EQUUS Foundation

Below is a collection of articles and stories addressing issues related to horse welfare. Please feel free to contact us here with more articles and stories to share.

How U.S. racehorses end up on dinner plates

By Rachel Fobar
Published: 2023-03-10 National Geographic

Horse Care: When Less is More

By Nancy S. Loving, DVM
Published: 2022-11-07 The Horse

Human-to-Horse Bonds Make Tough Decisions Tougher

By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Published: 2021-09-09 The Horse

Mental Health Awareness Month: A Veterinarian’s Advice for Mental Wellbeing

By Erika Sherman and Glenye Cain Oakford
Published: 2021-05-25 United States Equestrian Federation

Is Your Horse Enjoying the Good Life?

Published: 2020-09-24 The Horse

Coming Together in the Time of COVID-19

By Christina Keim
Published: 2020-07-15 The Chronicle

Death With Dignity: Why I Chose To Put My Horse Down On A ‘Good’ Day

By Nicole Symelidis
Published: 2020-07-08 The Chronicle

Equestrians Helping Equestrians: Relief efforts in the wake of COVID-19

By Leslie Potter
Published: 2020-05-26 United States Equestrian Federation

Equine Body Language: 7 Signs to Recognize

By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Published: 2020-01-30 The Horse

Not Ours Goes From Kill Pen To YEH Reserve Champion

By Elizabeth Putfark
Published: 2019-10-22 The Chronicle

Rare horses caught on camera in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Published: 2019-10-17 USA Today

Survey Says OTTB Owners Satisfied With Their Mounts

By Erica Larson, News Editor
Published: 2019-05-30 The Horse

Stubborn as a Donkey?

By Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB
Published: 2019-05-14 The Horse

Horse Clipping Guide

By Tom Melby
Published: 2019-04-15 Clippers of Ireland

A Young Cancer Patient Made A Wish To Meet A Single Horse. The Equestrian Community Brought Her More Than 70

By Cheryl Witty-Castillo
Published: 2019-04-10 Noelle Floyd

Infographic: Signs of Stress in Horses

Published: 2019-04-09 The Horse

Columbia University Leads Equine Therapy Research for Veterans with PTSD

By Anne D. Poulson
Published: 2019-03-31 America's Best Racing

Minimum Care Standards for Horses

By Pat Raia
Published: 2019-03-28 The Horse

How to Throw a Retirement Party for Your Horse

By Alexandra Beckstett, The Horse Managing Editor
Published: 2019-03-21 The Horse

What Should I Do if I Suspect Horse Neglect?

By Pat Raia
Published: 2019-02-28 The Horse

Spotting a Sketchy Horse Rescue

Published: 2019-01-20 Horse Illustrustrated

I Don’t Think I’d Survive Without Horses

By Rennie Dyball
Published: 2018-11-30 Plaid Horse

Getting Through the Winter Season

By Jess Clawson
Published: 2018-11-14 Plaid Horse

AHC Launches Equine Microchip Look-Up Website

Published: 2018-10-28 The Horse

“Horses Really Do Help”

By Glenye Cain Oakford
Published: 2018-09-18 US Equestrian

Homeless Horses: An Update on Unwanted Horses in the United States

Published: 2018-08-23 The Horse

Resources/Studies

Below is a collection of links to online resources. Please feel free to contact us here with additional links that would be helpful to share.

MySeniorHorse.com

Published: 2024-06-21 Equine Network, LLC

EQUUS Foundation Guardian Data Analysis

By Dr. Karin Bump
Published: 2024-01-23 EQUUS Foundation

Equine Welfare Data Collective

Published: 2024-01-15 United Horse Coalition

Optimal Terminology for Services in the United States That Incorporate Horses to Benefit People

By Wendy Wood, PHD, Kathy Alm, BA, Joann Benjamin, PT, Lynn Thomas, LCSW, Debbie Anderson, AS, Lissa Po
Published: 2020-04-15 The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Estimating the Availability of Potential Homes for Unwanted Horses in the United States

By Emily Weiss, Emily D. Dolan, Heather Mohan-Gibbons, Shannon Gramann and Margaret R. Slater
Published: 2017-07-20 ASPCA