BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — So long, cowboy nuns. The last of the miniature horses at the Brenham monastery are being sold, and the two remaining Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns at the horse farm are packing for a move to a nearby rental property. The famous Monastery of St. Clare Miniature Horse Farm has attracted tourists from around ...

TOPEKA (AP) — There was a lot of learning going on recently between kids 3 to 12 years old and the horses at the Heartland Ranch, and the bulk of it was youths learning from the animals. After Ben, a bay Missouri fox trotter, was done with his lesson over the noon hour, about 18 kids, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For years, fans of greyhound races have faced off against animal welfare activists who say the dogs are kept muzzled in small cages, fed inferior food, injected with steroids and frequently injured at the track. Dog breeders, owners and racing lobbyists counter that the dogs are well-tended and love to run. Despite ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Park district volunteer Ernie Gilpin and his dog Flame, a 6-year-old Australian Kelpie haze geese recently in the Deschutes River at Drake Park. This month, an Australian Kelpie named Flame might just become one of the luckiest dogs in Bend. Together with owner Ernie Gilpin, Flame will help take on the daunting task ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Banner, an 8-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, jumped up and down, leaving streaks of mud on Lori Erwin's otherwise clean pants. But Erwin didn't seem to mind — just 10 days ago Banner couldn't jump at all. Now, a little more than a week after he underwent a new stem cell procedure at ...