Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

State of the Industry

The changing dynamics of the horse industry in the United States can be likened to the ocean tides. At high tide there were somewhere between 25 and 27 million equines in this country. At low tide, that number dipped to under four million. Today,

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Equine Influenza: 700 Horses, 70 Properties Infected

Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald today, Sept. 1, said efforts would be maintained throughout the weekend to contain further spread of equine influenza (EI) in North South Wales (NSW).


Minister Macdonald, who today visited

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ASPCA Awards Summer Equine Welfare Grants

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently announced that five equine rescue groups received grants totaling more than $17,000 during the months of July and August. The grants are intended to aid them in their

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Veterinarian Appealing Suspension in Snake Venom Case

Dr. Rod Stewart has appealed a suspension order issued by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority in connection with the ongoing investigation of trainer Patrick Biancone.

Lisa Underwood, executive director of the KHRA, said following an Aug. 2

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Nevada Senator Urges Probe in Wild Horse Deaths

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is calling on U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to conduct a “full and thorough investigation” into the nitrate contamination deaths of 71 wild horses in July at the Tonopah Test Range.


“There are strong

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Pack of Dogs Attack Pet Donkey, Sheep on Florida Farm

A veterinarian is tending the wounds of three lambs after a pack of dogs attacked a small herd of sheep and a pet donkey on a Davie Fla., farm. Suzy Sarna says she found the donkey named Leopold floating in a pond on her farm with bites all over

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Man Drives into Mounted Police Officer

A Brandon, Fla., man is facing a DUI charge after driving his vehicle into a mounted Tampa police officer and his horse early this morning (Aug. 26).


Authorities say plainclothes officers first approached the man on foot as he was sittin

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University of Findlay Horses Fine Following Flood

The horses used in the University of Findlay’s equestrian studies program stayed high and dry during flooding that submerged much of the town, according to David W. Duncan, business manager at the James L. Child Jr. Equestrian Complex.

The

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Kentucky Drug Council Supports Regulation of Steroids

The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council supports the regulation of anabolic steroids in horses at racetracks and auctions in the state, but requested further explanation of withdrawal times and other testing-related issues in the model rule

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