Rescue & Welfare
Volunteers Welcome in Horse Industry
Looking to invest some time and energy helping horses and people in need? Here's how to get involved. By Eliza McGraw and Laurie Bonner for EQUUS magazine.
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Illustrated Guide: Body Condition Score System
Don Henneke's nine-point body condition score scale takes the guesswork out of evaluating equine body fat levels. From the editors of EQUUS magazine. -
Resources to Adopt a Rescue Horse Successfully
If you’ve decided that adopting an unwanted horse is right for you, here’s a list of contacts for the sources mentioned in Practical Horseman magazine’s October 2009 article. -
Stronger Travel Protections Proposed for Slaughter-Bound Horses
A proposed amendment to a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation may halt the use of double decker trailers for horses bound for slaughter. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine. -
Track Enforces Antislaughter Policy
A Massachusetts track implements a rule prohibiting the practice of sending former racehorses to slaughter. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine. -
Horse Talk Blog: The Horse Nobody Wanted
When Horse & Rider's Juli Thorson blogged about a blind horse left at a livestock auction after no one would bid on her, she didn't expect anyone to step up and offer to make sure she would have a home, but that's what happened. -
Book Excerpt: Which Thoroughbred Best Fits My Needs?
Guidelines to consider when choosing an off-the-track Thoroughbred for a specific English discipline, from the book Beyond the Track. -
The Slaughter Debate: Solving the Puzzle
In part two of our special report, we explore the options available--currently and potentially--to deal with unwanted horses. By Karin Winegar for Horse & Rider magazine. -
Incidence of Abandoned Horses on Rise?
Read more about the abandoned and unwanted horses issue with the following links. From the editors of Horse & Rider magazine. -
The Slaughter Question
Horse slaughter becomes a hot issue after California's Proposition 6 banned the transport of horses for slaughter in the state. By Jennifer Corkery for Horse & Rider magazine.
