Pay close attention to and never ignore possible red flag indicators that arise when considering or visiting horse boarding barns. Here are some of the issues potential boarders might encounter.
Journalist Pat Raia has written about horse health and welfare issues for years, but she learned it’s a whole different ballgame when your own horse is the patient. Here’s what she experienced when her horse colicked recently.
Tack and other horse supplies aren’t cheap, but there are ways to protect your investments. Insurance agents familiar with the horse industry share their tips.
Minimum care standards describe just that: the very minimum care horses require. Here’s how they can help law enforcement personnel, horse owners, and prospective owners alike.
Finding the cause of 21 equine fatalities at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California, is key to the future of not only the venue but also the horse racing industry in general, says a Kentucky-based scientist investigating the incidents.
Scientists are working to decide whether to update the National Research Council’s Nutrient Requirements for Horses and, if they go ahead with a revision, you might be able to help. Here’s how.
Most equine cruelty investigations begin with a tip to law enforcement, and whether those cases are successfully prosecuted can depend largely on how tipsters share their information. Here’s what to remember.
The U.S. Forest Service and Navajo County, Arizona, Sheriff’s Office are investigating after finding seven dead wild horses in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest last month.
Ashley Furst, the American Horse Council’s former communications director, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud after she embezzled more than $500,000 from the nonproft organization.
The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act would amend the federal criminal code to prohibit intentional animal cruelty acts, including burning, drowning, impaling, sexual exploitation, or others that cause serious bodily harm to animals.
The American Endurance Ride Conference has announced plans to terminate its affiliation with the U.S. Equestrian Federation, effective in December.
Lawyers representing an Oregon horse in a suit against former owner for damages resulting from alleged neglect have filed an appeal in the case after it was dismissed last year.
The USDA APHIS Miami Animal Import Center, in Florida, temporarily stopped accepting new equine imports Jan. 19 due to a suspected salmonellosis outbreak.
A man is facing multiple charges after releasing 14 Standardbreds from their stalls, including one horse that died after falling into an icy lake. If you have water bodies on your horse property, here are some tips on how to keep horses safe.
A BLM representative said the partial government shutdown has not affected the care of wild horses and burros under the agency’s jurisdiction.
On Jan. 14, the horses’ owners Cheryl and Richard Ervin surrendered to the Union County Sheriff’s Office and were charged with 37 counts of misdemeanor and four felony counts of animal cruelty.
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