Well, the african horse sickness (AHS) is now one of the four animal diseases-and the only equine disease-for which countries can request a recognition status from the World Animal Health Organization (OIE). The new regulation was adopted during the OIE’s general assembly in late May. This new regulation allows member nations to request an official disease status label for their countries, said a spokesman. Countries without animals...

The Crusade Against Equine Colic and Freedom Health named June “Equine Colic Awareness Month,” initiating a new month-long acquaintance accomplishment surrounding the alarming equine health condition. The centerpiece of the Equine Colic Awareness Month action will be a new challenge in the United States. To enter, horse owners, riders, and trainers can abide a photo of themselves with their horses while captivating the new Colic...

A guy from Arkansas was sent to jail for leaving a poor horse tied up on a tree without food or drink, on a neighbors property, without them knowing. Miller County Sheriff’s Dept. Chief Deputy Duke Schofield said that law enforcement personnel discovered the bones & hide of the animal after a tipster reported finding the horse’s remains last week. Cal Jones, 55, is now facing felony cruelty charges for letting the horse die from...

We knew this day would come any day now, so we were extra aware for signs of Selena giving birth. She was showing symptoms of labor yesterday, and we were absolutely sure it would arrive yesterday or today. And he did! Everyone, welcome Stumbles to the world! I know that silly names are chosen for our foals, but they just match the horse. Stumbles was born at around 1:00 A.M. He was still partly in his sac when we found him, and this time, even...

The New York Times were challenged by the New York Racing Association (NYRA!)  The methodology the New York Times use to determine horse injury rates are claimed to be wrong by the NYRA. Times published the article on March 25, and was corrected in an April 12 press release. The NYRA outlined how the Times developed a metric for an “incident rate,” defined as the number of times a set of terms appeared in official data per 1,000...