Multi-Talented Witherite Named Hoof Beats Editor April 24, 2023 James Witherite did not spend his life preparing to become the editor of Hoof Beats magazine. Rather, life itself readied Witherite for the role.
North American Harness Groups Support Drug Research Study March 09, 2023 At a meeting held on Feb. 18, the North American Harness Horse Alliance (NAHHA) endorsed support for a research study into better detection methodologies of performance enhancing drugs and blood dopin...
PHHA Joins USTA And Horsemen's Groups For Drug Research Study February 17, 2023 The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association announced Friday (Feb. 17) that they will be joining the U.S. Trotting Association, Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Standardbred Breeders and Owner...
USTA Joins Horsemen’s Associations For Drug Research Study February 15, 2023 The United States Trotting Association (USTA), in conjunction with the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, and the Standardbred Owners Asso...
USTA Amends Artificial Insemination Rule February 02, 2023 In a special meeting of its board on Wednesday (Feb. 1), the United States Trotting Association’s directors voted to amend the USTA rule on Artificial Insemination.
USTA District 7 Convenes In Pennsylvania January 21, 2023 Members from the United States Trotting Association District 7 met on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Graduate Hotel in State College, Penn. (location of Penn State) to discuss proposed USTA rule changes an...
USTA Launches Standardbred Incentive Program May 19, 2022 The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) announced the launch of the Standardbred Incentive Program (SIP) on Thursday, May 19 to recognize horses who participate in disciplines other than racing and to pr...
Transfer Fee Increase Earmarked For Standardbred Transition Alliance May 02, 2022 At the 2022 U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) annual meeting in March, the USTA directors overwhelmingly voted to increase the fee for horse transfers by $5 starting on June 1, 2022, with all of the ad...
USTA Sends Open Letter On Freeze Brands March 15, 2022 The United States Trotting Association has released an open letter to the harness racing industry following Sunday's announcement that its Board of Directors voted to keep freeze brands as an optional...
USTA Board Votes To Keep Freeze Brands Optional March 13, 2022 At the U.S. Trotting Association’s annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday (March 13), the Board of Directors voted to keep freeze brands as an optional form of additional horse identification.
Monticello-Goshen Awards Presented December 13, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams told attendees at the 62nd annual awards banquet of the Monticello-Goshen chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) that “Th...
Williams To Receive USHWA Award November 22, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams is uniquely qualified to apply knowledge, insight and legal perspective to the ever-evolving challenges facing the harness racing industry...
