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Horse Council Weighs in on Proposed Slaughter Transport Change
The American Horse Council (AHC) today released a statement expressing the group’s support of the USDA proposal to amend the regulations governing the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter. The proposed changes would extend the
Woman Dies after Falling Under Police Horse
Autopsy results are expected for a woman whose family says she was trampled by a police horse while trying to pet it.
The accident occurred outside a shopping mall in suburban Henrietta, N.Y., when Susan Banker, 51, of Lima approached a
Louisiana State Vet School Hosting March Open House
The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine will host its 26th Annual Open House on Saturday, March 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
This year’s theme is Veterinarians in the
Ohio State Hosting Mare and Foal Care Lecture
Horse owners can stave off winter-induced horse withdrawal and get some equine education through The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The school will be hosting a series of classes to provide timely and practical updates on
Early Exercise and Future Tendon Health
Tendon injuries are an important cause of wastage in athletic horses, particularly (when injuries occur in) energy storing tendons–such as the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT)–which act like springs to contribute to movement.
Footing Trouble: Santa Anita Races Could Shift to Hollywood
The California Horse Racing Board will meet in special session by teleconference Jan. 8 to consider allowing the Los Angeles Turf Club to move some or all of its racing dates to Hollywood Park if the drainage problem that
Horse Stable Damaged in California Mudslide
Fire officials said a mudslide flooded horse stables in an Orange County canyon with mud and debris.
Fire Capt. Mike Blawn said no people or animals were hurt in the slide Sunday afternoon in Modjeska Canyon, which burned during last fall’s
Cost of Wood Shavings Increasing as Housing Market Falls
A downturn in the housing industry is being blamed for a shortage of equine shavings that has resulted in sharp price increases and changes in the methods some owners use to manage their horses.
“The cost of shavings has increased by 70% in
Rain Shuts Down Santa Anita Racing
Santa Anita officials canceled racing for Jan. 5 after Southern California was hit with the first of a series of rainstorms the previous evening. The Cushion Track synthetic surface, installed at Santa Anita this past summer to replace its main dir
Owners Sued by Woman who Struck Horse on Highway
The New Mexico state Transportation Department has been sued by a Rowe woman who said she was injured when her vehicle struck a horse on N.M. 34.
Gina Bazan was driving near Rowe early Jan. 29, 2007, when she struck the animal ”running
Curly Horse Farm Caters to Allergic Equestrians
Curly is on its way to becoming the fashion in France–not only in the hairdressers’ salons, but in the stables, including a new equestrian center just north of the Riviera.
Since 2000, American Bashkir Curly breeding farms have been popping u
Kansas Man Arrested in Horse Deaths
A Reno County, Kan., man has been arrested on multiple animal cruelty charges after two horses died on his farm.
Sheriff’s officials launched an investigation of 43-year-old Dwayne Pike in November after a deputy spotted several horses on his
Arrest Made in Illinois Horse Abuse Case
Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a rural Mansfield, Ill., man following the death of three horses on his farm.
Piatt County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Todd McCabe said that he arrested Richard Pagel, rural Mansfield, for aggravated
Curlin Tops Eclipse Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2007 (Thorougbred) Eclipse Awards were announced Jan. 4, with many of the categories, as usual, dominated by winners of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships races.
It is possible that nine of the 10 (flat) Eclipse winner
Equine Welfare Fund Formed by Kentucky Horse Council
The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) has established a fund to support programs that promote the health and welfare of all horses in the state.
As a part of the continual work to find second careers for unwanted horses and evaluate and
Equine Center on North Dakota Reservation Proposed
A nonprofit group is studying the possibility of building an indoor riding and rodeo center on the Standing Rock reservation.
“We’re in a community where we haven’t shared in the prosperity of the rest of the state,” said Jonathan Anderson,
