AQHA Executive Committee Approves Animal Welfare Recommendations
The American Quarter Horse Association's Executive Committee approved recommendations aimed at supporting animal welfare....
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FEI Tribunal: Kevin Thornton Guilty of Horse Abuse
Excessive use of whip
Update June 8, 2017
The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal finds Irish show jumping rider Kevin Thornton guilty of horse abuse. It comes after the 10-year-old Irish Sport H...
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Anti-Doping Authority Introduced in Horseracing Integrity Act
No doping 24 hrs before racing
Lawmakers introduced the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017 (H.R. 2651) Thursday. It would create a new anti-doping and medication authority and standardize racing medication rules. Rep...
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'Horse Killing' Means No Reinstatement for USEF Members UPDATE
The United States Equestrian Association will not reinstate a member who kills a horse under new horse welfare penalty guidelines, whether it was intentional or not. ...
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UPDATE: Johnson & Johnson Heiress Suspended by USEF for Bad Behavior
USEF investigates Johnson & Johnson heiress Jazz Johnson-Merton. See the video of her attempt to kick her horse in the stomach during Hampton Classic....
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Harvey Flood Horses Headed to Auction
How you can help
Horses saved from rising floodwaters after Hurricane Harvey last month remain unclaimed by their owners. As a result, they could end up at auction this week and this may be just the beginning. A Coll...
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Trainer Luis Pena Banned from Racing for 1700+ Equine Drug Violations
Harness racing trainer Luis Pena has been banned from the sport for illegally drugging horses more than 1700 times, according to the New York State Gaming Commission....
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Wild Horse Sales for Slaughter Breaks Law: California AG
California's top lawyer urges U.S. Forestry officials to rethink a decision that could put some wild horses at risk of going to horse slaughter. The state's law prohibits the possession or sale of horses with the intent...
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BLM to Sterilize Wild Mustangs
A federal agency is on a path to sterilize wild horses on U.S. rangeland to slow the growth of herds — a new approach condemned by mustang advocates across the West....
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Jon Stewart Adopts ‘Paintball’ Mare
Bufflehead Farm
Comedian Jon Stewart and his wife are giving a recently discarded mare her forever home at their New Jersey animal sanctuary. Lily was reportedly shot more than 100 times with paintballs although we n...
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USEF Looks for Change
Federation representatives joined industry owners, trainers, and veterinarians to discuss issues contributing to the recent public scrutiny relating to medication and treatment of performance horses. Articles from the New ...
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USEF Hosts Town Hall on Horse Welfare, Industry Change
A New York Times exposé about a pony's death at last year's Devon Horse Show left USEF seeking more answers than it could provide. Although members are told the group ensures horse welfare, the case proved the organiz...
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Soring Rule to Eliminate Big Lick Suspended by Memorandum
A soring rule to eliminate the abusive practice of the "Big Lick" is suspended with other legislation after the inauguration.
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Congress Slashes Horse Slaughter Funding
The Senate passed a spending bill that includes a provision cutting funding for inspections at U.S. horse slaughterhouses....
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Abused FL Horses Find Happy Ending after Auction
The nine-year-old was at a Florida horse auction this week, where five formerly abused horses were being sold on the auction block. Campbell was waiting to reconnect with an old friend named Dixie Belle. The pair met at t...
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New Rule in Effect for Pony Finals
The excitement is building as hundreds of charming ponies and riders prepare to compete at Pony Finals. The children are tasked with having fun and riding their rounds, but the adults have new responsibilities....
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Uboh Serves as USEF Lab Director
Cornelius Uboh, PhD is now serving the United States Equestrian Federation as it's new Laboratory Director. His appointment lands him at the USEF Equine Research and Testing Laboratory in Lexington, Ky....
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Equine Nonprofits and Everyday Giving
Nonprofits formed to rescue, assist or rehabilitate horses are responsible for saving untold thousands of equines from starvation, abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, there are some rescues operated by animal abusers and hoard...
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Connecticut Law Removes Horses' Vicious Label
In response to a recent court ruling in Connecticut, a bill is on its way to the governor's desk to protect the horse industry....
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The Skinny on Scoring a Horse's BCS
Body Condition Score (BCS) is a numbering system that uses a scale of 1 through 9 to describe the amount of fat and muscle a horse is carrying. A score of 1 is considered to be a poor or emaciated horse with no body fat,...
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