Whip Use Elite, Non-Elite Show Jumpers Compared
Edited Press Release
July 27, 2013
When the whip was used, the horse was less likely to achieve a jumping round with no faults.
When the whip was used, the horse was less likely to achieve a jumping round with no faults.
A Virginia police officer is facing charges connected to the alleged maltreatment of a former service horse.
Racehorse Monzante broke down and was euthanized following a race at Evangeline Downs July 20.
Jackie Thacker said he euthanized Monzante because the gelding was suffering following a breakdown.
The New Mexico Environment Department denied Valley Meats’ wastewater permit request, pending a hearing.
A regulator says Monzante’s trainer and a private veterinarian apparently made the decision to euthanize him.
The grade 1 winner was euthanized after failing to finish while racing in a low-level claiming competition.
Researchers are investigating the airs above the ground to help improve training and safeguard equine welfare.
TCA distributes grants to nonprofits including rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption organizations.
Pulmonary hemorrhage caused the death of a horse used in the chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede.
A lawsuit challenging AQHA rules preventing registration of cloned horses heads to court this week.
Reliable data on a state’s equine industry is important for veterinarians and business owners, among others.
A second meat plant has received a USDA permit to begin processing horses for human consumption.
The trainer who failed to report a horse death received a penalty similar to those for medication violations.
A meat plant in New Mexico has received a federal permit to begin processing horses.
The new “Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines” was released on June 27.
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