Many good people are trying to eliminate soring in the face of this truth: Although this loathsome practice is illegal, it keeps going on. What does one do about the contemptuous defiance of the Horse Protection Law that those who sore demonstrate? The severity of … Continue reading
Here is how The Humane Society of the United States answers the question of why soring persists even though the Horse Protection Act outlawed it. “From the beginning, underfunding and political pressure from industry insiders have plagued USDA’s enforcement of … Continue reading
This is the first post of several in coming days that deal with soring horses, The Horse Protection Act, and Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH). Many people still don’t know what soring is. Soring is the deliberate mutilation of a horse to make its gait … Continue reading