When it comes to their equine companions, most horse owners are committed to providing them with the best of care. Itâs not uncommon to hear them lovingly lament: âHe gets new shoes more often than I do.â âMy horseâs trailer is nicer than my h
"With its national network, Horses4Heroes provides low-cost recreational and instructional activities for all ages and riding levels and free programs for veterans with PTS/MST/TBI, victims of domestic abuse, at-risk youth, and foster children and teens.
Let's take a close look at the role of sweating in the horses' ability to cool and how extreme heat and humidity can affect their ability to perform.
"The Northop Equine Centre has been closed to incoming horses and the general public as a precautionary measure to safeguard horses from the strangles outbreak following a recommendation by the college's vet and in common with similar decisions by many o
National governing bodies of equestrian sport have implemented rules to ensure the welfare of horses, but in the Tennessee walking horse universe, leadership has spent decades blocking reform.
Since 2006, Las Vegas-based Horses4Heroes has introduced more than 5,000 service members, Veterans, First Responders and their families to horses and horseback riding.
Horse owners and advocates in San Diego County are petitioning for major changes in zoning ordinances to make San Diego County a horse-friendly area and increase the number of horses that can be owned or boarded without exorbitant permit fees.
A bill coming before the US Congress in January 2014 by the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations committee includes language barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from funding inspections at horse slaughter plants.
When your horse sweats, he loses salt and other key minerals that support normal nerve and muscle function and if these lost minerals aren't replenished, your horse may be left with a nutritional imbalance.
A second horse in Oneida County has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis following the death of a year and a half old horse from the Town of Vienna that died from the virus last weekend.