Source: KTVZ.com “Under the guise of an ‘Emergency’ roundup the BLM side-steps the law and gains ‘fresh’ mares for gruesome sterilization experiments…” VALE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management Vale District said Friday it has successfully concluded an emergency gather of wild horses in the Three Fingers […]
by Dave Munday as published on The Post and Courier “When they finally ripped off his shoe, a large chunk of his hoof came off with it,” A carriage horse leaving blood on the street in downtown Charleston on Sunday afternoon fanned the flames of an ongoing debate. […]
Recent news releases indicate that the Oregon BLM office has postponed it’s plan to harass and breakup wild horse families in the “Three Fingers” area due to a wild fire dubbed the “Cherry Road Fire”. The ‘fresh’ mares captured from the postponed helicopter roundup were to be transferred […]
By Jo Ellen Hayden as published on The Lexington Herald Leader Soring has been going on for about 60 years. It has been immoral all of those years, and illegal for 45 of them. I have owned, cared for and competed on horses much of my life. Soring […]
Courtesy of Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates (CCHA) Travel and Leisure recently ranked Charleston as number one on their list of best cities in the world. Unfortunately, this position may be short-lived. In the words of one tourist, “My enduring memory of the visit (to Charleston) will be the […]
Story by I-Team’s George Knapp on LasVegasNow.com A dozen or more wild mustangs at a preserve in Elko County died of thirst after someone disabled all of their water sources. A reward of $100,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons […]
“I am not much of a follower of sporting events so the Olympics fall under that umbrella of disinterest and of no concern. (except it is difficult to live in the Greater Houston area and not hear about the local, gold winning Simones, hurrah) But this week I did sit up and take note of a particular competing duo that stepped up and stood above the crowd, not because of what they did but instead because of what they did not do. An Olympic rider decided NOT to compete for the safety and well-being of her sick horse. Now THAT was something that touched me all the way down to my toes and back again; an athlete with a heart that was by far, much bigger than any ego. I am forever moved.
My hat is off to one of the biggest winners of the summer Olympics in Rio, Ms Adelinde Cornelissen, thank you for showing us what a REAL winner looks like and for reminding us to continue to act from the heart, even when it hurts. You will always be the biggest Olympic winner, ever!!!” ~ R.T.
by Kristen Kovatch as published on Horse Nation The equestrian internet has been on fire on both sides of the Tennessee Walking Horse (TWH) soring issue since July 25, when the Animal and Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS), a department of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), […]
Source: WBIR.com “…horses are subjected to chemical or mechanical irritants to enhance their gait…” USDA‘s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing regulation changes to revise and strengthen the Horse Protection Act regulations to better protect horses from the cruel and inhumane practice of soring. Soring is when […]
Unedited File This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 07/29/2016 and available online at http://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18025, and on FDsys.gov DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management 4310-84 [LLWO260000.L10600000.PC0000.LXSIADVSBD00] Notice of Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. […]
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