending bill, there are many questions about when the newly created Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority will begin to take shape and begin its national oversight of medication polici...

12/23/2020

Good News for Horsemen

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association noted that federal legislation approved Dec. 21 by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate contains key tax reform and COVID-19 relief provisions beneficial to the horse breeding and racing industry.

11/16/2020

Texas-Bred Assault

This is an original 1947 photo of Armed (on the rail) and Assault in their famous match race.

The principal item on Armed’s agenda in 1947 was the match race with Assault at Belmont Park. Although Armed easily won the race, most commentators considered it a hollow victory as Assault was not at his best as he was troubled by a painful splint at the time.

As a youngster, Assault stepped on a surveyor's stake, driving it through his front right hoof. The hoof was permanently deformed, and the c**t developed a limp to accommodate the odd shape of his foot. However the "Club-footed Comet", as he was later dubbed, showed no signs of abnormality when he was at a full gallop. Throughout his career, Assault also overcame kidney, splint bone, fetlock, knee and bleeding problems.

Eddie Arcaro considered Assault one of the best horses he ever rode. He was the seventh Triple Crown winner and competed in one of the toughest Handicap divisions alongside Gallorette, Stymie and Armed.

06/16/2020

06/16/2020

Texas HORSE is teaming up with Texas Horse Industry here on FB advocating for the Texas Industry.

The Texas horse industry has a long history and a prominent place in our society. That history spans generations and has been bred into the fabric of our culture and the hearts of our people.

It’s up to all of us who care for these wonderful animals, and who work in or benefit from all of the commerce that surrounds this industry to keep the tradition thriving – and to hand it down to the next in-line.

Be sure to HASHTAG whenever you mention your efforts in the industry.

www.texashorseindustry.com

06/16/2020

05/05/2020

Before most horse racing jurisdictions shut down across the country and threw the economic balance of the sport into question, the industry's biggest problem was its need to reduce racing and training fatalities. Veterinarians and scientists are still learning about the causes of catastrophic injuri...

04/22/2020

Applications for The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program’s (T.I.P.’s) two annual awards, the Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the Young Rider of the Year Award, are now available online at tjctip.com. Applications are due June 30, 2020. The T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award recogniz...

04/14/2020

We've always taken care of our own in Texas - our horse racing community here is no different. Join us in supporting the chaplaincy today: www.keeptexasrunning.com

04/14/2020

Officials at the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) have made available a bill of sale for download and encourage any horsepeople who are being forced to retire horses prematurely due to the COVID-19 outbreak to make use of it as they attempt to arrange for new homes for their retirees. A bill of sale....