Category: Hoof Beats Magazine

Managing older stallions means accommodating their quirks with excellent care by Kimberly A. Rinker In 2023, there were 1,233 commercial stallions standing in North America, with an average age of 9.4 years…

Racing Renaissance Examining Ohio’s recent reemergence as a harness hotbed by Tom LaMarra The stabilization and resulting growth of the racing and breeding industry since racetrack video lottery terminals (VLTs) were legislatively…

by Joe Faraldo, USTA Chairperson of the Board Caveat Emptor Is HISA in practice actually helping horse racing? Some members of our industry question why the USTA so forcefully opposes efforts to…

Art History’s post-racing career has taken a different track by Megan Rider Art History has a story as varied as the strokes on a canvas. After a racing career spanning 11 seasons,…

Parallel Paths – Matty Athearn and Brett Beckwith on course for success story by Tim Bojarski Although they both have strong ties to New England, drivers Matty Athearn and Brett Beckwith grew…

Two-time divisional winner kept her connections on their toes in 2023 By Kathy Parker If only horses could talk, right? Would yearling shoppers have believed Somebeachsomewhere if he had bragged about being…

Celebrating the 200th birthday of a legendary trotting aficionado by Tim Bojarski For as long as I can remember, I have been a student of Victorian-era harness racing—it was a time when…

Why the RHSA Is a Much Better Alternative to HISA A Q&A with USTA President Russell Williams Why RHSA? Why have another federal law? What happens when the Supreme Court agrees with…