Equestrian Sport
Olympic team gold medalist Laura Kraut is gunning to make the United States team to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games aboard her 2008 Olympic partner, Cedric. From Palm Beach Daily News. Read more >>
Horse breeder admits mismanagement
The trial of befallen Long Island horse breeder Ernest Paragallo has begun, hearing testimony from a veterinarian who treated some of the severely malnourished thoroughbreds he is accused of abusing. From The Daily Mail. Read more >>
Equine Welfare
Horse Slaughter Measure Clears First Statehouse Hurdle
A plan to make commercial horse slaughter legal in Illinois again cleared a legislative panel on Tuesday. From MyFoxIllinois. Read more >>
Zerschling: Whoa — horse patrol idea on slippery footing
Councilman Aaron Rochester wasn’t horsing last week around when he suggested the city explore creating a mounted police patrol. From Sioux City Journal. Read more >>
Genetic screening for equine embryos takes leap forward
In late January, the first foal was born whose embryo had been biopsied, vitrified (underwent a rapid freezing process) and transferred into a surrogate mare. From DVM360. Read more >>
Have until April 2 to comment on BLM horse gathering plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Rawlins and Rock Springs Field Offices are requesting public input on their proposal to gather excess wild horses from the Adobe Town and Salt Wells Creek Herd Management Areas (HMA). From Little Chicago Review. Read more >>
I hope that that breeder who neglected his horses gets the book thrown at him. His case is not the only one of it’s kind, and things are only going to get worse before they get better. Unscrupulous breeders of all levels need to do what’s right for their horses before they let things get bad.
We can not let the slaughter bill pass in IL. I live there, I don’t want to see the aniamls I love being put to death that way. It would be nice if it was humane, but it’s never going to be like that,