East Texas Equine Evacuation / Disaster Relief Network
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New saddle under the Christmas tree? You need this free fitting guide!
From Horse Talk “A well-designed and correctly fitted saddle is vital to the performance of both horse and rider.” Measuring the 3-dimensional shape of the horse’s back with the Arc Device™. Were you so good this year that there was a new saddle under your Christmas tree? It may […]
Hurricane Matthew Evacuation Resources for Horse Owners
Hurricane Matthew has taken a devastating path through the Caribbean and is now bearing down on the coast of Florida. It is expected to move along the southeast United States coast through the weekend.
Residents of the areas of projected impact have been urged to evacuate. Here are some evacuation resources for horse owners in affected states:
While Some Park Rangers Head To Greener Pastures, Their Horses Aren’t So Lucky
By Barbara Moritsch as published in the National Parks Traveler Although most people don’t know it, the horse slaughter industry is alive and thriving in the United States. “Norman,” a retired NPS steed, was destined for a slaughterhouse outside of the United States before he was rescued/Photo courtesy […]
Feel Good Sunday Update
This is a quickie as we are smack dab in the middle of the International Equine Conference where good and wonderful things are occurring. Can’t go into details but good things on the horizon and good things happened yesterday, thanks to the team work of the Advocacy none […]
There Is a Man Wandering Around California With 3 Mules
Source: by MARK LUKACH as published in The Atlantic And, yes, he has a website! There is a man wandering around California with three mules. He has a name, but he prefers to go by Mule. Police departments throughout the state know his name. They inevitably get calls from residents […]
Donkey’s Stage and Screen Life Story Told in New Book
from the pages of the BBC Mistreated, neglected and moments from slaughter, the future looked pretty bleak for Pollyanne the donkey until an Oxfordshire sanctuary came to her rescue “It’s “Feel Good Sunday” and it is almost difficult to take time off from the EU Horse Slaughter/Meat Scandal, […]
Colorado Mining Museum Adopts New Burro
Information supplied by the The Western Museum of Mining and Industry WMMI Adopts Live Burros instead of Displaying Murdered Mules like the American Museum of Agriculture The Western Museum of Mining and Industry has been the home to burros (Spanish word for donkeys) since the 1970’s, and recently […]
American Museum of Agriculture Murders 2 Mules for Exhibit
Controversy and outrage can be heard across Lubbock after the American Museum of Agriculture had two mules euthanized for a local exhibit.
Museum board members released a statement on Monday saying the mules will be part of the McCormick reaper display. “After an exhaustive but fruitless search for preserved, exhibit-quality animals, one of our board members learned that an area horse and mule trader had purchased a pair of mules that would fit our needs. According to the owner, the animals had reached the advanced ages of about 28 and 32, respectively, and were no longer sound or strong enough for normal use.”
An Oasis of Love for Burros, Donkeys, Mules and Horses
Last Friday, while the BLM concluded their farce of an Advisory Board meeting in D.C. and their helicopter stampede contractors fired up to end the free lives wild horses and burros in Nevada, Terry and I spent the day surrounded by loving, rescued equines at the Todd Mission Ranch only 15 miles from our farm. Marjorie Farabee, ranch equine Manager and Director of Wild Burro Affairs for Wild Horse Freedom Federation, had kindly asked us to stop by and check out the local four legged inhabitants, some 100+ which does not include the rescued dogs and cats. I must admit, it was a moving experience.
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
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