Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Unwanted Horse Survey Available Online

The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is performing further research into the issue of unwanted horses, with help from participants in the equine industry. The first step in this effort is an online survey, available at

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Moneigh Auction to Benefit ReRun Horse Adoption

Six mares will be among the 30 equine artists whose work is featured in the annual Moneigh auction on eBay that benefits ReRun horse adoption program.

Artist assistant Mary Simons accepted the challenge of finding female artists for the

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New York Farm Operator Sentenced



Geraldine Trupia, the operator of a New York breeding farm from which authorities seized a herd of horses in August, appeared in Troupsburg Town Court for sentencing this week. Now she’s speaking out on the circumstances of her case.

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Report: Government Must Revise Wild Horse Program

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

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New Bolton Center Expansion to Enhance Large Animal Critical Care

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

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No Breeders’ Cup Positives for Steroids, EPO, TCO

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

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Unwanted Thoroughbreds: A Challenge for Sellers

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

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Keeneland Thoroughbred Sale Faces Economic Hurdles

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

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The Next Step

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

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