Horse Neglect still on the rise

Horse neglect has been on the rise for the last few years. The majority of neglect cases are actually ignorance rather than true neglect. Many experts in the Horse Welfare community are of the opinion that it is not the closing of the slaughter plants that have increased the number of neglect cases. Rather the [...]

Barbaro – Horse of the Year

The Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders announced Barbaro as Horse of the Year.
News article about the announcement can be found here – news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=38598
Although I can not take away from this horse’s resilience or determination, or even his electric persona in the media which brought a lot of attention to the racing world. However what I [...]