Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
An organization that unsuccessfully called to end New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry now wants the city to regulate where and how carriage horses retire.
Nine horses remain under quarantine for equine herpesvirus at the Oklahoma racetrack.
High-tech measurements support master saddlers’ tree width standards.
Many adopters of BLM Mustangs relayed they had a “strong, trusting bond” with their horses, and the animals fulfilled their expectations.
The Santa Barbara County gelding was euthanized due to the severity of his clinical signs.
Seventeen horses remain under isolation at the Oklahoma County racetrack.
Does putting a blanket or sheet on in cold weather only flatten the hair and make your horse colder? Dr. Karen Waite offers her thoughts.
Disposing of a horse’s body is becoming more challenging with tightening burial and landfill regulations and fewer rendering plants. Learn about an alternative solution.
Sometimes we as horse people get stuck in our traditions and habits or are influenced by mythology and marketing. But is there a better way? During this live event, we’ll investigate what “good welfare” means and discover what science says about making life better for our horses.
Officials say unsanctioned “bush tracks” like this one contribute to the spread of EIA and piroplasmosis in U.S. horse populations.
Ten additional horses in Whatcom County have been exposed.
Learn how to choose, install, and maintain your stall or shed floors to maximize horse comfort and chore convenience in this free report.
While adding up to 25% more rider weight didn’t negatively affect the horses in this study, researchers cautioned that it could in the long run.
Twenty-one horses remain in quarantine for equine herpesvirus-1 at the Oklahoma racetrack.
A group of Welsh mares with limited past human interactions exhibited signs of stress and relaxation in response to respective “angry” and “joyful” human facial expressions and sounds.
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