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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Many new riders struggle with learning how to post the trot. Then next step is riding in two-point with the seat up and out of the saddle. And when they’ve finally mastered that, something new is thrown at them, sitting the trot. ...
If horses could talk, what would they say? That is the question Elaine Heney, filmographer and equestrian asked as she directed and produced the award-winning seven-episode documentary Listening to the Horse. ...
Mirky In A Box captures another top ranking with Thoroughbred stallion *M Satans Heir. He reached the top spot at the age of 13 years on September 7, 2022. At the age of 15, and three days later, the 16.1 hand Thoroughbred stallio ...
When you saddle up, the most important thing is to do the girth or cinch up tight, right? Not so says Olympic Eventing rider, Amanda Ross. There are a few things you need to consider that affect your horse’s comfort and your own s ...
Voices are rising anew to end the carriage horse trade in New York City after a horse named Ryder collapsed on the pavement and did not regain his feet for almost an hour. The air temperature exceeded 85F, but other health issues ...
Even the best rider can have terrible falls. This video covers a period of time shortly after a young woman was found unconscious as her horse roamed freely in the arena they had been schooling in. Even though she was wearing helm ...
Kaleidoscope was top horse on the last day of August 2022. The 16.1 hand Trakehner mare while ranking #1, was 20 years old. She has had a best jump of 104.75 inches and her jumpoff record was 5,335 - 59 with a consecutive win stre ...
Ever wondered why horses are so poorly presented in video games? Apparently, it’s because, horses and a lot of other four-legged animals are ‘weird’. This makes it hard for game creators to make them look accurate and move realist ...
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