Owners of cloned Quarter Horses should soon be able to register their animals with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) pending judge’s order expected to be entered within the next 30 days. Some owners have used the cloning process—which was first performed on horses in 2003—to preserve their animals’ bloodlines, particularly those of high-performance equines. […]

Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently granted an Iowa-based company, Responsible Transportation, approval to begin slaughtering horses, various news reports indicate that the company has cancelled their plans. Click here to read a piece by The Associated Press.

At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Mary Lou Robinson announced that she was going to enter an injunction requiring AQHA to register clones and their offspring. She instructed the parties to confer and determine if any agreements concerning what rules would be necessary for this relief were needed, and instructed the parties to file any briefs on the subject no later than Wednesday August 14.

According to a piece in New Jersey Today, two U.S. senators have recently reintroduced a bill that would ban interstate travel of horses in double-decker horse trailers. Although several states do have laws that ban or regulate the use of double-decker trailers for horse transport, this bill would help create an overarching federal law. Click here to […]

According to a piece in New Jersey Today, two U.S. senators have recently reintroduced a bill that would ban interstate travel of horses in double-decker horse trailers. Although several states do have laws that ban or regulate the use of double-decker trailers for horse transport, this bill would help create an overarching federal law. Click […]

A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order to halt U.S. Department of Agriculture inspections of horse slaughter plants, which effectively prevents any plant from opening on U.S. soil. Front Range Equine Rescue, The Humane Society of the United States, and other horse advocates filed suit against USDA last month challenging the agency’s failure […]

AQHA announced today it will take any and all necessary legal steps to overturn Tuesday’s verdict in the Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture et al, v. AQHA lawsuit. “This morning the Executive Committee unanimously voted to continue to fight for our members’ rights,” said AQHA President Johne Dobbs. On Tuesday, a 10-person jury in the […]

According to a piece by local California station, The Reedley Exponent, two horses died in a car collision on July 28th. Apparently, the rider consumed alcohol prior to the incident. Click here to read more.

We were also able to speak with the attorney for Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture, Nancy J. Stone, to learn more about their plans for moving forward in the legal process.