Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
A veterinarian pleaded guilty to falsifying records in a case that included the arrests of four people in an alleged plot to fix harness races by injecting horses with banned performance-enhancing drugs.
John Witmer, 68, of Freehold, N.J.,
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced the recipients of its equine grants for the first quarter of 2007. A variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid
Edited press release
The inventory value of equines in New York was $1.83 billion at the end of 2006, according to the United State Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service.
Steve Ropel, director of th
A two-day short course for horse owners March 9-10 in Raleigh, N.C., will provide the latest information on the care and management of horse’s hooves. The early registration deadline for the clinic is Feb. 10.
The course will provide
Many hormone and drug treatments could have a negative impact on the endocrine system, so it’s best to avoid using them altogether in the breeding stallion. However, Sue M. McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB, of the University of Pennsylvania’s School
Isn’t horse ownership fun (said firmly with tongue in cheek)? Actually, it is. But it’s the other moments of owning horses that make our non-horsey friends and family wonder if we’re crazy; sometimes we wonder, too! Life’s little coincidence
Is it safe to breed a mare that is prone to laminitis?
A horse belonging to a Catron County, N.M., family has been killed by a pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mark Miller and his family returned to their homestead on the Diamond Cree
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is set to launch an undergraduate equine education program this fall and officials have tapped a trusted, familiar face with a wealth of experience to take the reins.
Bob Coleman, PhD,
More than 200 starving horses, cows, goats and dogs have been discovered on a Concord, Ga., farm.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said complaints about the animals’ condition came in last week.
“Considering
A long-running controversy over toe grabs before the California Horse Racing Board could turn into a referendum on trainer authority.
Responding to some conditioner complaints, a majority of the CHRB voted against enforcing a regulation
Riding For Reading is pleased to announce that the University of Southern California’s Trojan Equestrian Team has signed up to help Riding For Reading. The USC Equestrian Team will help the non-profit literacy organization with its book
Police are searching for leads after a Franklin Township, N.J., horse was fatally shot with an arrow last Sunday (Jan. 21), the
“(Equine Week at the Zoo) has become a big promotional event for the Zoo, and a kick-start to our season opening,” says The Zoo in Forest Park education director Alison Summers. The event will celebrate its fourth anniversary April 14-22, 2007,
University of Maine’s Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and Cooperative Extension are teaming up with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency for a Stallion Clinic for mare and stallion owners. The clinic will be Saturday, March 10, at Page
A zebra was found dead at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with a broken neck.
The zoo says the animal ran into a fence in a holding area yesterday and died on impact.
The 4-year-old female was one of two zebras that arrived in Seattle
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