Study: Zebra Stripes Could Confuse Predators
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
March 22, 2015
Researchers said zebras’ stripes seem to confuse lions and other predators by creating distracting visual illusions.
Researchers said zebras’ stripes seem to confuse lions and other predators by creating distracting visual illusions.
The need for a robust, workable equine identification system was discussed at the 2015 British National Equine Forum.
Two Louisiana horses are dead after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds and authorities are seeking those responsible.
Authorities are seeking whoever butchered two horses and left their remains at a roadside in Lee County, Florida.
The centers will welcome people of all ages and experience levels into their barns to learn about horses.
The Jockey Club budgeted $250,000 for out-of-competition testing for tracks hosting graded stakes races in 2015.
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation expects its hay costs in 2015 to exceed $220,000.
In 2014, the trust awarded nearly $300,000 to help fund nearly 20 projects.
Two Arizona men are in custody after being charged with animal cruelty for allegedly shooting a horse multiple times.
The bill will reduce the number of days counties must keep estray animals, including horses, in their custody.
Authorities are seeking whoever is responsible for tying a horse to a tree before fatally shooting the animal.
Ogygian, the oldest pensioner at Old Friends, was euthanized March 14 due to complications from colic.
The meetings will focus on wild burro management in Arizona’s Black Mountain Herd Management Area.
A Nevada judge has dismissed a lawsuit asking the BLM to remove horses from rangelands to protect the ecologic balance.
The incidence of fatal injury for 2014 was 1.89 per 1,000 starts, compared to 1.90 per 1,000 starts in 2013.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Badlands Horse Registry will work to place wild horses in approved homes.
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