Many years ago, Habitat for Horses stopped a shipment of registered Paints from going to slaughter. While there were a lot of strange twist and turns involved, we ended up 200 miles from the ranch with two long horse trailers full of anxious and...
Reprinted with permission from https://www.rspca.org.uk/-/blog-curtain-close-on-horse-abuse A guest blog by Dr Mark Kennedy, our senior scientific manager for equines. Looking at the horse in the above image, with bandaged legs and strange 'platform shoe' contraptions applied to his hooves, you'd be forgiven for thinking that he's in a veterinary...
Call your Representatives and tell them to cosponsor the SAFE Act, H.R. 875. From The Humane Society: The last horse slaughter plants in the United States closed years ago, and Congress has consistently voted to prohibit funding for horse slaughter inspections within U.S borders. Unfortunately, this does...
This story not only touches the heart, it expresses the true bond between horses and humans - the love. If you ever wish to make that turn - go down that other road, like Kelsey and her Mom did, contact Habitat for Horses. The connection...
It should come as no surprise that the people committed to torturing Tennessee Walking Horses are still at it. The money they are throwing at politicians to stop the PAST Act from being made into law is a strong indicator of their dedication to harm...
Long suspected but never proven until now, we have confirmation that the meat you are eating is not what you think. Even worse, there is a chance that you just ate horsemeat. Not in Europe, not in Mexico, but right here in the good ol’...
Our trainers have been working with Buttercup to sharpen up her already great skills. They have used her to help round up horses. She makes fast / tight turns & stops. Buttercup would excel in cutting, team penning, and ranch work - although we have...
At the end of June 2015, a Texas judge awarded 207 horses from Calico Dairy Farm into the care of the Houston SPCA. Herman Hoffman and his wife Kathleen Hoffman, owners of Calico Dairy Farm in Conroe Texas, are facing animal cruelty charges with a...
How in the world anyone could enjoy watching horses whose feet have been wounded to make them "step high"? Obviously there are people with a great deal of money who view this torture as entertainment. These horses are helpless - they cannot stop the torture...
