Want to become a member of the German jumping, eventing, or dressage team? Even if you have a medal on your mantelpiece, you’ll have to reapply for consideration by the German Olympic Sports Federation.
That’s because, as of May 28, there
The sponsor of Tennessee legislation promoting horse processing plant development in that state is not giving up on the bill, although it’s now stalled in the state’s Senate Commerce Committee.
Sponsored by Rep. Frank Niceley, HB 1428 would
It’s a Bird, winner of the Lone Star Handicap (gr. III) on Memorial Day, could lose the purse from his April 4 victory in the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) as the result of a positive test for the prohibited substance naproxen, an anti-inflammatory
Equine groups across the country are attempting to reduce the number of unwanted horses at the source, through subsidized castration clinics aimed to reduce the number of foals hitting the ground.
The National Wild Horse Adoption Day Web site is now live. Located at nationalwildhorseadoptionday.org or
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs and burros now faces more than 140 counts of felony animal cruelty in connection with the alleged maltreatment of animals seized from his
Idaho has joined the list of states pondering legislation aimed at maintaining control of equine transport and re-establishing the horse processing industry in the United States.
Introduced into Idaho’s House State Affairs
The USDA is seeking $162,800 in fines from an Ohio livestock auctioneer and shipper for violating the Commercial Transport of Equines for Slaughter Act, which regulates treatment of slaughter-bound horses. At issue is the shipment of 1,345
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have declined Madeleine Pickens’ proposal to create a refuge for as many as 30,000 wild horses on grounds that the plan is not viable under current federal law.
Recently, there have been some questions directed to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equine Drugs and Medications Program related to the use of liniments. The specific liniments in question are:
Equi-Block Liniments by
In October 2008 wild horse protection advocates, scientists, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Deputy Director
The Montana House of Representatives strongly endorsed a bill Feb. 24 that paves the way for construction of a horse slaughterhouse in Montana and aims to bring the industry back to the United States (
Trainers and owners who cause injury to horses’ feet or legs to achieve an exaggerated gait will face stiff penalties in Kentucky if a bill introduced into the state senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee becomes law. Sponsored
Expanding options for cash-strapped horse owners is key to reducing the number of unwanted horses in the United States, according to a group of equine welfare advocates who brainstormed the issue during a Feb. 18 meeting at the University of
A drug’s withdrawal time indicates a suggested timeline by which the last dose can be administered before an event to avoid blood or urine test levels that exceed the allowable regulatory threshold. Using these thresholds encourages standardization
Twelve state legislatures are now considering measures to express their support of or actively encourage the reestablishment of U.S. horse processing plants.
Resolutions indicating opposition to HR 503, the federal
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