Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
A second hearing in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Camiro, ridden at the 2008 Olympic Games by Tony Andre Hansen of Norway, took place Nov. 8.
The panel of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal hear
Holding fast to its zero tolerance policy toward horse slaughter, Suffolk Downs decided to ban five trainers who were involved–although all claim unknowingly–in an incident that
Wild Horse advocate Karen Sussman said she wasn’t surprised that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended euthanasia as an option of last resort for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to consider euthanizing wild horses or selling many of them to reduce spiraling costs of keeping them in long-term holding pens, said a government report Monday.
The report by the Government
Ground has been officially broken for the state-of-the-art James M. Moran, Jr., Critical Care Center at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center. The facility is named in memory of James Moran, who passed away in April 2008. Major funding for the center was
Since its launch just a little more than a week ago, the Thoroughbred Adoption Service on TheHorse.com, sponsored by Gainesway Farm, now lists nearly 30 Thoroughbreds available for adoption.
Horses from private homes and rescue
From the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
The Sales Integrity Program managed by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
None of the horses that participated in this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita tested positive for steroids, blood-doping agents or TCO2 (bicarbonate), according to Pam Blatz-Murff, senior vice
Former equine rescue operator Dean Solomon pleaded guilty to four counts of second degree animal cruelty under a plea agreement entered during her King County, Wash., Superior Court appearance on Nov. 6.
Solomon operated the Pacific
Lawyers on both sides of a long-running and controversial Michigan horse abuse case will argue whether or not felony charges against Matt Mercier and James Henderson, Jr., should be
Consignors are steeling themselves and their clients for a significant downturn in the market at Keeneland’s breeding stock sale, which starts Nov. 3 in Lexington and runs for 15 days. But they also are hoping that the drop in prices will bring
With the economy struggling and the buy-back/no bid rates at Thoroughbred auctions rising, the issue of unwanted horses is a growing concern. Antony Beck, president of Gainesway Farm in Lexington, decided to try to do something about it, by
We had our plan for Hurricane Gustav. We had been here before with Katrina. Schedules were set. Evacuation of coastal parishes was going well. Coastal pet owners and their pets (large and small) were settling in to shelters. Most horse owners knew
Thoroughbreds are great athletes, and they also are great pleasure and companion animals for those who love horses.
Bloodhorse.com and TheHorse.com are teaming up to bring Thoroughbreds in need of homes to the attention of hundreds of
What does the rest of the country think about horse owners–and the horse industry–about now? Probably not too highly, would be my guess. A call from CBS radio network reporter Stephan Kaufman out of Washington state asked if I would comment on th
More than 2,370 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you think low-cost equine euthanasia clinics should be widely available?”
