A class of horse buyers claims several Kentucky veterinarians altered x-rays and then destroyed the medical records to conceal the true condition of horses sold at auction at the world-renowned Keeneland Racecourse.
Read moreFighting new rules on where horse-drawn carriages can pick up passengers, a half-dozen carriage owners say New York City’s changes are a “recipe for disaster” and a death knell for their industry.
Read moreThe leader of a conservative group in Kentucky said Friday that while he is disappointed with the decision, he wasn’t surprised when a judge ruled this week that wagering on historical horse-racing machines is legal under state law.
Read moreA plan to round up nearly 1,000 wild horses from a national forest in California and sell them for slaughter would betray a decades-old federal policy and violate multiple state and federal laws, animal rights advocates claim in a new federal lawsuit filed Friday.
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Read moreHarsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them.
Read moreWild horse advocates sued Bureau of Land Management Wednesday over a plan to remove wild horses from tracts of land in rural Nevada.
Read moreAn Australian state government has decided to legally protect rather than kill thousands of wild horses, infuriating scientists who argue the feral species is doing severe environmental damage to the country’s iconic Snowy Mountains alpine region.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed with prejudice Thursday a horseshoeing school’s claim that California unconstitutionally prevents students without high school diplomas from enrolling, as the state has the power to regulate postsecondary education.
Read moreAn international advocacy group claimed in federal court Tuesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could place wild mustangs at risk of extinction by refusing to issue a 90-day finding on the group’s petition to list the wild mustang population as endangered.
Read moreA part-time sports bettor claims in a federal complaint that he would have won more than $31,000 in a harness race at the New Meadowlands Racetrack but for the proven doping of the winning horse, Tag Up and Go.
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Several Illinois horse-racing associations sued the state comptroller, claiming required reimbursements for winnings doled out have not been paid for 14 years.
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Ranchers in Northern California sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, claiming it knowingly let wild horses overpopulate the Modoc National Forest and deplete their grazing resources.
Read moreA Florida woman is facing off in court against Olympic show jumper Eric Lamaze over claims that a million-dollar champion sport horse she partly owned was sold without her approval.
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The D.C. Circuit slammed regulators Friday for attempting to withdraw 23,000 acres from a wild horse sanctuary after 26 years of protection they now attribute to a mapping mishap.
Read moreA rising show-jumping prospect sued equestrian sports mogul Mark Bellissimo, claiming his tournament sent her out to compete in a thunderstorm that spooked her horse and triggered a catastrophic accident.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the U.S. West without the requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won’t be resold for slaughter.
Read moreThe Environmental Protection Agency claims in court that South Florida’s Gulfstream Park, a popular thoroughbred racetrack and casino is unlawfully polluting waters surrounding the facility.
Read moreTwo Tennessee horse massage therapists sued the state’s Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, claiming it arbitrarily passed a regulation defining animal massage as a form of veterinary medicine requiring a costly degree.
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