Latest News – The Horse

The owner of a Quarter Horse mare found dead in its South Carolina pasture last month is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the incident.

The horse was discovered dead in its pasture with a single small wound in its head on Aug. 28. A necropsy

Purina Horse Feed has donated $10,000 to the Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (SIUC) Equine Science Program in an effort to help rebuild the SIUC Horse Center after a severe storm struck Carbondale, Ill., on May 8, 2009. The SIUC Equine Science Program and Horse Center has been instrumental in past research and field testing of Purina’s Equine Senior horse feed.

The SIUC Equine

The U.S. Senate has passed the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (S1023). Introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), this bill could benefit tourism involving the horse industry.

“Equine tourism is a growing and diverse segment of the horse industry,” said American Horse Council President Jay Hickey. “Because it

Investigations into a series of horse poaching incidents in Florida expanded again on Wednesday when a horse was discovered dead in the paddock of a Miami Gardens ranch.

The incident is the latest among at least 20 similar horse killings in Florida since January. More than 17 unresolved cases remain under investigation by

Tennessee Walking Horse breeders in Kentucky who are found to be noncompliant with Horse Protection Act (HPA) anti-soring rules will be unable to receive breeders’ incentive funds under new Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) regulations. Soring is the deliberate injury to a horse’s feet and legs to achieve an exaggerated gait.

The KHRC administers the state’s breeders’ incentive

The majority of horses from the Pryor Mountain herd are back on the range now that their controversial gather is complete.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began removing the horses last week amid objections from wild horse advocates that the gather would harm the herd’s viability. The BLM initially planned to remove more

A 2,400-lb draft horse named Sylvia is recovering after firefighters in Estacada, Ore., rescued her from a 15-foot-deep hole on Monday night, The Oregonian reported.

The firefighters used a tractor to pull the 18-year-old mare from the crevasse that appeare

Animal health authorities in Ireland are reporting equine piroplasmosis among Thoroughbred racehorses in County Meath. Nearly 30 animals have tested positive for the disease, stated a report issued to the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, or OIE) by Paddy Rogan, MVB, MRCVS, chief veterinary officer in the Department of Agriculture and Food.

The University of Minnesota Extension Horse Team is offering three regional horse owner education programs this fall. Each program offers researched-based information and knowledgeable speakers. The cost to attend each program is $20 per person. The dates, locations, and topics include:

Leatherdale Equine Center in St. Paul Oct. 3 The program begins at 9:30a.m.