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It's Not Just Dogs...
The recent publicity about an NFL (football) player being accused of hosting illegal dogfights has raised a lot of people’s awareness of what I call “the pit bull underground”. I’m...
Will we compete again? Statistics favor survival, return to form for horses following colic surgery promo image
Will we compete again? Statistics favor survival, return to form for horses following colic surgery
“Will he ever be the same? Can he jump again?” How many horse owners have asked those questions, often in the middle of the night, when a veterinarian delivers the news that potentially complicated (and...
Wipeout: How the battle over the Big Lick Walking horses changed access to information on the welfare of all animals promo image
Wipeout: How the battle over the Big Lick Walking horses changed access to information on the welfare of all animals
Credit: John Watson photo, via Flickr.com Walking horses are in the news again–or still. The US Department of Agriculture’s removal of publicly-accessible violation and inspection notices related...
The Humane Thing To Do: When Horse Blankets Were the Law promo image
The Humane Thing To Do: When Horse Blankets Were the Law
Should you blanket your horse? We could argue about that question all day. But a hundred years ago, you would not have had a choice. Owners today have a wide selection of blanket fabrics, sizes and weights....
After the Fall: How pink is your concussion? (What women riders need to know
After the Fall: How pink is your concussion? (What women riders need to know.)
The veterinarian didn’t know what hit her. What she did know, when she woke up, was that her head had hit the concrete barn aisle floor when the horse she was treating spooked. She struggled to sit...
Free Range in Paradise: The “Wild” Horses of the Caribbean Attract Tourists and Research promo image
Free Range in Paradise: The “Wild” Horses of the Caribbean Attract Tourists and Research
Credit: Sarah Richter photo A “wild” mare and her foal on the Caribbean island of Vieques. Wild horses are supposed to be in the wild west, scampering up and down mountainsides or galloping...
“And your horse is ugly, too!” Bullying in the horse world hurts us all promo image
“And your horse is ugly, too!” Bullying in the horse world hurts us all
Words can hurt. In an age when we toe the line to protect equine welfare, what are we doing to protect each other?  Are horses–and the future of the entire equine industry–at risk? • •...
Along for the ride: Are horse-drawn city carriages being pulled in different directions? promo image
Along for the ride: Are horse-drawn city carriages being pulled in different directions?
Wherever you live, you probably aren’t far from a commercial carriage or sleigh ride. Whether you’re skiing in Colorado, touring Manhattan, or viewing the pyramids in Egypt, a horse and carriage ride may...
Whither the “Wild” Horses of Louisiana? promo image
Whither the “Wild” Horses of Louisiana?
Advocates Challenge US Army in Legal Standoff
Research: Horses exhibit their cognitive skills by asking humans for help with a problem promo image
Research: Horses exhibit their cognitive skills by asking humans for help with a problem
Japanese study offers evidence of how horses use visual and tactile signals to get humans' attention and action
Australia Will Voluntarily Ban Whips During Races or Training; World's First Whip-Free Horse Racing promo image
Australia Will Voluntarily Ban Whips During Races or Training; World's First Whip-Free Horse Racing
New ruling covers harness racing, but not flat racing
Coats of Many Colors: What color were ancient horses? promo image
Coats of Many Colors: What color were ancient horses?
DNA testing shows how the palette of preferred horses changed over time