Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
More than 100 people who make their living in the Kentucky horse industry made their case to three Northern Kentucky legislators Feb. 16, and the message was clear: The economics must change or the state will lose a valuable asset.
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Equine charity Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria (PHHWV) has launched a lost and found registry for horses misplaced during the recent bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria. The registry can be accessed via the
The American Association of Equine Practitioners today issued guidelines for protecting the health of the Thoroughbred racehorse. The white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for the Safety and Welfare of the Thoroughbre
Medication issues in equine competitions might have reached their highest level of public focus in 2008 due to high-profile situations such as Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown’s steroid regimen and the disqualification of several Olympic horses for
Wild horses and burros could get more room to roam under a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee on Thursday by Committee Chairman Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), chairman of the
An educational symposium for Alabama horse owners and managers–be they beginners or experienced equestrians–will be held March 28 at the Ham Wilson Livestock Arena in Auburn. The program will address everything from horse health to pasture
Lawmakers in two Western states have sponsored resolutions urging Congress to let state legislators make up their own minds about horse slaughter issues within their lines. Wyoming’s House Joint Resolution (HJR 8) and Utah’s House Joint
Legislators in Montana are considering a proposed measure to encourage private investor horse slaughter plant development in that state. The bill’s author says the measure is intended to both create jobs in Montana, and address the state’s
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors Feb. 6 received an update on an anabolic steroids study, results of which will be used to set thresholds for testing in plasma.
The RMTC board, which met in Las Vegas,
A man is in critical condition and two Percheron horses are dead after they were hit by an 18-wheel truck yesterday in Mississippi.
Bob Skelding, of Deerfield, N.H., was travelling across the United States in a homemade wagon drawn by his
The Extreme Mustang Makeover, a competition featuring mustangs, will debut at Lynn Palm’s Women LUV Horses event April 3-5 and will return to the Midwest Horse Fair for the second consecutive year April 17-19.
The Midwest Extreme Mustang
The registration of more than 2 million of the now more than 5 million horses in the American Quarter Horse Association registry and a growth in membership numbers from 276,500 to more than 350,000 are examples of the success of the customer
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) National Speaker Program is up and running. The UHC has volunteers across the country who might be able to attend your equine group’s event in order to present information from the Coalition. Any
Close to 1,500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Would you like to see a special section on TheHorse.com that is about your other companion animals (dogs and cats)?”
