horses

Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by the legendary race horse , Lexington, when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. She spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy. In her book, ""Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse," she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.

Sarah Maslin Nir, author of the memoir "Horse Crazy," joined us to tell us about her new book, "The Flying Horse." the first in a series of fictional middle-grade novels inspired by real horses and the people who love them.

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. In her new novel, "Horse," Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

Equine Advocates’ 21st Annual Gala will take place on Sunday, September 18. Ailey II, the company founded in 1974 by the legendary American choreographer Alvin Ailey, will perform live at PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century in Chatham, New York.

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. In her new novel, "Horse," Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

At the age of thirty-seven, Courtney Maum found herself in an indoor arena in Connecticut, moments away from stepping back into the saddle. For her, this was not just a riding lesson, but a last-ditch attempt to pull herself back from the brink even though riding is a relic from the past she walked away from. She hadn’t been on or near a horse in over thirty years.

Has Binghamton rumbled its last pony?In today’s Congressional Corner, Anthony Brindisi of New York’s 22nd Congressional wraps up his conversation with…

A Listener Essay by Susan McDonough - a member of the New York State Humane Association.Many people are excited about a summer at Saratoga Race Course,…

An Ulster County, New York woman has been sentenced in an animal cruelty case in Orange County.Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler says…

Chrysler Szarlan’s debut novel, The Hawley Book of the Dead, introduces us to Revelation Dyer. Together, she and her husband Jeremy have three daughters,…