Is it be any surprise for a group that has supported horse slaughter, that the AQHA may give preference to trainers that abuse horses? ~ HfH [jpshare] From: EquiMed [caption id="attachment_24828" align="alignleft" width="285"] AQHA World Show[/caption]Trainer Edward Allan Buck of the Sympathetic Riding Institute in Salt Lake City,...
There have been too many confusing stories in the news about soring. Its really simple...
$3.6 BILLION! Meanwhile, the value of a dead horse is $0. Wonder what part of that equation sunk into the heads of the Governor and the legislators when they voted to open the slaughterhouses? ~ Jerry [jpshare] From: Sapulpa Daily Herald [caption id="attachment_24810" align="alignleft" width="300"] For all the...
The controversy over the New York City horse carriage industry has been building for some time now. This past election it was one of the main topics of discussion for the NYC Mayoral race. Here is an article on why the carriage rides need to...
It is amazing what biologists are able to do. Under perfect conditions, DNA can remain intact for no more than 6.8 million years. The permafrost where the animal was found is pretty much ideal for keeping the tissue intact. Now we know that the genus...
Today, we have a guest writer - Robert Bauer. Mr. Bauer is a well-known wildlife biologist and long time advocate of the wild horses and burros in the West . He takes apart the justifications the BLM uses for the wild horse round ups. ~...
This one was shared with us by email. It happened this past summer in SW England at the Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Newton Abbot, UK. ~ HfH [jpshare] Hours after his birth, Breeze was found stumbling around by a farmer. The newborn foal was abandoned by...
US Rep Marsha Blackburn regarding anti-soring bills says: "...
From: Miami Herald By: Jeremy Gray MOBILE, Ala. -- Pfc. Arthur Carlson spent the night before in a stable caring for Black Jack, so he used his day off to stop by the laundromat. Walking out that November day, Carlson, then 19-years-old, saw a group of people...
From: Huffington Post By: Christina Wilkie WASHINGTON -- The cruel practice of "soring" championship gaited horses by wrapping their hooves in corrosive chemicals and then applying chains or bands to the wounds in order to create an artificially high-stepping gait came under heightened scrutiny this week...