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.
As fall approaches, horses face increased threats from bacteria, viruses and parasites and owners will be well prepared to keep their horses in good condition year-round with Zoetis vaccines and dewormers.
âWhether you are an individual owner, run a racetrack or horse show, own a horse business, work in the industry as a service provider or ride for recreationâthe decisions made here in Washington, DC affect you.â
Group calls for halt to Wyoming roundup after wild horses injured and foals run to death by helicopters.
The sale, import or export of horses for slaughter for human consumption has been a felony in the state of California for two decades.
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 horseâs risk even further.
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 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
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