Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

5 Million: AQHA Counting Down to Milestone Registration


The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)–the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization–recently began its “Countdown to 5 Million.” One AQHA member will ride off with the actual registration number 5,000,000.

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Georgia Woman Offers Reward after Horse Shot to Death

A Buford, Ga., woman is offering a $500 reward for information in the shooting death of her 8-year-old Quarter horse.

Mary Lynn Whiten lives on five acres about a mile from the Mall of Georgia. She says she heard at least one gunshot and dogs

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Pain in The Neck

A 10-year-old Icelandic gelding has a tendency to hold his head to the right while at a walk.

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Mid-Atlantic Racehorse Steroids Ban Official

As expected, states in the Mid-Atlantic region have announced they are working to implement a ban on anabolic steroids in racehorses effective April 1, 2008.

The regulations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West

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BLM Gathers 850 Horses from Wyoming Land

The Bureau of Land Managed gathered about 850 wild horses this month in southwest Wyoming. The agency had wanted to delay the roundups until next year but proceeded after the state protested.

The roundups from the adjacent Little Colorado

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Equine Program Helps Troubled Youth

Out of work and fighting depression, 23-year-old James Jones Jr. reached out to Boys’ Haven.


He had found a sense of belonging at the non-profit Louisville, Ky., home for neglected and abused youths as a teenager after shuffling

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Florida’s Equine Groom School Starts Dec. 3

Anyone interested in taking a course in hands-on handline of all types of horses will have the opportunity Dec. 3-21 at the Integrity Equine Center, 2300 NW County Road 329, in Citra, Fla., according to an article on Ocala.com.


The cours

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Abandoned Horses Pose Dilemma for Ranchers

Ranchers in the old West saw their horse herds depleted by rustlers. Today people are abandoning unwanted domestic horses on ranches and public lands, noted a story on TheWorldLink.com originating from La Grande, Ore.


High hay prices and

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San Diego Fires Firsthand: Recovery

Follow along with horse owner and magazine publisher Cheryl Erpelding as she recounts her experience keeping her family and horses one step ahead of the flames as wildfires race across Southern California.

The Souther

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Colorado State to Create Chair in Equine Orthopedics

Colorado State University has announced a $3 million gift to establish a university chair in equine orthopedics in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The gift is from Abigail K. Kawananakoa of Hawaii; the chair is the

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