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• Scuppy, Part 2

  What a difference a new court can make! A little over a year ago, a trial court in Connecticut dismissed a personal injury lawsuit brought by the parents of a young boy who was bitten on the cheek by a horse named Scuppy. The family had been visiting Glendale Farms, a dual-purpose business where flowers, vegetables and other plants were sold and where...

  Posted to Horses and the Law (Weblog) by Milt on 05-15-2012

• Managing a Missing Tooth

  During my time caring for a herd of mainly senior horses, we encountered dental problems on a regular basis. Several horses required softer senior feed (a few of those needed "Senior Soup," a mixture of senior feed and water), some required frequent dental exams and maintenance, and one mare in particular had a single missing tooth that caused a surprisingly...

  Posted to Old Horses: Better With Age (Weblog) by Erica on 05-14-2012

• Sacrifice Areas for Your Horses

  A sacrifice area is a small enclosure often called a corral, run, pen, turnout or winter paddock. It is meant to be your horse's outdoor living quarters. We call it a sacrifice area because you are giving up the use of that small portion of land as a grassy area to the benefit the rest of your pasture. Your horse(s) should be confined to the sacrifice...

  Posted to Smart Horse Keeping (Weblog) by Alayne on 05-10-2012

• Fill Out the Equine Industry Survey by May 15

  Who and what influences your horse-care decisions? American Horse Publications, a professional association of equine-related magazines and media, is currently running its 2012 Equine Industry Survey through May 15 to find out. The horse world and the economy have changed since four years ago, when the last large-scale equine industry survey took place...

  Posted to At Home with Horses (Weblog) by Michelle on 05-10-2012

• Abuse Of Trust

  Horse rescues, in the tradition of Blanche DuBois, more often than not depend on the kindness of strangers to keep their stalls and paddocks open. Donations are the lifeblood of rescues and, sometimes quite literally, of the horses in their care. It’s a complicated relationship, the one between donor and recipient. It’s a relationship built mainly on...

  Posted to Horses and the Law (Weblog) by Milt on 05-08-2012