Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The American Horse Council (AHC) and member organizations are initiating “The Congressional Cavalry Program,” a new direct grassroots effort, to better represent and serve the horse industry in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the
The top veterinarian who oversees the inspections of Tennessee walking horses is leaving the Department of Agriculture’s inspection office.
As the horse protection coordinator for animal care, Todd Behre, DVM, was at the heart of the
A bill to restore the 34-year ban on the commercial sale and slaughter of America’s wild, free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 249) was introduced today (Jan. 5) by U.S. House of Representatives Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.).
Pennsylvania Farm Show patrons might not want to taste what cows eat for breakfast, but they will be encouraged to touch and smell cow food when they visit the state’s annual agricultural showcase that opens this weekend.
The state
A Clinton County, Ind., farm that cares for abused and neglected horses must obtain a special zoning exemption or go out of business, zoning officials said.
Indiana Horse Rescue’s nearly 22-acre property near Frankfort is mostly zoned
Hungry enough to eat a horse?
Don’t try it in Kentucky, home to the world’s best known horse race.
Legislation pending in the General Assembly would make it illegal for horses to be slaughtered in the state or to be transported
Some authorities are postulating that EIA might be transmissible through the air in exceptional circumstances.
If you’re looking to adopt a horse or goat, goose or chicken, pig or guinea pig, rabbit or hamster, bird or turtle, and of course, a dog or cat, Nevins Farm is the place to go.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
A concise collection of fundamental equine hoof-care information and techniques from one of history’s most influential horseshoers is once again available to farriers tending to the nation’s horses.
Frank Churchill, author of American
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting two horses in Brown County, Minn. in December.
A Romanian airplane killed a horse this morning on Bacau Airport (300 km north from Bucharest), reported
America’s Wild Horse Advocates try to halt the BLM’s herd management program
A Las Vegas federal judge has refused to stop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from rounding up wild horses and burros Tuesday in the Spring Mountains
While full-sized horses account for the vast majority of equids in the United States, donkeys, mules, ponies, and Miniature Horses also factor into the overall equine population. A government study has revealed that the distribution and
A pregnant horse was killed in Monroe County, N.Y., Thursday (Dec. 28) after being hit by a car.
Police say 17-year-old Ashley Cocuzzi was driving just after midnight when her car struck the mare, which had run into the roadway.
California trainer Allen E. Rogers was suspended by Bay Meadows stewards after a horse in his care tested in excess of the specified level for the 2-(1-hydroxyethyl) promazine, a Class 3 violation.
Swen finished third in the third race a
Kiefer Sutherland is an Emmy award winner for his role as agent Jack Bauer on “24,” but he also holds another prestigious title: rodeo champion.
“What I lacked as a roper and a cowboy I could make up for in horses,” the 40-year-old actor
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