Sometimes I wonder about how laws come into being. I certainly have seen the old Schoolhouse Rock "I'm just a bill" episode. But horses in bathtubs being illegal??? The mind boggles. ~ HfH From: Mercury News By: Joan Morris [caption id="attachment_25533" align="alignleft" width="300"] No fishing from atop a...
Jerry recently did a post about an article on the wild horses of the Pryor Mountain Mustang Center. It was due to Ginger Kathrens and the Cloud Foundation that these wonderful wild horses are still alive. Being that it is a lovely Sunday morning...
From: Indian Country Today By: Brian Daffron [caption id="attachment_25477" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sadie and Hawkeye[/caption]The federal policy of Indian Removal forced thousands of Native people of the Southeastern United States westward, with many only taking what little they could carry. For some families, this meant transporting livestock...
[redirect url='https://www.habitatforhorses.org/hammerneeds/' sec='0'] It seemed strange to look through the door of stall one and not see Hammer laying down in the thick shavings. That had been his home for the last six months, and his favorite position - off his feet, resting, interrupted only...
Sound laws and a fair justice system is what makes a society civilized. States where there are fewer laws protecting animals will only serve those who wish to do cruelty and abuse. ~ HfH By: Amarillo Globe News [caption id="attachment_25221" align="alignleft" width="300"] AP FileThis undated photo provided...
The author of this piece, Laura Bailey, did a wonderful job of researching the facts of this herd of horses. Ginger Kathrens has been the mainstay of Cloud and his family. Had she not stepped forward as their guardian, the BLM would have taken pleasure is...
From: The Hindu [caption id="attachment_25142" align="alignleft" width="216"] The new horse species fills a gap in the evolutionary history of horses. Picture for representative purposes.[/caption]Researchers have discovered a new species of fossil horse that lived 4.4 million years ago in Ethiopia, a discovery that fills a gap...
From: National Day of the Horse Facebook Page Join the event on Facebook and invite your friends and family! The first National day of the Horse was recognized in congress in 2004. This event was created to remind congress and others what this day and the horse...
Hans the Clever Horse was not so much a hoax as a testament to the empathetic nature of the human - horse relationship. Hans was indeed a very clever horse, learning a method by which he could please us that required noticing subtle cues. Something...
This morning we welcome back Robert Bauer, a wildlife biologist who has studied and written extensively on the wild horses and burros of the West. Today he takes on the topic the Bureau of Land Management's wild horse and burro "appropriate management level" concept...