Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

CHRB Files Complaints Against Sherman, Ward

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has filed complaints against trainers Art Sherman and Wesley Ward for medication violations.


The CHRB issues a weekly update of complaints, accusations, stewards rulings, and board decisions

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Indy 500 Auction to Benefit HSUS Hay for Horses Fund

The Humane Society of the United States announced today the start of an online auction featuring VIP packages donated by Mari George, the chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to help raise money for horse sanctuaries in the

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Senate Unable to Vote on Slaughter Ban

Horse slaughter opponents will have to start from scratch next Congressional session despite last-minute efforts asking for a Senate vote on the issue. The 109th Congressional session adjourned for the holidays on Dec. 8 without taking action on

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New Site Matches Donated Horses with Potential Adopters

Searching for the right horse or trying to find the perfect home for one?

Illinois horsewoman Meggan Hill-McQueeney has started a new company, All Heart Inc., and is launching an extraordinary concept called DonateMyHorse.com–the web site

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Animal Welfare Project Seeking Volunteers

The Animal Welfare Project is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization based in Valley Forge, Pa. Made up of professional animal trainers, its main mission is to create a training center for homeless horses and dogs.


After professional

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ASPCA Exhibit on Display at Empire State Building

The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has coordinated a historical exhibit at the Empire State Building to run through the end of the holiday season.

The five exhibit windows feature different aspects in the

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El Rito Ranger District Plans Wild Horse Adoption

Wild horses rounded up on the Carson National Forest northeast of El Rito in Taos, N.M., are available for adoption.


A contractor has captured 31 horses on the Jarita Mesa in an effort to reduce the population in the area.


Carson

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Regulation of Steroids to be Recommended

Members of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) are expected to recommend regulation of anabolic steroids in racehorses, but the timetable for the regulations remains up in the air.


RMTC officials earlier in the year said

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Norman Gets Six-Month Suspension in Louisiana

Trainer Cole Norman was suspended for six months and fined $1,000 by the Delta Downs stewards after two horses he saddled in the Jean Lafitte Stakes Nov. 3 at Delta Downs tested in excess of the permitted levels of total carbon dioxide (TCO2). H

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Animal Disaster Team Rides to Rescue

A horse rescue in Western Maryland involved the same Humane Society disaster team that responds to hurricanes, floods and forest fires.






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Authorities Seize 74 Horses from Maryland Farm

Animal control authorities said Sunday (Dec. 3) they have seized an estimated 74 horses and a 35-acre farm in Sharpsburg, Md., where poor care led to death, illness and malnourishment. Windrinker Farm owner Barbara P. Reinken, 61, denied

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