The fate of the paint was shrouded in mystery. It has surfaced in an art gallery in Winnipeg.

“The whip, Trevelloe Wood, Cornwall” is expected to fetch up to £1.5 million ($US1.9m) at auction this month.

International equine welfare veterinarian Alex Atock, 86, publishes his memoir of pathfinding organizational change to benefit “My Friend the Horse”.

Brazil’s donkeys are being “starved and slaughtered” for the Chinese skin trade.

Donkeys living in the wild in Brazil are now being targeted by traders and ‘harvested’ for their skins, which are used to produce the traditional medicine, ejiao.

Traditional mozzarella is made from buffalo milk. Now, there is a donkey-milk version.

Sue and Rod Weeding moved to Spain to retire, but ended up launching an equine rescue centre.

CW Anderson’s classic series about a boy and his pony is being brought to life on the silver screen.

“We all want less poverty and less hunger but we are showing that improving the welfare of the working donkeys, mules and horses is not an optional extra but an integral part of making that happen.”

“As the Derby’s fastest champion, whose breeding influence continues to reverberate today, Secretariat exemplifies the importance of the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry to central Kentucky.”