Derby winner's remains escape development

DERBY WINNER'S REMAINS ESCAPE DEVELOPMENT
By MaryJean Wall
HERALD-LEADER RACING WRITER

Kentucky Derby Museum officials are hoping to hold a ceremony in
July to mark the reburial of 1983 Kentucky Derby winner Sunny's Halo.

His cremated remains are to be sent to Louisville from Texas, where
the farm where he was buried in 2003 has been sold for development.

Makes you wonder: How many burial sites of famous horses have been
paved over and forgotten as cities expanded into countrysides, or as
generations forgot where they were buried?

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Unwanted Horse Coalition Officially Under AHC Umbrella.

Unwanted Horse Coalition Officially Under AHC Umbrella
Date Posted: 6/27/2006 3:19:36 PM
Last Updated: 6/27/2006 3:19:36 PM
Edited press release

The Unwanted Horse Coalition, which started as the Unwanted Horse Summit
during the American Horse Council convention in April 2005, is being
folded into the American Horse Council. The possibility was discussed
this April when the plan was presented to the AHC board of trustees.

"The issue of 'unwanted horses' has faced this industry for some time,"
said AHC president Nick Nicholson, president of Keeneland. "It is an
important and challenging national issue that faces all breeds and all
activities in the horse world. Putting this initiative under the
umbrella of the AHC, which represents all segments of the horse
industry, is a natural fit."

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