Horse News Category

We all know times are tough and that rescue facilities are filling up at an alarming rate. Tragic really, that there are hundreds of thousands of unwanted horses in the US alone every year.

No Change In The Forecast

This is a problem that has gotten continually worse – and no doubt will continue to do so as more jobs go and feed prices rise.

A Sweet Lady and 30 Sick Horses

The Marysville Equine Rescue Association is a rescue operation that takes in unwanted, abused and sick horses. The amazing woman who founded and runs the operation is Vel Moore.
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The Comanche Nation seized 20 starving horses from their owner this week in Cotton County, OK.

In Bad Shape

The animals were discovered on Comanche land. Seven of their members already dead from starvation, 20 still alive but in terrible condition.

Taking Responsibility

The owner signed the horses over with no arguments and they are now in the custody of the Comanche Nation who intend to nurse them all back to health.
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If you have the space and the funds to do it, adopting a wild horse can be a rewarding experience. The BLM clearly has too many to handle and the more of them we adopt the better (Madeleine Pickens has the right idea).

Getting A Mustang of Your Very Own

The horse and burro division of the Bureau of Land Management holds auctions all year round. These are events where the (qualified) public can go to purchase wild mustangs and burros that would otherwise suffer an ugly fate.
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DanDee Shots

For a long time I have been meaning to address the idea of miniature horses as guide animals. I’ve read about them, their owners, their trainers and even people who make some interesting shoes for them.

Makes Perfect Sense

Recently I ran across a website that doesn’t agree with using horses as guide animals, and it got me to thinking (and reading). Their arguments make perfect sense to anyone who spends time around horses, miniature or otherwise.

This site features articles written by people who actually use the animals to get them through their day safely, the vision-impared.
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Now that I’ve offered a hearty thank you to Madeleine Pickens (yes, it’s Madeleine, not Madeline) I intend to keep a close eye on her plan for the wild horses of the West.
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After serious deliberation, the Olympic committee has confirmed that the site for the equestrian events of the 2012 Olympics will be Greenwich Park in London.
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As a horse lover I have an obligation to be anti-slaughter, and Madeleine Pickens feels the same.

Taking a Stand

When she heard that 30,000 horses were either going to be euthanized or kept in holding pens for the remainder of their lives, she took action to save them. (of course she does have some money to play with).
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For the second time this year horses were killed during a barn fire at Riverside Downs, a harness racing track in Henderson, Kentucky.

That point bears repeating – this is the second time

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Chinese equestrian Alex Hua Tian is breaking barriers in the horse world. This year he will ride his mount Chico into the ring as the first Chinese to compete in three-day eventing at an international equestrian event; and the youngest rider to ever compete in the three-part event at the olympics.
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Putting Good Stuff Out of Business

Sites like Fugly Horse of the Day earn their traffic by slaughtering (with words) the fuglier aspects of the species (or should I say those that breed & sell them). If we continue to clone horses, this poor website will be rendered obsolete, which is sad because it makes me laugh.
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