U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors went to the Shelbyville Walking Horse Celebration this year to examine horses for soring damage. They checked for signs of chemical burning of the legs and scars from previous soring; x-rayed hooves to make sure trainers hadn’t … Continue reading
Good news from the 2012 Olympic equestrian games! Reuters London correspondent Sarah Edmonds, in a July 30 article, “Tougher Doping Rules in Force,” tells us that Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) officials have put into effect new laws governing the drugging of horses. (Located … Continue reading
I’m pleased to announce–if you haven’t heard yet–that Killer Nashville is back again. 2012 might well be its most dazzling year, given all the things going on at the Hutton Hotel from August 24-26. This conference has been roaring in … Continue reading
Courtesy The Tennessean Horse abuse like the drugging of racehorses and soring of gaited horses is often accompanied by a conspiracy of silence. It is not only the abusers who keep quiet. Often, it people who do not harm horses but who won’t speak … Continue reading