Court Rules a Horse Is Not a Vehicle
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PITTSBURGH - The state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's drunken driving law can't be enforced against people on horseback, a decision that inspired the dissenting justice to wax poetic.    The court ruled Wednesday in a case against two men in Mercer County in 2002...
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A banned substance is found in the horse of Ireland's Olympic show jumping champion Cian O'Connor.
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Curlin, a chestnut colt who captured the 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic and the Preakness Stakes, has been named the U.S.'s Horse of the Year, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) said on Monday.
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A horse at the Bowie Training Center with signs of equine herpesvirus has tested negative, and the "investigational animal hold order" at the facility's Barn 7 is lifted Friday.
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By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 20--In front of a standing-room-only crowd Monday night, the Chester County Council voted to ban "exotic animals" in the county.
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A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, not a federal judge on the island, has jurisdiction over disputed election ballots in the governor's race.
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The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion by ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist, ruled on Tuesday that driving while intoxicated is not a crime of violence that would warrant deportation.
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The Supreme Court decided Monday not to plunge into the issue of school choice, passing up a dispute over a Maine law that bars the use of public funds to send students to private religious schools.
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After the death of a mare in Manhattan, a call to ban the cityâs famous horse-drawn carriages has sparked a national debate.
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By Laith Agha, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 10--Riding a horse into Garland Ranch used to be so easy.
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Four horses competing at the Athens Olympics tested positive for banned substances, the International Equestrian Federation announced Friday. Showjumper Cian O'Connor, winner of Ireland's only gold medal in Athens, confirmed that his horse, Waterford Crystal, tested positive.
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By Edward Fitzpatrick; Journal Staff Writer  The court rejects the appeal of a woman who was injured in a fall in a park, but wants the General Assembly to change wording in the Recreational Use Statute.
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In a highly anticipated ruling, a federal judge found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday because it does not include a health exception.
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The Colorado Supreme Court decided Monday not to intervene in a federal lawsuit that claims an agreement between state and federal authorities leaves too little water in the Gunnison River to support fish and other wildlife.
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THE future of horseracing in Britain was thrown into confusion this week as a result of a judgment by the European Court of Justice.
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The state Racing and Wagering Board yesterday suspended the racing licenses of three horsemen, including a reputed member of the Gambino organized crime family, who were linked to a plot to fix a horse race by doping one of the animals.