Illinois Begins Premises Registration

The state of Illinois has taken the first step towards implementing the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) by starting a voluntary livestock Premises Registration.
So what does this mean? Lots of red tape is what I see in the future. Withholding my biasis of how ridiculous this program actually is, I’ll give you both sides of [...]

Horses for kids

Do you have kids and are they interested in horses or you would like them to be? Well I have a website for you. The University of Guelph has redesigned their horse website. I heard about it and went to check it out at http://www.equineguelph.ca It is a nice website but what I found there [...]

Facilities accepting horses

For the past 2 days I have been talking about the horse slaughter bill and my fear of an increase in unwanted horses after its passage. Well instead of focusing on the actual bill and arguing whether it should pass or not, and whether it will cause an increase in unwanted horses there is already [...]

Veterinarians for Equine Welfare

Here is another resource for those of you needing more information about the Horse Slaughter debate. The Veterinarians for Equine Welfare is a group of veterinarians in support of the ban on horse slaughter and the AHSPA.
I looked at their site and it has a lot of good quality information. Some of the information can [...]

Horse Slaughter the other side

In an effort to show that I am not pro-slaughter, but rather I have a concern for the horses welfare after the act passes; I want to post some comments made to yesterdays post. They contain statements that bring questions to the AVMA’s position.
Personally I believe we should not be slaughtering horses for the same [...]

Horse Slaughter in the US Revisited

Well do not shoot the messenger on this one, but I am going to return to the discussion of Horse Slaughter in the United States. Why? Because a few days ago the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) weighed in on the topic on their website by answering some FAQs. If you did not know already, [...]

Hey, my saddle does not fit!

Is your horse saying to you – Hey my saddle does not fit! Would you even know if your horse was trying to communicate that to you? Here is a list of things that your horse might do that could help you determine if your saddle does not fit.
Obvious signs -
White hairs around the withers [...]

John Henry put down at age 32

John Henry is one of the first racehorses I can actually remember. He was foaled on March 9, 1975 and eventually became the highest earning Thoroughbred racehorse in history with a total of $6,597,947 in winnings. Before John Henry was retired to Kentucky Horse Park in 1985, he was awarded Horse of the Year twice, [...]

Vaccine Challenge – Australia’s Equine Influenza

Keeping up on the story of Equine Influenza in Australia and the new vaccine being used. The first test, unfortunately or maybe not the vaccine has only had one dose given, is occurring at a race track in Australia. Ususally when the first dose of a vaccine is given antibodies are not produced in a [...]

The 5 keys to improving your horse’s movement

Here are the 5 keys to improving your horse’s movement. I will go into detail on each topic in the coming weeks and then I will also have it all prepared in an ebook soon to be published.
In order to improve your horses movement, besides the actual rider and trainer, and/or keep your horse moving [...]