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A 13-year-old horse named Libby got stuck in the mud Tuesday afternoon at the Burrage Reservation in Hanson, Massachusetts, and was unable to break free. “It’s like seeing your kid going through trauma,” said the horse’s owner, Gretchen Zwicker. “She’s traumatized, she’s a very sensitive horse.” Zwicker was out riding when Libby started acting up. “She was being naughty,”...

Star the horse is an uplifting sight for neighbors in East Windsor.

What does a “farrier” do? 1st Look gets up close with one to learn how to make and attach horseshoes to race horses.

A 33rd horse has died at Santa Anita racetrack since December 26, officials said Sunday.

One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.

One day before the close of a catastrophic racing season at Santa Anita, another horse died there Saturday– the 30th fatality at the famed racetrack since Dec. 26, and the second death since track officials denied a request from the state regulatory board to suspend racing temporarily.

A 26th race horse has died at Santa Anita Park since Dec. 26, park officials confirmed Sunday.

After the wettest Kentucky Derby on record and a similarly rainy Preakness Stakes, staff at Belmont Park — home to the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes — know they have to be prepared for whatever nature brings their way on June 9. But this isn’t anything new. Every year, staff and trainers — and horses...

Del Mar racetrack officials have suspended turf races after another horse was seriously injured Thursday, bringing the total of race-related, equine injuries to eight since the season’s start.