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National Non-Profit Marks Flag Day with Free Horseback Rides During Pinto World Championship Show

”Horses4Heroes Operation Free Ride will welcome service members, veterans, first responders and their families on Flag Day, June 14, during the Pinto World Championship Show.”

Make Grooming Your Horse a Cinch

Professional Julie Goodnight weighs in with some tips on making horse grooming easier and more productive.

Western Dressage Announces Its Upcoming Virtual Show From May 9 - 17, 2015

”North American Western Dressage is a non-profit organization that offers casual, fun, and affordable ways to learn about Western Dressage in the form of clinics and virtual shows.”

Feds Raid Tennessee Barn Involved in Horse Soring

Of the 478 horses the USDA swabbed for illegal substances, 309 tested positive meaning 65 percent of horses in random samplings at 2012 horse shows had been sored.

Friends of Sound Horses Support AntiSoring Bill

 Soring is a major animal welfare issue that has been illegal for over forty years under the federal Horse Protection Act (HPA) yet the practice is still widespread in show rings.

USHJA Debuts “A Retrospective of the National Horse Show”

On Monday, October 31st the United States Hunter Jumper Association’s Wheeler Museum unveiled a special exhibit honoring the 128 years of the National Horse Show’s contribution to equestrian sport and history.

California Equine Drug Monitoring Program

Back in 1971, the California equine industry sponsored legislation to prevent misuse of drugs and medications in equines (horses, mules and donkeys) in public shows and sales. The resulting law is found in the Food and Agriculture Code (FAC) Sections 2400

Horse Quarantine Lifted at HITS Ocala Show Grounds

HITS is pleased to announce that the quarantine that has been in effect at the HITS Ocala show grounds for the past three weeks will be lifted Wednesday morning, March 13, in time for the season finale. On Wednesday at 8:00 a.m., restrictions on horses en

USDA Penalty Structure for Soring Horses Now in Effect

On June 15, 2012, USDA amended regulations to require horse industry organizations that license people to assess minimum penalties for violations of the Horse Protection Act. This move was made to help eliminate the inhumane practice of horse soring, a pr

Friends of Sound Horses Commends USDA

Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) commends the United States Department of Agriculture for issuing final regulations that require minimum, mandatory penalties be adopted by horse industry organizations (HIOs) for soring violations. 

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