The European Commission took Greece to court today (March 21), saying animal welfare standards in the country were still marked by persistent shortcomings.
It said Athens has not put in place European Union rules that set a minimum standard
A year ago, Troop B of the New York Police Department’s Mounted Unit faced eviction to make way for a park expansion along the Hudson River, and officials worried where they and their horses would end up.
On Tuesday, those worries ended whe
At just a hair over 17 inches tall, the miniature horse is more inclined to walk under fences than jump them.
And her owners have sheltered the mare from ever gaining “circus-sideshow” or “one-trick-pony” status.
As the world’s smallest
A vacant patch of land beside a county jail hardly seems worth fighting over, but don’t tell DeKalb County, Ala., commissioners and Sheriff Jimmy Harris.
The commission and Harris have been at odds since he built a horse pen on the tract
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa across the country in response to a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farmers who already have purchased the herbicide-resistant
Missourians studying to become veterinarians for large animals would be eligible for an $80,000 forgivable loa
A $28 million appropriation for improvements to the Kentucky Horse Park was left in the lurch Monday when lawmakers adjourned without reaching an agreement on a number of major construction projects.
The money was to be used to build an
The bidding for the black pony started at $500, then took a nosedive.
There were no takers at $300, $200, even $100. With a high bid of just $75, the auctioneer gave the seller the choice of taking the animal off the auction block. But the
Barbaro’s final resting place might still end up at the scene of his greatest victory, or close to the farm where he was born. Six weeks after Barbaro, impressive winner of the Kentucky Derby, was euthanatized, owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson on
A pregnant horse that was hit by a train last month is recovering and should give birth soon.
The 4-year-old Quarter Horse named Bailey is owned by Matt and Gena Leyden and their three children, who live near Columbus Junction, Iowa.
Wanted: a good home for 23 neglected and abandoned ponies, 10 dogs, some goats, and one donkey.
The animals were rescued Mar. 7 from a ranch in Menifee, Calif., where they were abandoned several weeks ago. A concerned resident contacted
A reward is being offered for information in the February shooting of a 9-year-old wild stallion in the Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area in Utah, the federal Bureau of Land Management said.
The black stallion, shot in the hip, was in
A sizzle followed by a billow of foul-smelling smoke floated through the barn as Jeff Lickfeldt pressed a hot shoe to a Thoroughbred’s hoof.
“That smells like money,” he said laughing as it caused others’ nostrils to curl.
For more tha
John Henry is grumpy, in one of those “I don’t care what you want, I’m not coming over” kind of moods.
So no matter how many times one of the greatest Thoroughbreds is offered a treat, he ignores it. Maybe he’s not hungry. Maybe he sees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has toughened regulations to stem persistent abuse of Tennessee Walking Horses by keeping trainers and owners who violate the rules out of shows and sales.
The Humane Society of the United States says the
Animal Science 141 is more about the warm gloves than the notebooks, more about remembering to bring a hat than a pen.
We’re talking draft-horse driving, and a Michigan State University class last month hitched students with horses in an
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