In Defense of Animals is petitioning to halt the sterilization program being planned by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon that will “brutally reduce the herd size” and cause harm to horses in the Oregon’s Big Summit wild horse herd. Not only is the move being cited as inhumane, the group feels the plan will reduce the herd to extinction levels. Right now the herd consists of 130 horses, but if implemented, only about 10% of the herd will remain. The brief video contains disturbing surgical content.
In the year 1492, horses returned to the Americas after an absence of several thousand years. These horses arrived in the holds of the first ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe. Today, there are still feral herds roaming ...
Once again, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is coming under criticism for mismanaging Mustang herds, this time, in western Utah. On drought ravaged lands, Mustangs are being blamed for a shortage of grazing. However, proponent ...
The Cloud Foundation and American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, along with veterinarians and congressmen agree that spaying is a poor option for controlling the number of free roaming Mustangs in the American West. They very m ...
In an effort to control the population of wild horses and buros in the U.S. midwest, the federal government is offering an incentive to anyone who adopts a wild horse or burro. The Adoption Incentive Program allows adoptees of wil ...
There is good news, at least temporarily, for those who are against the culling of wild horses in the American west. Last July, the House Appropriations Committee voted to remove from Interior Department budget passages outlining ...
Animal rights activists are angered after the U.S. Forest Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that looks after the national forests and grasslands, began the roundup of about 1000 wild horses. The horses are be ...
Wild horses and burros continue to be available to the public with a $1000 incentive. The horses and burros, removed from public land by the BLM, are being offered for adoption and the incentive should help new owners with the cos ...
A controversial bill is headed to the US senate. Those who approve of the measures set out in the bill, which includes sterilizing mares, say it will effectively control the size of the wild horse herds, ensure the humane treatmen ...
In Defense of Animals is petitioning to halt the sterilization program being planned by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon that will brutally reduce the herd size and cause harm to horses in the Oregon’s Big Summit wild horse herd ...
In this good news, bad news video from ABC News Prime 'It’s Not Too Late', host Ginger Zee takes a look at the evolution of the BLM’s management of wild horses on American’s public lands. The BLM claims there are too many horses, ...
A fifteen-year journey to the Rio Olympics took an unexpected turn for a Dutch dressage rider and her horse Parzival. Adelinde Cornelissen was faced with what might have been a difficult decision for some. She turned her back on t ...
Tenerife is part of the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain and is a popular tourist destination. Unfortunately, the horses of Tenerife rarely benefit from this thriving industry and many are neglected, unhealthy and malnourishe ...
The first full week of October saw a new roster of top PonyBox horses and high jumpers with a Black Forest mare challenging the Thoroughbreds usually seen in the top ranks. ...
600km is 372 miles, and a substantial distance to ride no matter how you measure it. But, it’s a yearly trek for Jane Dotchin, who made her first trek in 1972. Now, 40 years later at the age of 80, riding her quiet horse Diamond a ...
If you are bitten by the travel bug and are anxious to get out exploring Iceland will be on your bucket list. Horseback riding tours are quite popular and feature hardy Icelandic horses. This equestrian travel vlog explores the gr ...
There is a new name at the top of the highest winning search page. * Cavalier * as a 16-year-old, had earned 35,791,405 PB putting former top earner ! Corrupted Devil into the penultimate spot with 34,683,100 PB and dropping * Inf ...
The Wizard of Paws is a reality tv show that features creator Derrick Campana, who makes prosthetic limbs for rescued animals. An older mare in Paro, Bhutan named Yusi lost her leg and had lived unable to properly walk for a year, ...
Why are twin horses so rare? Why do mares rarely carry twins successfully? Video of twin foals born to a Belgian mare in 2014 went viral shortly after it was posted. Years later people are still checking back on the incredibly rar ...
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