HORSE NEWS NOW 🐴🌎💥 Giant Horse Rescue, First Flightline Foals & Ancient Horse Burial | June 11, 2026

Horse News Now delivers the TL;DR on the industry’s most important and trending equestrian stories, cutting through the noise to bring you what actually matters across the horse world. Here you’ll find today’s biggest headlines, along with quick, easy-to-digest summaries so you can stay informed on racing, sport horse competition, industry updates, welfare news, and major global equestrian developments in one place. One of the World’s Largest Horses Rescued by Sanctuary: At Colby’s Crew Rescue, one of the world’s largest female horses, a 6-foot-7 former Amish workhorse known as “Big Mama,” is thriving in sanctuary care after being saved from a slaughter facility, slowly rebuilding trust and health while living safely among other rescued horses. (CBS 19) First Flightline Foals Poised for Debuts at Churchill Downs: Multiple Eclipse Award winner Flightline, unbeaten in his six-race career and widely regarded as one of the fastest Thoroughbreds of his generation, will see his first crop of juveniles debut at Churchill Downs this week, with Greenwell and House Boat Party both entered in maiden races as anticipation builds around his early impact as a sire. (Paulick Report) Horse Skin Found in Rare 10th-Century Siberian Burial: Archaeologists in Siberia have uncovered a rare 10th-century elite burial of a woman interred with a newborn and a flayed horse skin and remains, along with ceremonial horse gear including decorated stirrups and equipment showing Chinese, Indian, and Persian influence, highlighting the importance of horses in high-status nomadic burial rituals. (Live Science) Firefighters Rescue Horse Trapped on Trailer Divider: Firefighters in Rhinebeck, New York, working alongside veterinarians, rescued a horse that became trapped inside a trailer after jumping over a chest bar and getting caught in the divider system, using specialized equipment to safely free the animal, which was later moved for monitoring and is expected to recover fully. (UPI) Kiwi Price Reclaims World No. 1 in FEI Eventing Rankings: New Zealand’s Tim Price has reclaimed the top spot in the FEI Eventing World Rankings after finishing second at Badminton with Falco, overcoming a broken collarbone and two surgeries in just 16 days to continue one of the sport’s most remarkable comeback campaigns. (FEI) The PRCA Summer Run Begins for Athletes and Fans: The PRCA’s Cowboy Christmas run kicks off a high-stakes stretch of elite summer rodeos across the U.S. and Canada, including iconic events like Reno, Ponoka, St. Paul, and Prescott, where athletes chase major payouts, world standings points, and National Finals Rodeo qualification amid one of the sport’s busiest and most tradition-rich periods. (The Cowboy Channel) 🔔 Subscribe for daily horse news, trending stories, and global equestrian updates. #Horses #News #HorseRacing #Equestrian #ShowJumping #Rodeo