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Senate Bill Would Prohibit Double Deck Horse Trailer Use
The Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013 sponsored by Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), would prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another.
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Eight Ways the Government Shutdown is Affecting the Horse Industry
For the first time in 17-years, with the government shutdown on Tuesday and Congress at a stand still, many "non-essential government entities," including those depended on by horse owners, will be impacted.
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Rep. Raul Grijalva Calls for Changes in BLM Wild Horse Program
The Animal Resource Center (ARC) in Oklahoma City is caring for hundreds of animals displaced by tornados and storms and Manna Pro has donated much-needed feed.
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Texas Ruling Would Allow Cloned Horses
A landmark ruling in Texas by U. S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson orders the American Quarter Horse Association, the world's largest horse breeding and registry organization to allow cloned horses.
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Judge Saves Wild Horses from Auction
Activists sued to stop the sale of unbranded horses that were captured on the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone reservation alleging that the unbranded horses were probably federally protected wild horses.
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Bill Introduced in Senate to Eliminate Soring of Horses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture enforces the Horse Protection Act which deems soring to involve the use of action devices, chemicals, pads, or wedges to cause pain in a horse's forelegs to exaggerate the gait of the horse.
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Independent Report Criticizes BLM Management of Mustangs
Removal of nearly 100,000 horses from the Western range over the past decade is probably having the opposite effect of its intention to ease ecological damage and reduce overpopulated herds.
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Equine Groups Voice Strong Support for PAST Bill
PAST increases penalties for soring horses, removes the pads and action devices often implicated in the process, and abolishes the current inspection system which is riddled with conflicts of interest.
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New Chairs of Congressional Horse Caucus Named
The Congressional Horse Caucus is a bipartisan group of Members of the House of Representatives formed to educate Congress and their staffs about the importance of the horse industry.
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FEI Proposes Updates to Rules for Upcoming Equine Contests
New proposals for FEI equine events including the Olympics are under review and will become effective January 1, 2014.