SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee Only a few days old, a thoroughbred foal runs in the pasture with its mother at the Victory Rose Thoroughbreds ranch in Vacaville last week. When a foal is born with maladjustment syndrome, an autism-like syndrome where foals don’t not acknowledge their mothers or […]
by Zoe Gough as published at BBC Editor’s Note: “On this ‘Feel Good Sunday’ we would like to share with you an enlightening article from the BBC on how our equine companions might just be a little more perceptive than some may think. Of course, to this readership, […]
More about the concerns of our friends, Help Alberta Wildies (HAW), are in the article below. If you missed the Wild Horse & Burro Radio show with Gail Fagan of HAW, you can listen to the archived show HERE. SOURCE: Cochranetimes.com The wild horse auction didn’t really have […]
“We were first made aware of this awful story during Carol Walker’s visit to Wild Horse and Burro Radio last Wednesday night; it hit me so hard I performed unprofessionally as a co-host and just went silent with rage…and it was noticeable. Carol has taken the time to begin documenting the events both in photographs and her written words but this is, once again, a clear cut case of BLM mismanagement that ultimately results in the loss of life of our wild horses and burros and in this case, babies.
Rock Springs is understaffed and the cost is not in dollars and cents but instead the loss of any sort of quality of life for the captured horses and the death of foals. The BLM can spend countless thousands of lollars transporting PR officials across the U.S. to spout propaganda to the public at roundups yet they can’t manage their out organizational capability issues by sending more personnel to Rock Springs to help out during this emergency that THEY created by ripping wild horse families from their rightful lands? Incompetency runs rampant in the BLM. Stay with us at Carol’s WildHoofBeats and here at SFTHH for additional updates.” ~ R.T.
by Grandma Gregg First, I want you to take a close look at the photo above of wild horses that were trapped by a BLM hired and approved bait trapping contractor, so that you will be aware that the so called “safe and humane” bait trapping method is […]
Apparently, a horse-tripping ban made Utah Farm Bureau V.P. of Public Policy, Sterling Brown, feel “jumpy.” Below is a video of horse-tripping in Oregon. SOURCE: ksl.com Lawmakers back off horse-tripping ban By Amy Joi O’Donoghue SALT LAKE CITY — A bill requiring equestrian venues to register an official […]
SOURCE: heraldextra.com The Utah House of Representatives in session at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. GRANT HINDSLEY, Daily Herald Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers this year are considering banning horse tripping practices that involve the use of ropes […]
With so much going on, it’s hard to cover everything, so we’re playing a bit of “catch-up” today with this issue. Promoters of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo claimed they stopped shocking horses years ago, but SHARK caught them doing it again this past summer. One newspaper […]
“This ‘Feel Good Sunday’ we would like to share with you a story of a group of people who are very near and dear to the hearts of all equestrians in our part of Texas; they are the staff and students at Texas A & M University’s Large Animal Hospital. In our parts, when a vet conducts an emergency field visit to a sick or injured horse and quickly accesses that the situation is more than he can handle the equine patient is immediately transported to Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas…a mere 40 minute trip for us. A & M has saved one of our horses from the jaws of death and also eased another gently across the bridge. I will never forget the sympathy card signed by all who attempted to save the life of a very dear equine friend of mine. Their sincere care, concern and compassion are forever emblazoned upon my heart; so today we tip our hats to those who endeavor to dedicate their lives to better the bond between both horse and human. Simply put; Thank You!” ~ R.T.
FEI plays get-out-of-jail-free card in latest endurance controversy SOURCE: horsetalk.co.nz By Neil Clarkson It is hard to escape the conclusion that the FEI has chosen to play a get-out-of-jail-free card over the harrowing demise of an Australian-bred endurance horse in a race in Abu Dhabi. An image which […]
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