From: The Oregonian By: Guest Opinion - Steven Wise [caption id="attachment_31686" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Oregon Humane Society, Clackamas County sheriffs deputies and volunteers removed more than dozen starving horses from a property south of Molalla in 2006. (Oregonian file photo)[/caption]On Aug. 7, in State v. Fessenden,...
From: Times Free Press [caption id="attachment_31683" align="alignleft" width="235"] Casey Wright and I Am José accept congratulations .Photo by Associated Press /Chattanooga Times Free Press.[/caption]The dust is finally settling from the 76th Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and what may have been the worst attended in recent...
The gorgeous wild horses of Sable Island have been there since at least the 1700's. They are a small hardy ponies with a unique genetic line. A documentary - Chasing Wild Horses - takes a closer look at this beautiful horses that survive in a...
This is a date we should pause and reflect on man's inhumanity to horses. In modern times, thousands of American horses are needlessly slaughtered every year, we just ship them to Canadian or Mexican slaughter houses rather than have the blood on our hands. There...
From: Timesunion.com THE ISSUE: [caption id="attachment_31669" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo illustration by Jeff Boyer / Times Union [/caption]New York state's horse racing industry is slow to address horse deaths out of the Saratoga Race Course season. THE STAKES: Undervaluing the casual fans' influence will lead straight to the industry's demise. The...
Just in case you missed our 2015 Habitat for Horses Calendar Announcement - we have reposted it below. However, several spots are now taken. See below for spots taken and available. Who wouldn't want to show off their beloved horse friend in our calendar? And...
From: Horseback Magazine A Letter From Keith Dane, President of HSUS Dear Friends [caption id="attachment_31659" align="alignleft" width="260"] Keith Dane shows off so-called “logging chains” that are banned in the show ring but are often used in the training of a Tennessee Walking Horse. - Picture by NPR[/caption]As most...
With the drop of the "Foal Crop" it looks like the "Harvest" at the slaughterhouses will be down. Don't quite understand if we are talking about the racing industry or the morning ag report on pork belly production. ~ HfH From: Kentucky Lexington Herald Leader By:...
It is a rainy Sunday here at the Ranch. Time for some Sunday funnies. Be sure to share your own either on the website as a comment or on our Facebook / Twitter feeds! Nothing too adult please. ~ HfH [column size="1-2" style="0" last="0"][/column][column size="1-2" style="0"...
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