House Appropriations Bill Allows Horsemeat Inspections
The measure would allow funding for USDA personnel to conduct horsemeat inspections at U.S. processing plants.
The measure would allow funding for USDA personnel to conduct horsemeat inspections at U.S. processing plants.

The BLM is hosting two free tours on Aug. 12, at a wild horse off-range pasture in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The cases involve a Belgian endurance horse, a South African jumper, and a Mexican jumper.
Shiners Chic, ridden by Jessica Sternberg tested positive for the anabolic steroid at a CRI3* in Texas, in April.

Horses suffered the effects of rapid climate change during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs.

The survey is part of ongoing research to collect information to guide future management of wild burros in Arizona.

The public hearing is scheduled for June 27 in Ely, Nevada.
All post-race drug testing at the upcoming Royal Ascot meet will be recorded using a smartphone app.

The environmental assessment analyzes methods for managing wild horses and burros in Nevada’s East Pershing Complex.
The standards were reviewed and modified at the ARCI’s equine welfare and racing integrity conference in April.
The BLM transported 45 stallions, 34 mares, and 15 foals to the Indian Lakes Off-Range Corral, in Fallon, Nevada.

The BLM seeks public review and comments on the assessment of removing horses from outside a herd management area.
A foal was found dead two days after being picked up and held by a Tonto National Forest visitor.

Policies include publishing daily vet records of all medications and treatments given to horses leading up to the race.

Mitragynine, known as Kratom, has performance-enhancing and analgesic effects similar to cocaine and morphine.

Among other points, the new bill would prohibit the use of any substance within 24 hours of a race.
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