Star-Studded Lineup for April’s horseIQ Live!
From Sandra Jirkovsky, APHA Director of Judges and Professional Horsemen: And the finale for the instructors for horseIQ Live— Bill Kaven, Andrea Simons, Sandy Campbell Jirkovsky, Jerry Erickson, Kelley Wainscott, and Terry Thompson. There’s still time to sign up and join them in Fort Worth, April 4-6, 2025! Potential judges, exhibitors, judges wanting to […]
APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
March 20, 2025 Comments Off on APHIS Further Postpones Effective Date for Horse Protection Act Final Rule
From the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is further postponing the effective date of the Horse Protection Act final rule to February 1, 2026. APHIS is also taking public comment on the delay. On January 24, 2025, APHIS announced it was postponing the […]
Continue reading …New Online Course for Youth Interested in Careers in the Horse Industry
March 19, 2025 Comments Off on New Online Course for Youth Interested in Careers in the Horse Industry
Jackie Bellamy-Zions, Guelph, ON – Mar. 11, 2025 – Equine Guelph is excited to announce the launch of a new online course designed specifically for youth aged 13-17 who are passionate about horses and interested in exploring careers in the horse industry. The self-paced course, Careers in the Horse World, is now available for free for a […]
Continue reading …EC TV Video – How to Shorten Your Horse’s Mane
March 18, 2025 Comments Off on EC TV Video – How to Shorten Your Horse’s Mane
Watch as trainer Stacey Colgan of Major Lane Stables demonstrates how to trim a horse’s mane with a softer line in lieu of a blunt cut, using an approximate 45-degree angle with scissors. Thank you to Stacey for another instructional video! Check out our learning center on EC TV for more helpful, educational videos. Click […]
Continue reading …KER Beat the Heat In-Person Seminar – Ocala, FL
March 17, 2025 Comments Off on KER Beat the Heat In-Person Seminar – Ocala, FL
From Kentucky Equine Research: We are a week away from the “Beat the Heat” in-person seminar at Golden Ocala Equestrian Club! Join Kentucky Equine Research and Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply on March 24, 2025, to hear from Joe Pagan, Ph.D., and guests, Aaron Vale and Jimbo Gladwell, on feeding and managing performance horses in […]
Continue reading …Gone Forever Over Extinction’s Edge?
March 10, 2025 Comments Off on Gone Forever Over Extinction’s Edge?
The last of her rare kind, a horse named Nunki, died in 2015. Yet now, ten years later, her genetically rich, rare duplicate may live again. World wide, two attempts have been made to clone and restore extinct wild animals. A Pyrenean Ibex cloned by a group in Spain in 2003 didn’t survive. ViaGen Equine, […]
Continue reading …AHC Submits Formal Request to USDA on Horse Protection Act Regulations
March 4, 2025 Comments Off on AHC Submits Formal Request to USDA on Horse Protection Act Regulations
For Immediate Release from the American Horse Council: Following the public release of the proposed new regulation for the Horse Protection Act (HPA) in August 2023, the American Horse Council (AHC) has actively engaged with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey our concerns. In December 2024, we formally requested a postponement due […]
Continue reading …Horse Protection Act Update from APHA —February 2025
February 25, 2025 Comments Off on Horse Protection Act Update from APHA —February 2025
An important update from APHA: In late January 2025, the implementation of new changes to the Horse Protection Act was temporarily postponed until April 2, 2025. An ongoing lawsuit in Texas partially vacated some of those anticipated changes to the Horse Protection Act. The court decision determined the following portions of the Horse Protection Act are unlawful: The ban […]
Continue reading …How to Clip Ears with Trainer Stacey Colgan
February 5, 2025 Comments Off on How to Clip Ears with Trainer Stacey Colgan
Watch as trainer Stacey Colgan of Major Lane Stables provides her tips for clipping ears, including the use of her other hand for security for the horse. Stacey says she uses size 40 blades on the clippers for this task. Thank you to Stacey for the wonderful instructional video! Check out our learning center on […]
Continue reading …Horse Protection Act Modifications Postponed Until April 2, 2025
January 24, 2025 Comments Off on Horse Protection Act Modifications Postponed Until April 2, 2025
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News: The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced January 24 that new Horse Protection Act regulations have been temporarily postponed 60 days, from February 1, 2025, to April 2, 2025. APHIS published the final rule (89 FR 39194-39251) amending the horse protection regulations to provide, among other provisions, […]
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