Rally Protests Nevada Stray Horse Roundup
Equine welfare advocates rallied Oct. 25 against a plan to remove stray horses from a Northern Nevada range.
Equine welfare advocates rallied Oct. 25 against a plan to remove stray horses from a Northern Nevada range.
The TRF is urgently seeking farms and individuals to foster some of their retired racehorses.

Research has shown that some dietary changes have a beneficial effect on semen quality and stallion fertility.
The Appaloosa World Championship Show has been put on hold after a horse began exhibiting neurologic signs.
The ASPCA will host educational presentations, meet and greets, and a parade of rescued and adoptable horses.
Samples taken from a horse exhibiting neurologic signs at the World Championship show were negative for EHV-1.
The UHC’s National Speaker Program has provided a speaker for 15 events in 2011 to date.
The money will help develop detection methods for and study the effects of ITPP, a performance enhancing drug.

There was no significant difference in stress levels between horses that were branded or microchipped.
A Thoroughbred horse was discovered butchered alongside a road in northwest Miami-Dade County, Fla., Oct. 20.
A herd of horses remains unharmed after their owner released exotic animals from their cages last week.
A New York woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of hors

MRIs picked up a wider range of abnormalities in some lame horses than did X rays or ultrasounds.
A group of exceptional fourth-year equine veterinary medicine students will receive $2,500 scholarships.
The BHA has softened the new whip rules implemented Oct. 10, much to the dismay of World Horse Welfare.
Strong cash receipts will likely propel Kentucky’s agricultural sector, including equine, forward in 2011.
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