Welfare and Industry

Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends

Maryland’s Mosquito Control Program Still Underway

Mosquito season is still ongoing in Maryland. Following a summer of below average mosquito populations in most areas of the state, changes in weather to a wet pattern caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto and rains since the early September storm hav

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BLM Seeks Two New Holding Pastures

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs two new pasture holding facilities west of the Mississippi River. This additional space will be for horses housed in long-term, all of which are located currently in Kansas and Oklahoma.


“We are

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New Walking Horse Show to Decide Grand Champion

The largest Tennessee walking horse organization says it will hold a new event in November to name a grand champion, after the breed’s annual show ended in controversy amid federal inspections for animal abuse.

The Tennessee Walking Horse

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Horse Slaughter Bill on Hold

A bill in the U.S. Senate that aims to end horse slaughter for human consumption will most likely be put on hold until next year.

“With an abbreviated schedule in this session before we adjourn for elections and the recess, it doesn’t look

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State Election Commission Stays Out of Celebration Flap

The State Election Commission took no action against Hamilton County Election Commissioner Mike Walden over his offer of money to get competitors to withdraw from the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.

Walden was suspended from

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New Director Heads Expansion Plans for ReRun

With plans to expand and open its doors to more needy Thoroughbred horses, ReRun, Inc. has named Barbara Luna executive director. Established in 1996 in Kentucky, the non-profit has anticipated the increase in unwanted horses and the need to

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PETA Wants Horse-Drawn Carriages Out Of NYC

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling for all horse-drawn carriages in New York to be shut down.

The move comes after a horse named Juliet died in Central Park last week. Owner Antonio Provenzano said he called a

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Soring Controversy Shuts Down Show

In the wake of controversy over soring violations at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tenn., in August, the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association (TWHBEA) is aggressively pitching its plan to

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Clerical Error Sends Wrong Slaughter Bill To Senate

Because of a clerical error, the wrong version of a bill to end horse slaughter was delivered to the U.S. Senate. The error was discovered the week of Sept. 10, and the House of Representatives requested the bill be returned so the correct

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Final Chance to Get BHS Welfare Conference Tickets

In response to massive demand, The British Horse Society, in partnership with The Home of Rest for Horses, is staging a second equine welfare conference on 24 September 2006, at Bailbrook House, Bath.


The conference, entitled A Horse

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ASPCA Investigating Death of NYC Carriage Horse

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is conducting an inquiry into the death of a carriage horse whose collapse in Central Park was witnessed by a distraught crowd.


The horse, named Juliet, fell ill in the park

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Michigan Barn Fire Kills 18 Horses

A suspicious fire at a St. Clair County, Mich., barn in Clyde Township has left 18 horses dead and might be linked to a series of other fires that have been set in the area in recent weeks, authorities said.


The fire at the Classic

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House Votes to Ban Horse Slaughter

In an act that went against the recommendations of the Secretary of Agriculture and two prominent veterinary groups, on Sept. 7 Congress voted 263-146 to end horse slaughter in the United States. House members also defeated two amendments that

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