Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Delaware Adopts Regulations for Steroids

Regulation of anabolic and androgenic steroids in racehorses in Delaware will begin April 19 with an almost three-month “grace period” that will entail penalties.

After a March 11 public hearing on proposed rules, the Delaware Thoroughbred

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AQHA Incentive Fund Awards Record $4 Million

The American Quarter Horse Association will distribute a record $4,000,447 of Incentive Fund money for the 2007 show season. More than 10,000 checks were mailed to recipients of Incentive Fund nominated horses, proving that it pays to show with

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ASPCA Marking 142 Years

This April, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will mark 142 years since its founding as the first animal welfare organization in the Americas. To commemorate this moment, the ASPCA will celebrate the third

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Texas Equine Hospital Opening Podiatry Center

On April 1, 2008, Reata Equine Hospital of Weatherford, Texas, will open the doors of The Podiatry Center at Reata, a facility dedicated to the treatment of lameness and diseases associated with the foot.

The center will be headed up by

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Animal Pain Management Webcast Offered

The Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) will sponsor live Webcasts on pain management in pets for both veterinarians and pet owners. Both Webcasts will be held March 13.

The veterinarian’s Webcast, which will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. (EDT) will

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Is This What We Want?




A national clearinghouse is needed to certify equine rescues and coordinate funding, donations, and even allocation of animals.




Thousands

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Horse Bones Found in Trexler Probe

Investigators searching for dead horses on land once owned by the family of a suspended (South Carolina) state official on Friday picked through a South Carolina field marking spots where they found bones or thought shallow graves were dug for

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Congressman Criticizes Racehorse Drug Policy

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky opened a Feb. 27 congressional hearing on the use of steroids in sports by claiming leaders of horse racing have repeatedly failed on promises to self-regulate medication issues.

Whitfield, a Republican

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Timing of Steroid Study Could Impact Regulations

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) has funded a research project to study threshold levels and withdrawal times of four approved anabolic steroids. But the timing of the study, which should be completed by August, could make it

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