The U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is continuing to move more swiftly and consistently to take enforcement action in response to animal welfare violations.
With fall and winter weather conditions, horses with compromised lung functions face setbacks unless an effort is maintained to keep them healthy and in comfortable surroundings that can help minimize the effects of cold, wet, windy weather, which can mak
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.Â
Signs of EEE in horses include fever, a sleepy appearance, muscle twitches, weakness and a staggering walk and serve as a reminder to horse owners on the importance of vaccinating their animals
âAccording to the AAEP, West Nile virus is the leading cause of arbovirus encephalitis in horses and humans in the United States, with horses representing 96.9% of all reported non-human mammalian cases of West Nile Virus disease.â
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is cautioning horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the potentially deadly West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis diseases.
The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Board of Directors voted unanimously at its February 2012 meeting to grant International Reciprocity to the Swedish Morgan Horse Association (SMHA), effective April 1, 2012.
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While munching on hay during a trailer ride can help a horse’s digestion, feeding grain on the road is a bad idea.
Used alone or together, The Haygain Way line of horse health equipment: Hay Steamers, The Forager Slow Feeder and ComfortStall, helps maintain happy, healthy horses whatever the weather.