Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it will offer over 100 wild Kiger mustangs for adoption at auction this month.
“With the animals being gathered from the range only every three or four years, this adoption is highly anticipated and
A two-day conference Dec. 12-13 at the Michigan State University (MSU) Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing will provide a forum for the state’s equine enthusiasts to engage in discussions and presentations examining the industry’
Less than week after a double-decker trailer rollover caused the death of 17 horses, a member of the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation that would ban the use of such trailers to transport horses for any reason.
Ill. State
Azure skies, crisp autumn air, a palette of changing colors, gorgeous horses, and reduced admission fees await visitors to the Kentucky Horse Park during the new winter hours.
“Fall and winter can be great times to visit the Kentucky
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SmartPak has made a $5,000 donation to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) disaster fund.
With this donation, SmartPak added wildfire relief to its list of charitable donations. Other causes supported by the
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has provided funding to the San Diego Humane Society for hay and other equine supplies needed following the outbreak of devastating wildfires in California.
“The ASPCA is happy t
After nearly five years in existence, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is refocusing on some of its core goals such as uniform rules, drug research, and standardizing drug-testing procedures in the United States.
Included as part o
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has launched a new scholarship program for undergraduate veterinary students in order to encourage the advancement of veterinary education and equine welfare, and also to familiarize
Flying into California’s fire-ravaged San Diego area was shocking to Allen Schwartz, a consultant with disaster services and an equine specialist with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). He said the scene reminded him of
The Central Vermont Community Land Trust usually has no objection to a service animal like a seeing-eye dog moving into its apartments. But Patty Cooper’s service animal is a horse of a different color: a black and white miniature horse, to be
The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority reached a settlement agreement with trainer Patrick Biancone Oct. 17 that will bar him from training horses for six months and prevent him from applying for a trainer’s license for an additional six months.
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is asking facilities that will accept and/or place horses to list themselves on the UHC Web site.
“This is an important step
A strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to antibiotics was in the news again this week after a Virginia teenager who was diagnosed with an infection caused by the pathogen died. Additionally, the
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption at the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville, N.C.
There will be about 70 animals, from yearlings to
A study led by Colorado State University and research partners will help to answer a long-debated question about health and performance effects of a drug commonly used to treat racehorses in the U.S. to prevent bleeding into their airways as the
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