From: Barefoot and Progressive By: David M. F. Schankula Mitch McConnell & Andy Barr continue to support horse torture despite Ed Whitfield’s bill to stop the practice In the Senate primary, Mitch McConnell delighted in Matt Bevin’s defense of Kentucky’s cockfighting industry but at the same time...
Be sure to comment on this opinion piece by clicking on the Continue Reading link. The writer needs to have how soring is extremely painful and harmful to horses explained to her. Pictures of bloody horses do not seem to do the trick with folks...
Once again, cattle owners look to misinform the public placing wild horses in direct competition for land and water when they are not - both legally and literally. Overall, the numbers of cattle are far more and do much more damage to the land's their...
From: Huffington Post By: Ryan Grenoble When Steve Jefferys says his dog can do anything, he's not horsing around. His dog, a border collie named Hekan -- as in, hekan do it -- regularly helps the Australian with his work at Equestrian Excellence in New South Wales....
It only makes sense. When training a horse - in fact with any interaction with a horse - you need to understand and appreciate the horse's point of view. Some basic horse behavior facts can be found on our website. Remember: Your frustrations and fears...
From: Wayne Pacelle's Blog [caption id="attachment_28456" align="alignleft" width="270"] Chad Sisneros/The HSUSThe 'Big Lick' gait is induced by injuring the horses to make them step higher. [/caption]Today, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act reached a new threshold of Congressional support. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., became the...
Kill buyers abound throughout the United States. Hundreds of thousands of American horses being shipped each year overseas to slaughter houses - the person who first knowingly makes money off these horses misery is the kill buyer. Most of the public do not realize what...
We need to get SAFE Act passed to stop kill buyers from sending thousands of horses overseas to slaughter. Write your representatives yourself or sign a petition to help get the SAFE Act passed. The article below discusses how such celebrated horses as Kentucky Derby...
This sweetie pie just came to our ranch. His name is Malachi. Just one look at him and you will want to pet him, feed him and give him his forever home. Every horse, not in the wild, deserves a loving, caring home. Even the...
Some humanity is being shown to the wild horse herds left in Utah. The cattle ranchers have graciously (tongue in cheek) allowed the foals to get a bit older before they round them up and ship them off to who knows where...