Elite British endurance competitor Tricia Hirst recently announced that her French-bred Anglo gelding, Madjin des Pins (Said Lotois x Perlingueta) is retiring from the sport after a stellar career that has spanned almost a decade.

At the 2017 WAHO Conference in February, Guest Speaker Dr. Samantha A. Brooks, PhD, from the Brooks Equine Genetics Lab at the University of Florida Genetics Institute, announced that they would be offering a 6-week online course in equine genetics.

One of the most enduring sires in recent years has been the great Vervaldee, in turn a son of the great Versace, both of whom passed away far too soon.

Although not strictly an achievement in May, seven-year-old Princess Penny, or Annia Aurelia (Marcus Aurelius x Bint Zaehaebi) to give this mare her full name, excelled herself as a show pony at the Midland Arab Group Spring Show at the end of April.