Original: http://www.jockeyclub.com/Default.asp?section=Resources&area=10&story=1077 Official transcripts, a video replay, and the slide presentations from Sunday’s 66th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing are now available at jockeyclub.com. The conference, held Sunday, August 12, 2018, in Saratoga Springs, [...]

Original WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector. Wilkie won approval on a bipartisan vote of 86-9, securing the backing of [...]

Original LINDA M. RICHMOND Published Online:5 Jul 2018 Equine-assisted therapy promotes patients’ physical, occupational, and emotional growth. As early as 400 B.C., Hippocrates described the therapeutic benefits of horseback riding. For several centuries, “hippotherapy,” or treatment involving a horse, has been used to help patients with a [...]

Original Chrystine Tauber Named Vice-Chair (Washington, DC)- James L. Gagliano, President & Chief Operating Officer of The Jockey Club, was elected as the next Chairman of the American Horse Council’s (AHC) Board of Trustees during the AHC’s Annual Meeting and National Issues Forum. Gagliano succeeds Dr. Jerry Black who served as Chairman [...]

Original By Diana Pikulski So, it’s time to retire your racehorse… What comes next? You are likely aware of a variety of options and services available to you as a horse owner, but which path ensures that your horse will be equipped with the proper safeguards to ensure he ends up with the best chance at a […]

Original On Friday, June 8, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 5895, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (VA) Appropriations Act. Per an amendment offered by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), the House bill increases funds for Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies [...]

Original New York (March 7, 2018)—The ‘Man O’ War’ program, a research project that is studying the effectiveness of horse therapy for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will be now fully managed by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). The study, initiated by Ambassador Earle Mack and funded by the Earle I. Mack [...]

Washington, DC (October 27, 2017) – The Man O’ War Project (www.MOWProject.org) will present the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy for the $50,000 International Speed Class at the Washington International Horse Show during “Military Night” on October 27, 2017. In partnership with Columbia University Medical Center, the Man O’ War [...]