Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Welfare Groups Meet to Discuss At-Risk Horses

Twenty five national and state-based equine-protection, placement, and rescue organizations gathered Tuesday for the second Homes for Horses Coalition Conference to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America. The Humane Society of the

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California Begins Ban on Racehorse Steroids

Effective Aug. 1, the California Horse Racing Board will strictly enforce all regulations concerning anabolic steroids and will no longer issue “unofficial notices” when the test samples reveal unauthorized levels of anabolic steroids. There has

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Report: Natural Nitrate Levels Caused Wild Horse Deaths

Federal officials probing the deaths of 71 wild horses on a military site ruled out high levels of nitrate in a pond, saying such rates occurred naturally.

Testing of a watering hole showed that the nitrate levels came from a combination of

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Shetland Pony Ambassadors Settled in Hong Kong



The Shetland ponies donated to the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation officially changed hands July 10 in a special ceremony. The American Shetland Pony Club donated the ponies to salute Hong Kong’s efforts in hosting the

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Racehorse Anabolic Steroid Ban Recommended in Kentucky

A subcommittee of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has unanimously recommended that anabolic steroids be banned in horse racing in the state.

“The use of anabolic androgenic steroids shall be banned in horses competing in pari-mutuel

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AHC Offers 2008 Federal Election Guide

The American Horse Council has released “Getting Involved in the 2008 Elections,” a federal election guide for the horse industry.

The guide stemmed from the July program at the AHC’s National Issues Forum in Washington, D.C., explaining ho

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ASPCA Awards Grants to 19 Equine Groups

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) recently announced its equine grant recipients for the second quarter of 2008. From April through June 2008, the ASPCA dispensed grants totaling $127,500 to nineteen equine

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Readers Respond: Herd Management

More than 2,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Should wild horses be euthanized to help control their population growth in the Western United States?”


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Welfare Group Pushing for Rome Horse Carriage Ban

Tourists love to view the Colosseum and other famous landmarks in Rome, Italy, from the back of a horse-drawn carriage but animal rights activists said Tuesday it’s time to ban the practice.

Traffic, pollution, heat and heavy carriages

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