Pat Raia

Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

Articles by: Pat Raia

Texas Horses Avoid Mass Wildfire Evacuations


As wildfires continue to skip across Texas, the blazes have not yet caused mass evacuations of horses in affected areas, emergency management officials said on Wednesday.

“We’ve had a number of fires over the past several weeks

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Wildfires Threaten Texas Horses

Monday night, reining horse breeder and trainer Dee Hertig watched a line of wildfires creep closer to her Young County, Texas, ranch. With 12 horses in the pasture, she and husband, Jack, had to think fast to come up with a plan to get their

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23 Horses Seized from South Carolina Farm


One day after seizing 23 allegedly malnourished horses from an Eastover, S.C., pasture, investigators with the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA) were compiling paperwork to seek legal ownership of the

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Walking Horse Associations Form Rulebook Pact

Two associations frequently at odds over the best way to promote Tennessee Walking Horses have joined together in a pact designed to promote the breed’s versatility.

On Feb. 18, David Pruett, president of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder

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Tennessee Tornadoes: Horse Owners Recovering

The community of Williamson County, Tenn., is still reeling from the trio of tornadoes that ripped through Tennessee Feb. 5 and 6. The storms destroyed homes, demolished barns, and swept up horses in strong winds, according to resident Vivi

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Illinois Offering Horse Rescue Licensing Option

When Colleen O’Keefe, DVM, approached Illinois legislators about licensing horse rescue and shelter facilities around the state, the lawmakers were surprised.

“Usually, industries don?t want to be regulated,” said O’Keefe, Division manager

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Containment Measures Help Stem Ohio Strangles Flare-Up

An flare-up of strangles that surfaced at Northfield Park racetrack in Ohio nearly three weeks ago is under control, according to Director of Racing Gregg Keidel. Seven horses contracted the bacterial infection.

“The horses are doing fine,”

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Horses Seized from Another Colorado Rescue

Operators of another Colorado horse rescue have been accused of animal cruelty, less than a month after a similar case occurred in the state. Now, one rescue industry operator in that state says the two seizures illustrate the plight of

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Michigan Horse Cruelty Case Stretches to Autumn 2008

Two Michigan men accused of animal cruelty and torture in a highly publicized equine welfare case are slated to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court on Sept. 30, 2008, according to a spokesperson for the Jackson County 12th District Court

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