New York Horse Magazine

09/23/2025

Madison County said Monday it is investigating its first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The infected person is hospitalized. There is no word from the county public health department on their condition or location. EEE, spread by infected mosquitoes, can affect people and horses. While there is a vaccine for horses, there is no commercially available human vaccine or treatment for EEE.

Madison County reported its first recorded human case ofeastern equine encephalitis virus on Monday.

08/26/2025

Week Two of The Great New York State Fair and we are ready for a quick game of Horse Show Bingo ...

08/23/2025

An outbreak of Triple EEE has killed at least three horses in New York and prompted a warning about human health.
An unvaccinated c**t in Oswego County, was euthanized a day after he was found down in his stall and trembling. Two unvaccinated horses in the Madison County town of Smithfield died - despite receiving veterinary care - after testing positive for EEE.
Meanwhile, the NYS Health Department says it has also confirmed Eastern equine encaephalitis in Saint Lawrence, Oneida, Orange, Ulster, Cayuga, Wayne, and Washington counties and is urging owners to vaccinate their horses and all residents to take measures to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
EEE is transmitted from mosquito bites and there is no risk of infected horses spreading the virus to humans or other horses. There are currently no confirmed human cases in New York.

Two unvaccinated horses in Madison County, New York, recently died after contracting EEE.

08/19/2025

Wish we had better news to report today … The college also said it remains “fully committed to the success” of its equine programs, but that there will be changes to the Hunt Seat curriculum.

On August 15, SUNY Morrisville’s School of Agriculture, Business and Technology announced that it will suspend its Hunt Seat IHSA Team for the 2025-2026 academic year. The update comes a mere week before students are set to return to the university’s campus. The team will reportedly be re-evalua...

08/04/2025

If you've ever been to a clinic with JJ Tate (Team Tate Academy) you know it's an exceptional experience for both riders and auditors. She will be at Canterbury Stables LLC in Cazenovia this weekend and we say: Go!
JJ is one of the rare clinicians who is as good for auditors as riders. We still hear her voice in our head from her last visit -- "We have to reward the try, not just the perfect end result. Progress, not perfection." -- whenever we hit a speed bump with Bee, the official horse of New York Horse.
Oh and this one, which we also swear by: "Engagement is like money in the bank: You can never have too much ... It isn’t just about being physically engaged, it’s also about the rider being engaging. It’s about the rider being interesting, asking the horse interesting questions, and keeping him focused and challenged."

06/10/2025

In the universe of great racing finishes, there are two beyond compare: Secretariat's Belmont and the 1944 Carter Handicap.
The what?
Run on June 10 -- 81 years ago today -- the grainy black-and-white photo captures what has become a racing legend: Three Thoroughbreds, nose-to-nose-to-nose, hitting the finish line as one. It was the first, and is still the only, triple dead-heat finish in a stakes race in America.
The horses - Brownie, Bossuet and Wait a Bit - battled down the stretch at NY's Aqueduct Racetrack, charging through mud and fetlock-deep water.
They hit the line as one: Brownie on the rail, Bossuet in the middle, and Wait A Bit on the outside. In the eight decades since, time and technology have failed to separate them.

06/02/2025

Barn 85 at Saratoga Race Course is under a 14-day official quarantine after a 2-year-old Thoroughbred c**t was diagnosed with strangles. The afffected horse, trained by Jeremiah Englehart, was shipped to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital with a respiratory infection and received immediate treatment after testing confirmed strangles.
NYRA said the horses under quarantine will not be permitted to enter races or train among the general horse population. Afebrile/asymptomatic horses stabled in Barn 85 will have isolated training hours at the Oklahoma Training Track.

05/22/2025

Since it is currently cloudy, rainy and cold for the 1,000,000th straight day in upstate NY, we could all use a wee bit of Fergus for our mental health. Thanks Fergus! Considering the size of the clouds, we should have a large silver lining heading our way…

04/29/2025

Be still our horse-and-ice cream loving heart. NYRA is partnering with Stewart's Shops to offer “The Bel-Mint Stakes” -- green mint ice cream with a chocolate cookie crumble swirl -- in honor of the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown will be run Saturday, June 7. Ice cream fans will have an extra day to indulge in their own Test of the Champion: The Bel-Mint Stakes gallops into the sunset on June 8.
(Photo courtesy of NYRA)

04/26/2025

A horse competing at the reining show at the Erie County fairgrounds was euthanized Friday after being diagnosed with equine herpesvirus. Five other horses who trailered in with that horse were quickly removed from the show grounds and are quarantined at their home barn.

Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a family of equine viruses named by numbers including EHV-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with EHV-1,3,4 posing the most risk for domestic horses. EHV is a common DNA virus that occurs in horse populations worldwide. The two most common species are EHV-1 and EHV-4.

04/26/2025

A tip of the tricorn today to New York horse girl Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere.
Yes, Revere may have a leg up in the history books, but our vote for best midnight ride goes to 16-year-old Sybil who, on April 26, 1777, rode 40 miles through a driving rainstorm -- from her home in Putnam County to the Continental Army weapons depot in Danbury, CT -- to warn the militia the British were coming.
A bronze statue in Carmel honors her heroism and serves as a permanent reminder that – as fine a rider as Revere may have been – Sybil can say something he cannot: She made her ride sidesaddle.

04/17/2025

Around 70 wild horses and b***os from western rangelands will be up for public auction May 30-31 at the SUNY Morrisville Western Training Arena.
The Bureau of Land Management, which is running the auction, will will be onsite to help with the adoption process. Bidders must have an approved application to participate.
A few things to know ...
You must be at least 18 years old with no record of animal abuse. to qualify to adopt a wild horse or b***o.
Homes must have a minimum of 400 square feet of corral space per animal, with access to food, water, and shelter.
Corral fences must meet height requirements: Adult horses, 6 feet ;
Yearlings, 5 feet; Burros, 4.5 feet .
Questions? Contact Krystal Johnson with the Eastern States Office at (202) 329-4728 or at [email protected].