Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Don and Carol Ivey Ratcliffe, who live in Ontario, Canada, began looking for their homebred 3-year-old Paso Fino filly named Kayla at feeding time one morning, but were unable to find her. Finally they heard the filly whinny and found her trappe
Mr Bean, 21, a favored local point-to-point horse in Costwolds, UK, will make his last public appearance the Monday after Easter at Cotswolds racecourse. Mr Bean had been attacked in December 2005 by a knife while in a field, was nursed back to
Every horse has an owner. Every owner has a responsibility. The mission of the Kentucky Equine Humane Center is clear–to provide a home for horses who may not have a clear future. Between the rising costs of hay, grain and gasoline, as well as the
The Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) has a new mission: to place for adoption more than 200 yearling Mustangs while at the same time providing educational funding to youth, as
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
The second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, slated for March 17-18 at Keeneland, will be an event to focus on new approaches to solving industry issues, as well as continuing the discussion of progress on topics brought up at
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
Researchers found that soiled bedding appears to be a principle vehicle for contamination.
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
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
Nearly all of the more than 2,000 samples tested for anabolic steroids in Pennsylvania racehorses during a two-month period came back negative, state officials said March 4.
A model rule for regulation of steroids in Pennsylvania will be
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
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
Thousands
New transportation laws and a drought-induced hay crisis might be at the root of a recent reversal in equine welfare progress in Romania. More animals are reportedly being abandoned or malnourished than in previous years, according to
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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