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 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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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?
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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...
