Most Americans are unaware that their horses are being slaughtered by the thousands so their meat can feed the plates of overseas bourgeois diners in countries such as Belgium, France, Italy and Japan. Show horses, racehorses, foals born as a byproduct of the Premarin© industry...
Industrialized horse killing is far from being the idealized, "aseptic", "happy" process depicted by horse slaughter lobbyists and related proponents with such mind-insulting terms such as "horse harvesting", employed to manipulate the minds of the weakest and remove from it its negative aspects, so as...
When the horse finally has a body score of 3.5 to 4, it’s time to start a true evaluation of its training. Once the effects of starvation have declined and the horse is feeling better, both physically and mentally, you will know only a couple...
Please note the original post date of April 2012. [caption id="attachment_13287" align="alignleft" width="323"] Sir Munchkin of Habitat[/caption] The break in the educational series, Horse Rescue 101, was caused by the demented ravings of the horse eaters as they continue to seek a sympathetic town/county/state that will welcome...
Most states have one or two nonprofit equine rescues with the ability to work with the legal system in helping abused or neglected horses. If you follow these links, you should be able to find one in your area. A word of caution - The listing...
Each state has its own laws governing "abuse and neglect." Some are very strict, others just give a minimal definition and leave it up to the law enforcement officer to make a judgement. Not too many years ago it was legal to tie a horse...
Don Henneke, PhD, developed the Henneke Body Condition Scoring System during his graduate study at Texas A & M University . It is based on both visual appraisal and palpable fat cover of the six major points of the horse that are most responsive to...
The Henneke Body Condition Scoring System is used by most rescue operations rates horses from 1 to 9 based on the amount of fat and muscle visible in several places on their body, with 1 being horrible shape, the "bag of bones," and 9 being...
"The horse just doesn't want to eat. I think he's just old." That's not a valid excuse, nor is, "I just ran out of money," "I think the horse is sick," "I don't own the horse. It belongs to my son." There is never a valid...
Why Do People Abuse Horses? Some people think they need to have extreme power and control over other living things. While teaching a dog to heel or teaching a horse to ride requires control, it doesn't require whips and chains. Starving animals to death, leaving them...