By Rhona Melsky as published in The Dodo The first step he took out of his stall was the hardest Monty, a horse locked away in a filthy stall for years, did not seem to understand what was going on. He was hesitant and frightened about coming out […]
SOURCE: thehorse.com Researchers have confirmed that withdrawn, or depressed, horses show a lack of attention compared to their nonwithdrawn counterparts. Photo: iStock By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA Withdrawn horses exhibit similar signs as chronically depressed humans. They take on unusual postures (in the horse, it’s a flattened neck and […]
by Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk Four horses have died so far at this year’s Aintree meeting The animals suffered horrific deaths. Two of them – Gullinbursti and Minella Reception – somersaulted and landed on their necks on April 8, the second day of the three-day meeting. Gullinbursti, a […]
Source: PhillyVoice.com Investigators continue to seek suspect responsible for shooting the animal more than 130 times A horse found abandoned and injured by more than 130 paintball bullets last month is on mend, according to CBSPhilly’s report Thursday that the animal has been released from the care of Penn […]
By Avi Blake, DVM as published in DVM360 “Just for fun, today, we attempt to answer a question that crosses our lips about everyday here at Laughing Horse Ranch…in fact, one of our red heads is nicknamed ‘Dennis the Menace’ because if there is anyone who is going […]
“It’s a first and a long time in coming. Internationally acclaimed cinematographer and wild horse advocate Ginger Katherns has finally been appointed to sit on the BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board. Ginger and other advocates have attempted to be a voice for the wild horses and […]
By Maureen Callahan as published in the New York Post Life Lessons from Racing’s Most Lovable Loser He was descended from the greatest racehorses of all time, but he was not quite born to run. Zippy Chippy was born on April 20, 1991, in upstate New York. He […]
Anti-First Amendment Rights Protester Abuses Innocent Equine Source: Kansas City Star A angry protester pushed a police horse outside the Donald Trump rally March 12 in Kansas City. Christopher Smith Special to The Kansas City Star Woman who allegedly slapped police horse at KC Trump rally is […]
Source: Multiple “For all of you folks out there that delight in embarrassing your equine companions at Halloween, I am married to one, here is a British twist on the human obsession of dressing four legged creatures in human clothes. Have fun!” ~ R.T. One horse is odds […]
Source: Inside Edition “13 horses have died so far, caused by feed contaminated with monensin, an additive used in cattle feed, but is deadly to horses…” Fifty horses have been poisoned by contaminated feed at a California stable. Many of them are dying in agonizing seizures that have […]
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