Bill would Limit CHRB Equine Medical Director Term
The bill would limit the equine medical director to serving no more than two two-year terms consecutively.
Design and maintain a healthy horse operation
The bill would limit the equine medical director to serving no more than two two-year terms consecutively.

More than 50% of horses in a thermography study showed hot spots under saddles after 15 minutes of exercise.
A Florida administrative law judge ruled the state can’t allow pari-mutuel barrel racing under current law.
Authorities are hoping necropsy results will determine what killed one horse and severely injured another.

Veterinarians might soon have a new “tool” to help treat equine insect bite hypersensitivity: clones.
The bill would make horse processing and transporting horses to slaughter plants in Canada illegal in Maine.
Vets who make farm calls to treat horses currently risk prosecution under the Controlled Substances Act.

If you are building your horse property or thinking about relocating your manure storage, here are some factors that you may want to consider when figuring out how much space you will need for your manure or compost pile.
The groups say they’ll challenge horse processing plant inspection permits granted by the USDA.
If the bill becomes law, Michigan would be the first state to establish a statewide animal abuser registry.
Co-sponsored by Senators Bill Hansell and Mark Hass, SB 835 would ban horse tripping in Oregon.
The man who posted a video on the Internet of himself shooting his horse will not face charges.

The bill would amend the Horse Protection Act by imposing stiffer penalties on anyone who sores a horse.
Funding for inspections at horse processing plants would be eliminated under a request in the budget proposal.

Rain gardens are a bright new idea for dealing with an age-old nemesis on horse properties – too much water and MUD! Plus, they’re a fun way to deal with April showers.
The rancher convicted of maltreating more than 200 mustangs was jailed for violating terms of his parole.
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