“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.”

Plan follows assessment of welfare, working conditions and socio-economic value of the donkeys and mules on popular Greek island.

Record price for 1973 Kentucky Derby shoe authenticated by Lucien Laurin.

Winx breaks Australian race record and a special postal issue marks the achievement.

On closer inspection “Pony” is a painting laced with historical reference and elegant structure.

Peter Williams became a fixture and the “unofficial artist in residence” in the paddock at Keeneland, Churchill Downs and Saratoga.

The remarkable story of Filipe Leite’s two-year 10,000-mile journey on horseback from Canada to Brazil.

Asinino Reggiano is the world’s first cheese made with 100 percent donkey milk.