Reversing Fear-Based Behavior
An owner inquires about how to address and reverse her horse’s fear-based behavior.
An owner inquires about how to address and reverse her horse’s fear-based behavior.

The agency says the rules are intended to protect both the integrity of New York’s pari-mutuel wagering system and racehorses’ health.

Elastic rein inserts might sound like a great way to keep an “elastic” contact with your horse’s mouth, but a group of equitation scientists has found that they could actually interfere with effective communication and training.
The UC Davis Board of Regents has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Jack Snyder, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, for allegedly failing to contribute to a university-sponsored profit-sharing plan that would benefit research and other projects at the school.
Thoroughbred owners and trainers have pledged more than $45,000 to racehorse aftercare.
Foal-sitting duties include holding foals upright when they are lying down, assisting staff as they stand and turn foals, milking mares and storing the milk, monitoring equipment for alarms, changing bedding, and more.
Seventeen horses in the barn at the time of the fire died in the blaze.

Don’t load your horse onto the trailer before understanding exactly what he’s getting into.

Forty-four premises remain under quarantine; 320 previously affected premises have been released from quarantine.

The unvaccinated 10-year-old Quarter Horse gelding from Allen County is recovering.
A California man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly maltreating dozens of horses residing on two of his properties.
Two Texas men have been indicted for allegedly mutilating a mare before abandoning her in San Patricio County.

Find out who to call and what papers to gather before heading out-of-state with your horse.

Get horse rescue resources to help with everything from finding a reputable rescue to refeeding a starved horse.

Nominees should represent the fields of wild horse and burro advocacy, veterinary medicine, or public interest.
California authorities are seeking the owner of an injured mare abandoned in the Lake Pillsbury area of Lake County.
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