Nebraska Rancher Sentenced on Cruelty Charges

Jason Meduna, the Nebraska rancher found guilty of maltreating former Bureau of Land Management mustangs will serve not less than 40 months in prison, and is prohibited from owning or working with livestock for 30 years.

Morrill Coun

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FEI Stewards’ Working Group Selected

The FEI working group tasked with expanding current guidelines for stewards to facilitate clear implementation of the policy on warm-up techniques following on from the recent round-table conference on hyperflexion/Rollkur was finalized Feb. 18.

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Loose Horses Rounded Up by Florida Group

Nearly a dozen horses formerly running at large in a rural section of Miami-Dade County are receiving rehabilitative care from the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

Hialeah police and SPCA volunte

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Canadian Rules Could Impact Slaughter Exports

New Canadian horse processing regulations could slow the flow of U.S. horses to slaughter plants there, say equine welfare advocates.

Last month the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised all Canadian owners of horses that co

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Guilty Plea in Oklahoma Starved Mustang Cruelty Case

A criminal case involving the starvation of two wild horses adopted from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ended with a guilty plea in Rogers County, Okla., the Bureau announced yesterday.

Adopter Shannon J. Smoke of Broken Arrow,

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Chincoteague Ponies Receive Donated Vaccines, Dewormers

The Chincoteague pony herd is thought to be descended from animals aboard a Spanish ship that wrecked in the 16th century, but today the herd is getting 21st century health care.

Again this year, the herd will receive donated vaccinations

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Racehorse Drug Test National Lab Standards Set

New national laboratory standards for racehorse drug and medication testing, the implementation of a laboratory accreditation program, and a new independent Equine Quality Assurance Program have been established by the Racing Medication and

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Trainer Suspended, Fined for Clenbuterol

Trainer Peter Eurton will serve five days of a 30-day suspension handed down by Hollywood Park stewards and pay a $3,000 fine after one of the horses in his care was found to have tested positive for clenbuterol following a race on May

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Horses Shot at BLM Corral, Investigation in Progress

An investigation to determine who fatally shot three horses in a federal corral in Rock Springs, Wyo., earlier this month is under way.

The dead horses were discovered on June 12 when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee arrived to

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Medication Threshold Review, AAEP 2008

At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, Keith Soring, DVM, presented material regarding withdrawal times and therapeutic thresholds of medications in horses. A threshold is a defined concentration of a “regulatory analyte

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Widespread Drug Contamination Found at Racetracks

Since racetrack environments contain residues of multiple drugs that can be detected by standard testing procedures, environmental drug contamination as an explanation for positive drug tests in racehorses needs to be considered like it currentl

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Horse Doping Case in FEI President’s Family

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is investigating a second member of its president’s family for alleged horse doping.


The governing body said Friday that Princess Haya of Jordan will step aside from her presidential duties

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Arraignment Set in Mustang Cruelty Case

The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management mustangs and burros has waived his right to preliminary hearing and will be arraigned on more than 100 animal cruelty counts in Morrill County District Court o

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