There’s nothing AQHA gelding, Sohotisleaguerslad, likes to do better at the end of a long day than kick up his hoofs and relax with the latest edition of his favorite magazine! Here he is enjoying a lazy, summer day in Sigtuna, Sweden with his appendix friend, Lex. Photo courtesy of Ebba Yttermyr. If you have […]

American Humane began working with the U.S. military more than 100 years ago when they deployed to the battlefields of World War I Europe to rescue more than 68,000 wounded war horses every month. Following World War II they advanced the field of animal-assisted therapy to help returning veterans cope with the invisible wounds of war, and aided children of military families during their parents’ deployments.

Today’s EC Photo of the Day comes from Trinity Ranch in Poulsbo, WA. Miss Catalina Unzueta decided Zippin Bunny, a 2007 APHA mare, needed a kiss! If you have a photo that you think could be our EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com and you might see it featured on our Facebook page or right here on […]

We would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to our friend and fellow competitor, Ryan Painter, following a horse accident he was involved in this morning. Friends have reported that he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital near Pilot Point, Texas, where is currently recovering from three broken ribs and a lacerated […]

“It is no secret that many of the workers on the backstretch at race tracks, on breeding farms and at horse shows are foreign born. Horse industry employers have for many years found it difficult to recruit American workers to fill these jobs,” said AHC President Julie Broadway. “For this reason, American immigration policy has been a major concern of the horse industry and the AHC has worked to ensure the H-2B non-agricultural and H-2A agricultural temporary foreign worker programs are a viable option for the industry. With an uncertain political climate, we felt it was important to provide more insight as to why the industry relies on these visas.”

We would encourage our friends and family in the horse industry to band together to send prayers to Don and Debbie Trout as Don continues his longterm battle with cancer in the loving care of Hospice. Don is not only a fabulous photographer, responsible for capturing many of your favorite memories of your beloved horses […]