Dear AQHA Member:
TRANSPORTING ANY HORSE FOR ANY ACTIVITY MAY BE AT RISK!
Senator Mary Landrieu (D)-Louisiana, has succeeded in scheduling
Senate Bill 311 for a floor vote. You may recall this bill reads “To
amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping,
transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing,
selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered
for [...]
A hearing is set in Clarke County General District Court this morning to determine who will gain custody of eight horses seized from a property on Wycliffe Road after law enforcement and equine rescue officials investigated a report that they appeared to be starving.
The hearing is also to decide whether the horses were abandoned, [...]
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Many have dubbed him the world’s fastest racehorse, but Got Country Grip now has a new claim to fame. The two-time World Champion Paint racehorse made his mark in history on Nov. 24, after winning his 15th consecutive race.
Got Country Grip, along with his owner Jimmy Maddux, trainer Brandon Parum, jockey G.R. Carter, [...]
America’s Horse, November 28, 2007 – Created by Cecilia May Hylton in honor of her late 1982 sorrel western pleasure stallion, the Flashy Zipper Fund not only honors a great horse, but benefits the work of the American Quarter Horse Foundation.
Each year the Foundation provides funding for equine research studies, the education of our industry’s [...]
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—American Paint Horse Zippos Sensation was recently added to the National Snaffle Bit Association’s (NSBA) prestigious Hall of Fame—the first Paint Horse to be awarded this honor. The NSBA, which promotes the pleasure horse, includes elite equines that have had significant impact on the industry through their breeding or show qualifications.
“We were excited [...]
South Dakota beef would be exempt from Senate proposal…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – State veterinarian Sam Holland says part of the Senate’s version of the farm bill that could keep the public from getting information about animal identification won’t affect the South Dakota Certified Beef program.
The proposal says the U.S. agriculture secretary is the [...]
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By Martin Enserink
ScienceNOW Daily News
A new study challenges the widely held view that mice are the main animal reservoir for Lyme disease in the United States. The paper, published online this week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that two shrew species are just as important and that chipmunks play a supporting [...]
EL PASO — The slaughter of horses has been banned in the U.S., but horses sold at American auctions are still arriving at Mexican slaughterhouses.
Last year, lawmakers banned the practice of killing horses for human consumption in the U.S. Now, even those who balk at sending one of their own horses to slaughter say [...]
The American Quarter Horse Journal, November 26, 2007 – Fifteen countries. Twenty riders. One event.
The world arrives in Oklahoma City this week for the 2007 FEI World Reining Masters. This $100,000-added event is set for Thursday, November 29, during the 2007 NRHA Futurity at the Oklahoma State Fair Park.
This annual competition, which began in 2004, [...]
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Paint Racing magazine headed to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on November 10 to increase awareness about the sport of Paint racing. The magazine, which has been renamed with a new design for 2008, sponsored the first-ever APHA Family Night at the Races event to bring more recognition to the colored [...]