Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

ASPCA to Host Large Animal Rescue Summit

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) announced today that the organization’s New York State Disaster Response Services will host the first-ever Large Animal Rescue Summit at Cornell University on May 16, 2005 as

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Churchill Outlines “Milkshake” Policy

With only a few differences, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. will be utilizing the same testing procedures for “milkshakes” that are in effect at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., and similar to those at many other North American

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Wild Horses Slaughtered at Cavel

According to an April 21 AP newswire story, six wild mustangs that were sold to a private owner in Oklahoma have been slaughtered at Cavel International in DeKalb, Ill.


Celia Boddington, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Land Management

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Summit Charts Historic Course for Unwanted Horses

More than 25 equine-industry organizations and one U.S. congressman participated in the nation’s first-ever Unwanted Horse Summit on Tuesday, April 19, in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP),

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Facchiano Receives NIAA Chairman’s Award

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) 2005 Chairman’s Award was presented to J. Amelita Facchiano, of GlobalVetLink, during the organization’s annual recognition banquet on April 5 in St. Paul, Minn.


The Chairman’s Award

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Pointing Fingers?

Originally the reason to cover the plight of working horses in Mexico was to open the eyes of U.S. owners to the fact that our horses don’t have it too bad in this country, despite any disagreements we have on equine welfare issues. We also

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Olympic Appeal Over Drugs

According to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), German Olympian Ludger Beerbaum filed an appeal on Feb. 3 with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision taken by the FEI Judicial Committee. The committe

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Welfare in Mexico

Mexico is truly a land of enchantment. Pristine beaches in places with names like Acapulco and Cancun entice visitors, many of them very wealthy, from around the world. Scenic mountains tower over part of the land. Blue skies and balmy

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Jurisdictions Begin Milkshake Testing

Following recommendations issued in January by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, several racing jurisdictions have approved plans to test horses for evidence of “milkshaking” or excess levels of total carbon dioxide (TCO2)

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Athens Gold Medalist Cian O’Connor Disqualified

Following a hearing held in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 27, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Judicial Committee determined that there had been a breach of FEI General Regulations Art. 146.2 at the 2004 Olympic Games in

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The AAEP Announces Unwanted Horse Summit Participants

Bringing together the equine industry’s major organizations for the first time to address the issue of unwanted horses, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will host a one-day Unwanted Horse Summit onTuesday, April 19 during

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Wild Horse Dispersal Under New Legislation

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun selling the wild horses and burros under its care due to the new stipulations of the amended 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act.


The first group to benefit from the new legislation was Wild Horses

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Thoroughbred Breeders Look Out for an Old Friend

When Patricia and Richard Lenihan sold a horse they bred along with a partner at a 1998 2-year-old sale at Timonium for $80,000, they never forgot about the colt who would be named Holmdel. They watched with delight as he finished third in the

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AQHA Set to Drug Test An Additional 300 Shows

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) will test for performance-enhancing medications at approximately 300 approved shows. The efforts to protect the American Quarter Horse comes from a recommendation made by a drug and medications task

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