Increased funding from Congress has enabled the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to dramatically increase removals of wild horses and burros from our public lands this year. It’s expected that more than 17,000 wild horses and burros will be … Learn More
Is your hay more than six months old? Then it might be losing vitamin A and E. Posted by Clair Thunes, PhD | Sep 6, 2021 Q:I understand that as hay ages it loses vitamin A and E. Since my horses are … Learn More
With the summer heat in full force across much of the country this week here are some tips for keeping your horse cool during the hot season: #1- Choose cooler turnout times– Overnight is ideal, but if that’s not possible, … Learn More
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking for public comments on a plan to remove 80% of the Sand Wash Basin herd located in northwestern Colorado. The agency wants to leave just 163 wild horses on the range – … Learn More
“Genetic Crisis.” That is how renowned equine geneticist, Dr. E. Gus Cothran, assesses the vast majority of the BLM-managed wild burro populations still remaining on Western landscapes. Dr. Cothran attributes this crisis to burro populations too small to be considered … Learn More
The article written by JENNIFER WILLIAMS, PHD, and published in Equus in 2013 already, focusses on the equine body language in an easy to understand and follow way, and it is worth presenting it again body part by body part … Learn More
The article written by JENNIFER WILLIAMS, PHD, and published in Equus in 2013 already, focusses on the equine body language in an easy to understand and follow way, and it is worth presenting it again body part by body part … Learn More
NOTICE REGARDING EUROPEAN EQUINE HERPES VIRUS OUTBREAK We have all seen the troubling news this week regarding the Equine Herpes Virus outbreak in Europe. We have no reports of any horses with EHV-1 in the Wellington area. We would, however, … Learn More
The article written by JENNIFER WILLIAMS, PHD, and published in Equus in 2013 already, focusses on the equine body language in an easy to understand and follow way, and it is worth presenting it again body part by body part … Learn More
The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) came together in 2009 to establish the Humanitarian Award to recognize the accomplishments of an individual or group of individuals in improving the health and welfare of the horse and … Learn More