A 7-year-old quarter horse mare named Zasha, was rescued nearly four years ago. Her owner, Julio Lopez, was arrested in May 2013 after police raided his ranch and found four starving horses, including Zasha. The South Florida Society for the…
Deseanda, an 11-year-old Andalusian show horse, who had a nursing foal by her side was stolen from her stable in Southwest Miami-Dade, Florida. She as taken sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday morning. The filly was left behind, but she…
Tens of thousands of pregnant mares are jammed into pens in South America. They have needles stuck into their jugular veins to suck out a fertility hormone which is later injected into other animals so they can have more babies…
The White House has issued a memorandum for all unpublished rules to be withdrawn and sent back to the relevant agency for review. This includes the USDA Ban On Horse Soring. The video below shows what happens when horses have…
Jakar, a chestnut gelding, was once sold for slaughter but was purchased and donated to the Cleveland Police Department. Jakar and 4 of his friends proudly walked during the parade. Cleveland Police called his march a “rags-to-riches” story. It’s hard to imagine…
After tomorrow’s swearing-in ceremony, the Inaugural Parade will follow the President and Vice President from the Capitol to the White House. Equestrian’s from all over the country will be riding their horses in the parade. The mounted groups include: 1st…
A mare was stranded and alone in the Bridger-Tenton National Forest in Wyoming. She was lost at the lower end of Fish Tail creek and was first spotted by a trail groomer in mid-December. She had been pawing down the…
As horse people, we all know that horses communicate in many different ways. They have their own opinions about things and try to coax humans to do what they want regularly! We don’t just bark orders or whisper if that’s what…
Jan 13, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an upgrade to the Horse Protection Act Regulations. The new rule bans the use of medieval stacks, chains and other cruel devices and eliminates a corrupt inspection program that placed…
A trailer load of horses was on their way to Thermal, CA from Seattle, WA for a big horse show when their trailer was involved in an accident. Three show horses were injured and one frightened horse was sedated. A…
Waco, a 40-year-old retired harness racing horse may not have won many races, but he definitely has lived a full life. 8 years ago, when Donnie MacAdams, his caretaker moved into the barn, Waco was barely eating. It turned out…
A Denver Police Department mounted patrol horse passed away after being left tied in his stall for 16 hours without food or water. Officer Joseph Teether left the horse, MC Hammer, a 10-year-old gelding, tied in his stall after a…
Wagner de Lima Figueiredo, 34, tragically lost his life in an automobile accident. His brother, Wando de Lima attended the funeral with Wagner’s horse, Sereno. Sereno was seen resting his head on the coffin and whinnying as the procession took…
At the Queens Homecoming in Kingston, a police horse in training named Murney was slapped 3 times. One woman fell to the ground but was not seriously injured. The mare was reportedly “startled by slaps but kept her restraint.” The…
Christian Clews, 51, the owner of a San Diego County Horse Ranch is facing federal child pornography charges. He is charged with both possession and distribution of child pornography. Homeland Security has been reportedly investigating Clews for two years. According…
