“In a battle of wits, it is poor sport to fight an unarmed opponent.” Humorist Mark Twain said that, although similar sentiments have been attributed

Do you have a legal right to own and operate a horse-related business, or is business operation a privilege that can be grantedÑand taken awayÑby

The news, nearly all of it grim, coming out of the Bureau of Land Management’s latest round of wild horse roundups in Nevada makes a

A holiday parade in Bellevue, a small town in Iowa, went terribly wrong on the Fourth of July. The driver of a two-horse hitch lost

It’s every horse owner’s nightmare: You have a dead broke horse that you allow a friend to ride. The friend manages to fall off and

Reliable evidence establishing a link between animal abuse and domestic violence continues to grow. According to the American Humane Association, a national advocacy group established

Judges, apparently, at least in Iowa. In 1977, horse owner Pamela Morgan purchased a tract of land in Fremont County, Iowa. She obtained a mortgage

It’s a familiar story, and a frustrating one for many animal welfare advocates. Someone is arrested and charged with animal abuse or neglect. If the

A perfect gameÑ27 batters faced, 27 batters retiredÑis an extremely rare event in baseball. Since Lee Richmond pitched the first perfect game in 1880, only

A federal district court in Washington DC sounded the death knell for a legal challenge to the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial “gather” and relocation

Horses and other animals are the personal property of their owners. This is a basic tenet of the law in all 50 states and it

The United States Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Stevens a few weeks ago generated responses on two different fronts. Many animal welfare advocates decried

Question: When is an equestrian trail not really a trail? Answer: When access for horses and riders is prohibited or restricted. A viable network of

For a quarter-century the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Office of Continuing Legal Education have brought together experts in equine law for

Horse rescue operations are an unfortunate, but necessary, part of the landscape these days. And the people who take it upon themselves to care for