The Performance Horse 2009 Wall Calendar Feature

NY horse breeder convicted of animal cruelty

CATSKILL, N.Y. - Prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and owner Ernie Paragallo was convicted Wednesday of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses on his Hudson Valley farm. A judge convicted Paragallo of 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal cruelty ...

Verdict expected in NY horse breeder cruelty trial

CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) -A judge is set to announce a verdict in the nonjury trial of a prominent New York thoroughbred breeder and trainer charged with mistreating dozens of horses. Ernie Paragallo is due in Greene County Court on Wednesday morning for ...

The demise of boutique bank Pali Capital

... Center, he sold the family's multimillion dollar Manhattan townhouse, bought a 150-acre estate in Millbrook, New York and hired a team of professionals to look after as many as 12 horses. The estate, known as Sky Blue Farm, also has an ice ...

Misremembered wins Santa Anita Handicap

She had a tough time, but I give her credit," her jockey Joel Rosario said. "The other horses were coming in on her ... Billy told me, 'You've got to get her to relax if you can. Anything you do could set her off,'" Smith said. "She beat a great ...

Pletcher using spread offense to get to Derby

With 20 horses nominated to the Triple Crown races, this could be the year Pletcher ends his 0-for-24 record at the Derby. Lookin At Lucky, who is not trained by Pletcher but by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, remains No. 1 in The Associated Press' latest ...

Kidnap victim Dugard shares home videos

NEW YORK - Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, was seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos aired on ABC Friday. In one video clip, Dugard’s ...

GENEVA - The result was emphatic: Swiss voters don't think abused ...

Horses and cows must have regular exercise outside their stalls and dog owners have to take a training course to learn how to properly look after their pets. Like in other countries, the law also forbids killing animals in a cruel fashion or for fun ...

Check out some of the NFL cheerleaders from across the league.

But Delhomme said he's "not ready to go home and play with the horses just yet," and said his agent had already started talking to teams. "He's done some great things for this team. Two (NFC) championship games, a Super Bowl, all those comeback ...

Congress: Pelosi to ban earmarks?

It's obviously an issue he's been very involved in ," Van Hollen said, "and in his view it didn't make sense to switch horses midstream on the health care subcommittee. It's a critical juncture and the next [in line] according to the rules would be ...

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It's obviously an issue he's been very involved in ," Van Hollen said, "and in his view it didn't make sense to switch horses midstream on the health care subcommittee. It's a critical juncture and the next [in line] according to the rules would be ...