There's a lack of resources for implementing the laws. There needs to be more people that have time to go do welfare checks and follow through on these neglect cases,” said the director of a Vermont ...

Joan Fry gives another behind-the-scenes look at movie horse trainers and the role they've played on films such as "The Black ...

Hoof care is one of the most important elements of horse care and keeping them sound and well, from the moment they are a ...

A successful procedure will allow a horse to live comfortably on pasture. However, as Rood & Riddle's Equine Podiatry unit explained in its latest "Case of the Month," any change to the equine limb ...

A visual step-by-step guide to properly cleaning a horse's hoof. Youngkin vetoes contraception, Confederate tax exemption bills, signs other bipartisan measures ‘FBI: Most Wanted' & ‘FBI ...

World Horse Welfare Field Officer, Sarah Tucker said: “We had been visiting the location for several years, advising and educating the owners in the hope that the situation would improve.

News North East News Darlington County Durham man spared prison after nine severely neglected horses found living in filth John Watson, 48, of Linton Gardens, Darlington was sentenced to 15 weeks ...

Irish Sport Horse size. The average Irish Sport Horse height is 15 to 17 hands. Because of its draft horse blood, this breed can weigh over 1,300 pounds (600 kilograms).

Thrush: Winter brings both advantages and disadvantages for those whose horses are prone to this smelly multi-organism infection of the hoof. Subzero temperatures are “not a friendly environment for ...

Thrush thrives where horses are confined in filthy conditions. A horse who is exposed to “clean” mud that is more or less free of manure and urine isn’t especially likely to develop thrush, but one ...

Kraus recommends applying a commercial thrush medication and then sprinkling copper sulfate powder on the horse’s frog and sole before inserting the hoof packing.