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Helping Your Horse Survive Summer Allergies

If a horse has a healthy immune system, fighting off allergens will be easy, but, if the immune system is compromised, allergies can become a serious problem,

Preventing Spring Allergies in Horses

Spring allergies tend to strike horses as soon as the weather begins to warm.

Fair-skinned Horses - Is It Really Sunburn?

Research by equine specialists at the University of Illinois shows that what horse owners often think is sunburn, is actually dermatitis due to photosensitization which is caused by toxins from plants leading to sun-mediated skin damage as the plant toxin

UC Davis Looking Out for Horse Welfare

The number of unwanted, abandoned or "problem" horses has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past decade, estimated now to average about 170,000 per year within the United States alone. The problem has been intensified by the economic hardships

Oklahoma State Moving Toward Legalizing Horse Slaughter

Two bills making their way through the Oklahoma State Capitol that would legalize horse slaughter for human consumption made significant progress this past week. House Bill 1999 and Senate Bill 375 were both passed in their respective branches late Wednes

Friends of Sound Horses Applaud Conviction

Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) applauds the U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Knoxville for the successful criminal prosecution of Barney Davis, a horse trainer from Tennessee for violation of the Horse Protection Act (HPA)