On a typical day, a police horse can only do good for the reputation of a city's police force. Horses are seen as noble, attractive, and approachable when compared ot the para-military units many urban police forces have become. ~ HfH From: The Atlantic - Cities...
Few people realize that artificial limb surgery for horses has been around for over 30 years. Most of the public perceives that a horse with a broken leg means that the horse must be "put down" or to go to slaughter. We owe it to...
As medical science advances, it is good to see that breakthroughs benefit our horse friends as well as us humans. ~ HfH From: Phys.org Horses suffering from neurological conditions similar to those that affect humans could be helped by a breakthrough from stem cell scientists. Researchers who...
One of the problems with the NYC horse carriage debacle is the political gaming for real money going on by both sides. While this article only scratches the surface of the true debate, it does show that there is still national interest in the fate...
So called "mercy killings" and sterilization of wild horses on the range is strictly forbidden by the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, as pointed out in the article below by Cloud Foundation executive director Ginger Kathrens. Yet that is exactly what the BLM's...
Wildlife biologist and long time advocate of the wild horses and burros in the West, Robert C Bauer is our guest writer today. He responds to the Washington Post's recent article on the BLM's request for solutions to management of the wild horses of the...
The media often prints misinformation about the wild horses of the American west. The travesty of using public lands by cattle for private gain is not brought up in this article. On a different note - please remember to keep the pressure up to stop...
The Bureau of Land Management needs to be held accountable for the deaths not only by capture but in their corrals (see full article). Humane or inhumane...
Many people do not know where vaccines and other life saving drugs come from. ~HfH From: Tuo Itre News The Suoi Dau ranch in the central province of Khanh Hoa, with a total area of 125 hectares, is currently taking care of more than 300 horses, blood...
[caption id="attachment_26230" align="alignleft" width="300"] Put a stop to donkey basket ball[/caption]The article on donkey basketball had been up for all of 20 minutes on Habitat for Horses website when I received a call from someone about a proposed “game” in the Houston area. It seems...