The U.S. House has voted--yet again--to stop spending money on inspections of horse slaughter plants. The measure, approved late Thursday, was part of a $91 billion spending bill for farm subsidies and nutrition programs.
Only one horse slaughter plant remains...
The American Quarter Horse Association has extended its relationship with America’s leading shipping company, FedEx, for two years. “The relationship with FedEx is a very important one for AQHA because they provide so many services to all AQHA members in...
Are you a member of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)? Are you looking for college money? Now is the time to apply for a scholarship from the American Quarter Horse Foundation Scholarship Program by visiting: www.aqha.com/foundation/scholarships/wanttoapply.html. The site...
“This ride was not about the money, but about how a community of horse women and men came together to help an individual in need,” said Olivia “Pinnie” Sears of Montague, Massachusetts, who fractured her back and sustained other...
Twenty national and state-based equine protection, placement and rescue organizations gathered for the first time on July 27 in Washington D.C., to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America. The Homes for Horses Conference was jointly sponsored by...
Next time you have to scramble to come up with that extra handful of cash to buy the horse of your dreams, consider this: Earlier this summer a record price was paid for a yearling Thoroughbred colt at the...
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the mosquito-borne diseases Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus in the wake of Centers for Disease Control warnings about...
Just because the Quarter horse is America’s horse doesn’t mean it isn’t also becoming popular around the world. As evidence, Europe’s most important Quarter Horse event, the European Championship of American Quarter Horses in Kreuth (Germany), will be offering...
The Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has added another location to host a Rookie Day, presented by its sponsor Classic Equine. Rookie Day is a one-day event that gives rookies a chance to learn from reining horse trainers, including...
During the last day of equestrian competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, show jumping took center stage. While the American show jumping team comprised of Lauren Hough, Cara Raether, Laura Chapot and Todd Minikus...
