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WRITTEN BY HEATHER CLEMENCEAU Jump directly to full article » We’ve known for many years that farm animals have been exploited to produce more meat, milk, wool etc. Embryo transfer in horses is another technology that is unrivalled for its inefficiency and costliness. There’s also some evidence that embryo transfer (ET) is exploitative because it… Continue reading Embryo Transfer – A Shadowy Market Ripe for Exploitation
THE FOLLOWING IS AN UNEDITED PRESS RELEASE AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEW OF THE INT'L FUND FOR HORSES OR TUESDAY'S HORSE COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Aug. 29, 2012) -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Analysis of a specific mutation in a gene in horses that affects the ability of horses to use alternate gaits is strongly related… Continue reading Controlling gait of horses may be possible says key study from Texas A&M
Teresa Genaro writing for Forbes Magazine states: Last month, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the international governing body for equestrian sport, announced a change in its position on cloned equine athletes. Thoroughbred racing is unlikely to soon follow suit. The Jockey Club, which is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States, Canada,… Continue reading Cloned horses good enough for Olympics but not Thoroughbred racing
The new rich of China like horses and are very enthusiastic about developing Thoroughbred horse racing in their country. While some have spent millions acquiring high class Thoroughbreds from Japan, a recent deal was struck between China and Ireland to establish a 2 billion dollar national equine center in Tianjin, China's fourth largest city. The… Continue reading Ireland partners with China to develop Thoroughbred horse racing
Just when you think you have heard every conceivable way someone can drug racehorses, this one takes the frog -- the waxy monkey tree frog, for instance. I mean, really, come on folks. The Blood-Horse reports (which I got via TheHorse.com): Dermorphin, a fluid obtained from certain South American frogs, is a hepta-peptide that is… Continue reading The waxy monkey tree frog and drugging of racehorses
By UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE One of the hot topics discussed during the 27th Annual University of Kentucky Conference on Equine Law, held May 3, 2012, in Lexington, was the legal implications of cloning and embryo transfer in the horse industry. While the legalities of these topics are not discussed frequently in Kentucky,… Continue reading Horse cloning and embryo transfer legal issues discussed
The birth of a Suffolk punch colt at a farm near Wickham Market is seen as "important" for the future of the breed as their numbers remain critical. Cross posted from BBC News Easton William, known as Billy, was born at Easton Farm Park. Owner Fiona Siddall said: "It was a tricky birth as he… Continue reading Suffolk punch foal born at Easton Farm Park
By SHIRLEY PUGA, Executive Director National Equine Resource Network ENCINITAS, CA – The National Equine Resource Network’s (NERN) low-cost gelding clinic program launched earlier this year in California has already reduced the future equine population in the state by as many as 395 horses. To date, NERN has held 7 low cost gelding clinics in… Continue reading Low cost Gelding Program well received in California
Written by VIVIAN GRANT Milt Toby has examined the GAO horse slaughter report and the surplus horse population. Toby does not question that overbreeding is at issue, but questions how is it to be controlled. In his post on TheHorse.com, Toby states: An overabundance of horses and the ongoing recession are obvious contributors to a… Continue reading Milt Toby examines GAO horse slaughter report and overbreeding
This was posted on The Pilot news website: The 112th Congress is looking for ways to raise revenue. There are approximately 9.2 million horses in America. Applying fair taxes to horse owners would create significant revenue and spur the economy. Taxing horses would also create a greater sense of responsibility for horse owners. Citizens take… Continue reading They tax horses don’t they?
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