Poor shelter, medical care lead to 77 charges

A woman who allegedly neglected dozens of horses on her western Maryland farm was charged Friday (Dec. 22) with 73 misdemeanor counts of animal abuse and four felony counts of

Dover Saddlery Inc. announced today that its Web site has been named as one of the Top 50 Retail Web Sites by Internet Retailer Magazine.

“What the Top 50 Retail Web Sites have in common is a willingness to innovate and set the standards fo

Luigi, a miniature donkey rescued by Central New England Equine Rescue, now has both a new leg and a new family after a series of fortunate events worked out in favor of the long-eared equine.

Luigi came to Central N.E. Equine Rescue after

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and Purina Mills Equestrian Academy, offered January through March, will help horsemen become more knowledgeable horse owners.

Sessions begin Jan. 30 and continue every Tuesday night through Marc

Members of the Indiana Paint Horse Club (IPHC) exceeded their fund-raising goal for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when their benefit trail rides raised $15,000 for the cause–more than double the amount raised in 2005.

The club

From the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners’ Web site, www.faep.net:

A conference call was held last night between officials from the State of Florida and veterinarians from

Pollyanne, a 22-year-old rescued donkey, made her royal debut in George Bizet’s “Carmen” at London’s Royal Opera House, reported

Grant County, Okla., prosecutors plan to decide next week whether to file charges after a group of horses were found starving in a pasture near Medford.

The sheriff’s office earlier this week seized six horses who were malnourished and had

Trainer Scott Lake, who currently leads the nation with 528 wins for the year, and two-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher, who leads in earnings with a record-setting $27,427,878, are both to begin serving suspensions for medication

The Critical Access Portable Equine Profile is a simple method of ensuring that your horse’s owner and veterinary contact information, as well as care instructions and medical records stay with him at all times.

Governor Ernie Fletcher has signed an emergency regulation to implement the Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Incentive Fund, which will encourage and support excellence in non-race breeds in the commonwealth.

The fund was one of three created as a

Every equine enthusiast knows their horse is their best mental health therapist. Aside from that important role, horses today are recognized more for their recreational purposes than their historically utilitarian ones. One exception, however, i

Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed an emergency regulation to implement the Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Incentive Fund, which will encourage and support excellence in non-race breeds in the Commonwealth.
 
The fund was one of three

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend its regulations regarding the importation of horses in order to establish standards for the approval of permanent, privately owned quarantine

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties) are searching for an escapee of the striped variety; they’re organizing a search for Zebastian, a zebra stallion that escaped from his Calgary-area home,

After facing public criticism this year about the treatment of Tennessee Walking Horses, some industry leaders have proposed harsher penalties for those caught abusing horses for personal gain.

“We want to see the horse be presented where