Calif. Attorney General Warns Feds: Selling Wild Horses for Slaughter is a Felony

The sale, import or export of horses for slaughter for human consumption has been a felony in the state of California for two decades.

SmartPak Leads the Way with Joint Supplements

Research has shown that joint problems are a normal part of the aging process in horses, and other factors such as poor conformation and the stress of training may increase a horse’s risk even further.

Minimize the Risks of Potomac Horse Fever This Summer

Scope of Laminitis Research Expands to Insulin Production in Horses

Until recent years, excess insulin was not considered a health problem in horses, and it has only been recently that insulin was found to play the key role in the common low-grade metabolic form of laminitis.

Equine Advocates - Promoting the Humane and Responsible

Equine Advocates is a national non-profit equine protection organization based in Chatham, NY.  Founded in 1996, by Susan Wagner after rescuing her first horse, Gandalf, from slaughter, Equine Advocates has helped and rescued thousands of equines, inclu

Understanding Behavior Paves Pathway for Safe Horsemanship

Don’t miss out on the next offering of Equine Guelph's new Horse Behaviour and Safety eWorkshop, Mar 10 - 23, 2014 for $75 plus HST.

Salazar Indicates a Tightening of Restrictions on Sale of Wild Horses

After a public outcry over some of his actions relative to wild horses, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar says he will tighten regulations of the federal government's wild horse program, restricting the number of horses people can buy and making it ea

AQHA Rules for Determining Age of a Horse

The American Quarter Horse Association has adopted uniform rules and regulations for determining the ages of all quarter horses participating in AQHA-approved events. According to the AQHA Handbook, these are the current rules and regulations:

Top 5 Things To Do with Your Horse Trailer Now

Doing some fall maintenance on your horse trailer can be one of the most cost-effective things a horse owner can do.  "Many people have the misconception that with aluminum horse trailers there is no maintenance," says Laurie Cerny, publisher of Horse Ce

Introduction to Herbs and Foods in the Horse; An Online Course

When it comes to nutrition supplementation for horses, patterns are often readily apparent and through a better understanding, you can choose your 'weapons' more appropriately.