Teaching a horse to load like a champ is an oft-covered topic, but have you considered whether you’re starting with an enclosure that’s safe and pleasant for both horse and human? By maintaining your trailer properly, and abiding by some simple safety guidelines, you will go a long way in helping your horse enjoy his ride and arrive safely.
Amendments to improve care for New York’s hard-working carriage horses were reviewed at a Feb. 3 NYC Health Department public hearing.
The NYC Administrative and Health Codes guide the health, safety, and well-being of the city’s licensed horses. These Health Department Advisory Board amendments are intended to introduce more modern and humane standards into everyday opera
Unexpected guests often drop in over the holidays, but what if your drop-ins were an entire herd of Quarter Horses?
That’s what happened to Falmouth, Ky., equine rescue facility Speak Up For Horses, when 48 mares, stallions, and foals were signed over to them by Breckenridge County Judge Executive Ray Powers, upon culmination of a local animal cruelty case and the recent for
One of New York's carriage companies is seeking new stables for nearly 30 horses during their busiest time of the year. The reason? Urban development.
Eric Bederman, press secretary for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), said the current 31-stall Shamrock Stables location sits squarely on the city-owned footprint of planned multi-use
New York City’s 203 carriage horses could be better monitored by city agencies, according to a follow-up audit report recently issued by the office of NYC Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
The two NYC agencies in question are the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department)
Two of three Chicago carriage horse drivers were convicted on misdemeanor counts of animal neglect on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Michele Goudie, manager and co-owner of J.C. Cutters Ltd., and carriage driver Melissa Woicek received guilty verdicts on six and one counts respectively; a third defendant, Frances Dupont, was acquitted.
Defense attorney John Robeznieks said, “At the end of the
Use these tips when buying pre-owned tack to avoid contagious consignments and bringing diseases home to your horses.
The carriage horse seizure case involving J.C. Cutters Ltd. has been continued once more. This time it was due to a City of Chicago budget-related mandatory work furlough day for all non-essential city employees on Aug. 17.
“The new trial date is Sept. 23; the officers with Animal Control were on mandatory furlough yesterday,” said John Robeznieks, defense attorney for J.C. Cutters Ltd.
The horses of the Boston Police Department Mounted Unit disappeared from Boston’s streets as of June 30, the end of the fiscal year. The 12 horses fell victim to budgetary cutbacks needed to bridge a $20 million shortfall and avoid layoffs of
A trial date of Aug. 17 has been set for the criminal charges against J.C. Cutters Ltd. co-owner and manager Michele Goudie, horse owner Melissa Woicek, and carriage driver Frances DuPont, who have been cited under two City of Chicago Municipal
A highly publicized Chicago carriage horse court case has now been continued a third time, to June 15. Defense attorney John Robeznieks is preparing data for city prosecutors on the charges facing J.C. Cutters Ltd. co-owner and manager Michele
Proceedings have ground to a halt pending the next court date for Chicago carriage horse company J.C. Cutters Ltd., including any further adoption or transfer of ownership of the five remaining horses.
Defense attorney John Robeznieks has now secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Hooved Animal Humane Society from finding new homes for the five horses still in their
Although carriage company J.C. Cutters Ltd. has not yet had its day in court, the six carriage horses seized Feb. 6 due to alleged city code violations have been transferred to a northwest Illinois equine rescue facility and are up for adoption.
A spokesperson at the Hooved Animal Humane Society (HAHS) in Woodstock,
The equine and rendering industries are anticipating a pinch from a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation intended to prevent the proliferation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow disease”).
The regulation on the 1997 legislation prohibits the use of most mammalian proteins in feed for ruminant (cud-chewing) animals. The final rule, which is slated to take
The Chicago court case involving J.C. Cutters Ltd. manager Michele Goudie and their six seized carriage horses has been continued from March 12 to late April.
Cook County States Attorney’s spokesperson Tandra Simonton explained, “This is a part of the normal criminal process. Dates are set with the intent for defending and
Weekday tourists to Rome’s historic center will no longer enjoy the sights at a horse’s pace.
City authorities have withdrawn carriage licenses following opposition by animal rights activists, combined with several equine deaths in 200
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