BLM Launches Scoping on Checkerboard Wild Horse Removal
Edited Press Release
March 28, 2016
The BLM said public input is valuable and will help enable the bureau to develop a well-informed assessment.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The BLM said public input is valuable and will help enable the bureau to develop a well-informed assessment.
The fatality rate at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course in 2015 was 1.1 per 1,000 starts.
Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, and OBS amended their policies regarding steroids in weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds.
But, they were more likely to display “bold” behaviors (i.e., approaching unfamiliar objects) than bay horses.
The thresholds and penalties will take effect April 15, the day cobalt testing begins at all Ohio racetracks.
Horses in the 2016 Wood Memorial will be subject to out-of-competition testing, publicized veterinary records, and more.
Five men were charged in connection to two allegedly maltreated horses residing at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.
The fatality rate of 1.62 per 1,000 starts is the lowest since the Equine Injury Database started publishing statistics.
Horses tended to recover from stress faster if they listened to classical music through specially designed headphones.
Investigators hope a $10,000 reward will help them find whomever who shot an elderly mare with a paintball gun.
Texas A&M’s Drug Testing Laboratory is the seventh to receive full RMTC accreditation.
The BLM is seeking experienced individuals to help train wild horses and place them into good homes.
Racetracks in California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, and Ontario have participated since the program began in 2014.
The BLM is seeking proposals from those who can care for a minimum of 200 horses in a free-roaming pasture setting.
Researchers recently confirmed that in poor and rural communities, equid health is intrinsically linked to human health.
The aged mare, who was shot 130 times, is also underweight, blind in one eye, and has an ulcer in the other eye.
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