The BLM is preparing an environmental assessment to analyze a proposed wild horse ecosanctuary on approximately 13,000 acres of private land near Drummond, Mont.

The legislation, which expands on similar legislation introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, would aim to stop soring while preserving what the bill calls the “traditional” Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

A horse exhibiting neurologic signs at a Wright County farm has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), and several other horses residing at that farm were found to be shedding the virus.

Injecting medication directly into a horse’s joint might make some owners wary of complications. But British researchers have recently shown that, when careful aseptic techniques are used, the risks are actually very low.

Both Bromont/Montreal, Canada, and Lexington, Ky., have confirmed their continued interest in hosting the World Equestrian Games in 2018.

Seventy-two national federations have declared their intention to participate in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014 in Normandy, France.

Headley Britannia was euthanized April 1 after a cross-country schooling accident. She was 21.

The prevalence of race-related fatal injury for the time frame from Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2013, was 1.91 per 1,000 starts.

At the first International Horse Sports Confederation meeting, the Federation Equestre Internationale and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities confirmed that they share the same core values of protecting horse welfare.

Of the 554 respondents, 231 individuals (42%) said they have started their horses’ spring conditioning.

A Larimer County, Colo., horse has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and is recovering.