Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

British Steeplechasing Star Desert Orchid Dies at Age 27

Desert Orchid, the former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner who built up a huge fan following as one of Britain’s most popular racehorses, died Monday, Nov. 13, at 27.

Former trainer David Elsworth said the gray gelding –nicknamed “Dessie” — died

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Government Claims Victory Over Ecoterrorism Group

Five years ago a special ecoterrorism task force was stymied by a string of firebombings that caused some $30 million in damage to western ranger stations, genetic engineering facilities, a truck dealership, a ski resort, wild horse corrals, and

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Reining Horse Fundraiser at OKC

While at the 2006 NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship Show in Oklahoma City, you won?t want to miss this year?s extravaganza, the Second Annual Denim & Diamonds Gala. The highly anticipated event is scheduled fo

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Racehorse Welfare and Safety Recommendations Released

Edited press release

A cross-section of prominent participants from the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry who participated in the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in Lexington, on Oct. 16-17, have drafted recommended

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Unwanted Horse Coalition Meets in Lexington

The Unwanted Horse Coalition met officially for the first time under the auspices of the American Horse Council at the United States Equestrian Federation headquarters in Lexington Oct. 31.


Meeting participants discussed a number of

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UK Animal Welfare Legislation Receives Royal Assent

The most important piece of animal welfare legislation for nearly a century received Royal Assent today (Nov. 8).

By updating and bringing together more than 20 pieces of animal welfare legislation relating to farmed and non-farmed animals,

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NYRA Seeks Bankruptcy Protection From Court

The New York Racing Association has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, charging that the state of New York’s failure to approve a long-stalled casino project for Aqueduct Racetrack has pushed it toward insolvency.
The filing,

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Victoria Police Horse Dies At Work

A police horse at the Melbourne Cup Carnival’s Derby Day Thoroughbred race meeting in Flemington, Australia, died today of a suspected heart problem while on routine duty, according to an article in The Herald Sun. The 19-year-old

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Kentucky Regulators Examine Drug-Testing Procedures

As Churchill Downs prepares to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Kentucky regulators are examining the state’s drug-testing policies and procedures. Upgrades, however, may hinge on state funding.

For the Nov. 4 Breeders’ Cup, a full

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Dutch Rescuers Succeed in Saving Horses

Rescuers on horseback lured a stranded herd of about 100 horses off a mud-soaked knoll where they had been stranded for three days and led them through receding floodwaters to safe ground Friday.

Before they could be saved, 19 horses drowne

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