WAUSAU -- Horse enthusiasts were able to do what they love today, all while raising money for kids who need it. The show featured speed racing, as well as just-for-fun events. Laurie Gering says she participates for the kids, "There's no reason why any child should have to go through that kind of a disease as a child, and if they do there should be the kind of support to help them get through it with the best care. They hope to raise four thousand dollars for children's hospital research....

The Swedish news publication Travnet reports that Sweden s horse racing monopoly AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has launched litigation against the Malta licensed Unibet online gambling group on allegations of illegally obtaining information on horse racing from the ATG database. The Swedish news publication Travnet reports that Sweden s horse racing monopoly AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has launched litigation against the Malta licensed Unibet online gambling group on allegations of illegally...

They come from over five states with a saddle, a horse and hopes of taking home the grand prize. We put all this work and effort into five minutes of a show but its the best adrenaline rush a person can have, said Jones. Whether is shoeing or showing the horse it s a love for what they do that keeps them going. Each horse has a different style of shoe that they wear. Some of them will wear a little bit heavier shoe in the front then they will in the back, said Boggess. I've been shoeing...

Park Manager Rod Orrison says he estimates the horse park brings about twelve million dollars a year to the region by attracting horse lovers who stay, eat and shop around Nampa. That first year it held a few local shows and used about 66 horse stalls for the whole year. Today, the park has five arenas, an English riding center and it hosts several regional and national shows. There's sometimes more than 700 horses at one event. Nampa horse park provides venue for top shows. And officials...

Patty Fingland received a miniature horse for her 50th birthday, and although it only grew to be about 34 inches tall, it turned out to be a huge gift. Roadster events, perhaps the fastest and most thrilling events, where horses jet around the ring pulling their owners on carts that are close to the ground. On Saturday, contestants exercised their horses before showing in the pleasure driving classes. The miniature horses are trained to respond to the slightest tightening of the reins, and...

The horse racing company claims to have contacted Unibet on the matter in 2004, but the two competitors never reached an agreement. This sum is said to be 10% of the money that Unibet has made on horse betting since the company started to use the information from the database. The cost for ATG to build the database was more than $30 million and the company claims that Unibet never would have been able to provide horse betting without the information in it. ATG is accusing Unibet of...