Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

HSUS Animal Rescue Team Deployed to Iowa Floods

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has deployed a team of trained specialists to offer logistical support and supplies, as well as perform water rescue of animals displaced by the floods. Mass flooding across Iowa has forced thousand

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U.K. Groups Introduce National Equine Welfare Protocol

Several U.K. equine welfare groups today became signatories to the new National Equine Welfare Protocol.

The protocol sets out guidelines for how cases of equine neglect and abuse should be reported and handled, and what the relevant

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AVMA Adds Animal Welfare Page to Web site

To help veterinarians and the general public understand the complexity and passion behind animal welfare issues, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched its first Web section devoted entirely to animal welfare information

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Prominent Sire Silver Hawk Euthanized

Thoroughbred Silver Hawk, the sire of 76 stakes winners who was pensioned in the fall of 2003, was euthanized June 5 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 29.


By Roberto out of the Amerigo mare Gris Vitesse, Silver Hawk stood his

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Helping Hoarders: Rescuers, Therapists Ponder Options

Last week a court in Humboldt County, Calif., sentenced Elsie Smith, 69, to three years of probation for animal neglect. Authorities seized 40 horses from her property on April 1. Although Smith is forbidden to own horses during her probation,

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Wild Horse Adoption Planned in Jackson

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Teton Back Country Horsemen are hosting a wild horse adoption in Jackson, Wyo., later this month.


The adoption is scheduled for June 27-28 at the Teton County Fairgrounds.


The BLM

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Dead Horses Found on Minnesota Farm, Survivors Removed

Nine allegedly starving horses were removed May 28 from a farm in Hewett, Minn., after Todd County sheriff’s deputies discovered them, along with the carcasses of 19 other horses.

“The horses had been dead for a long time,” said Wade Hanson,

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Big Brown Continues Triple Crown Quest

Big Brown hit the Belmont Park track early June 5 with a morning jog around the sloppy and sealed main track about 5:45 EDT. With Michelle Nevin aboard, the colt traveled through the paddock, out of the tunnel, and onto the main track.

Nevi

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Big Brown’s Hoof Patch on Hold Until Friday

Big Brown’s cracked left front hoof is improving with each passing day, so trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is waiting until Friday to have a patch applied.

Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay suggested putting the patch on Saturday, the morning of the Belmon

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The Seized Horse

The economy is hurting and many horse owners have lost their jobs, homes, and, in some cases, their horses. Drought, pressure to raise grain rather than hay, and rising fuel costs have pushed hay prices to unprecedented highs. In an ideal world,

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Horse Neglect: What to Do?

Experienced horse people who notice neglect should contact the proper authorities to ensure the best outcome for the horse involved.

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Track Safety Project Earns Award

The second annual Elastikon Equine Research Award, funded through a grant made by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, has been awarded to Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet

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ASPCA Seeks Nominees for Annual Humane Awards

As citizens across the country continue to make their way to the polls for the 2008 Presidential primaries, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is asking the public to cast one more ballot.

As it does every

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Racehorse Steroids Rule Moves Ahead in New York

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board (NYSRWB) on May 29 passed proposed restrictions on use of anabolic steroids in racehorses for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing.

Based on a national model rule supported by the Racing

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