Grand Jury Indicts Horse Trainer Wheelon, Three Others
Wheelon is free on bond after a jury indicted him on animal cruelty counts for allegedly soring horses.
Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Wheelon is free on bond after a jury indicted him on animal cruelty counts for allegedly soring horses.

Stephanie, our editor-in-chief, shares her first impressions of working horses in Ethiopia from her trip to the First Annual Havenmeyer Workshop Infectious Diseases of Working Equids.

Dr. Bob Mealey of Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine describes the roadblocks to adopting working equids from developing countries.

Some horses in slaughterhouses Brazil and southwest China are infected with T. gondii.

Kentucky has begun initial consideration of the reforms through its Equine Drug Research Council.

Delegates will try to find ways to reduce impact of diseases on working equids.
Several compounding pharmacies are under scrutiny from horse racing regulators.

A U.S. House subcommittee heard from both sides of the soring issue during hearings on HR 1518.
Authorities are seeking whoever is responsible for the death of a horse in its Williamson County pasture.
Horse rescues could soon be able to consult a nationwide animal abuser registry before adopting animals out.

The effort to adopt uniform national reforms continues to gain support, the NTRA reports.

Several organizations help military soldiers and veterans as they give new life to horses in need.

This Veteran’s Day, consider honoring the war horses that sacrificed it all for us by helping horses in need.
Dressage rider Isabell Werth received a six-month suspension after her horse tested positive for cimetidine.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance hired James Hastie as its executive director, effective Nov. 18, 2013.

The USDA is bound to inspect qualified horse processing plants, the organization’s appeal response says.
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