The Celebration has received numerous calls regarding show management’s responsibility to disqualify horses that have passed inspection by the SHOW Designated Qualified Persons but found not in compliance by the USDA Veterinary Medical Officers. This decision in 2016 by show management is no different than the decision made last year and all preceding years. The
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The SCWHA will host a Fall Show on Saturday, September 17 in Sumter. The program is attached and the show will count for points in the NCWHA High Point Program.
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the American Horse Council. Many members of the horse industry know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently proposed changes to the regulations governing enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The HPA was passed in 1970 to
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The Smokey Mountain Walking Horse Association voted to donate $2,500 to the Legal Fund to help fight the proposed rule changes by the USDA.
NASHVILLE — The state veterinarian’s office is investigating an outbreak of Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) in a group of racing Quarter Horses in Tennessee. EP is a blood parasite that affects equines. Although it can be transmitted through infected ticks, today it is more commonly spread by blood and blood products through the sharing of needles,
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First and foremost, the American Morgan Horse Association, Inc. supports the responsible breeding and ownership of horses and is pro-welfare of the horse. However, USDA’s pending proposals (as currently written) regarding the Horse Protection Act (HPA), are NOT endorsed by the AMHA Board of Directors. The Board would like to assure the membership that AMHA
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American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Director of Public Policy, Dale Moore, sent a letter to the USDA on August 15, 2016 requesting an extension of at least 60 days to the comment period on the proposed rule by the USDA. The proposed rule would amend the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and prohibit the use of
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