By: Jerry Finch, President of Habitat for Horses Originally posted July 2010 If my horse, Pete, were to give an Independence Day Speech before Congress, this is what he would say: I do not know why you have asked me to speak here today, nor do I...
The images are shocking. Horses with hooves that have never been trimmed, hardly able to walk because they are in so much pain. Horses hardly able to stand, their bodies reduced to skeletons. Not just one or two horses … over two hundred. Fortunately, justice...
Back in August 2014, the Habitat for Horses newsletter had an article on a horse named Mingo. His story of neglect and starvation at the hands of his previous owners touched many hearts. At the time we published Mingo's story, he was still in rehabilitation....
One part of Habitat for Horses mission is educate the community on the health and welfare of horses. While we are not open to the public, there are times when we go to the community or when groups can arrange to come tour our equine...
What is your opinion? Voice it by commenting on this post on our website or on Facebook or Twitter. ~ HfH From: HorseTalkNZ Decades ago, I removed my spurs. Research studies suggested that lack of forward movement was not due to insufficient propulsive activity of the hind...
It is a good question. How does interacting with horses help a trouble child or teenager? Anyone who works with horses knows that they react to you honestly - to your attitude, to your signals. Horses are also very caring creatures. With the aid of...
Below are a couple of news articles on the wild horse contraceptive debate. The research on the effects of PZP on wild horses is often over looked by officials promoting its use. As pointed out in the comments in one of the articles, consecutive PZP...
Both in bearing and in size - his name certainly fits, meet Majesty. At 16 hands high, he is a big enough for many riders. He has excellent ground manners, except for being a bit pushy when lead out of his stall. Majesty has good riding...
Just a month a go we did a post about Nora - the pretty polka dotted chestnut colored Quarter Horse mare. She is 14 hands high and approximately 15 years old (we often do not know exact ages of the horses that come through our...
This pretty Bay Tobiano Haflinger Cross came to Habitat for Horses from the Galveston Island rescue made back in January 2015. Our trainer did an evaluation of Minuet's skills just a few days ago. [spacer size="15"] [spacer size="10"] [spacer size="10"] [spacer size="15"] Her ground manners are very gentle, slow...