Open Letter to the Horse Industry: Time to Be Proactive on Equine Disease Outbreaks Photo by Steven Long WASHINGTON, (AHC/AAEP) – The horse community is always just one step from a calamity and that calamity is a disease outbreak of such proportion as to widely imperil the health of our horses and threaten the...
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SHELBURNE, VT (American Horse Council) – AMHA is proud to sponsor Full Circle, a program to encourage individuals to provide a “safety net” for horses they bred, owned, trained, drove, cared for, or just admired. The initiative is modeled after a similar program first introduced by the American Quarter Horse Association. The Full Circle...
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WASHINGTON, (American Horse Council) – On March 6, Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced the Equine Tax Parity Act (H.R. 998), which would make horses eligible for capital gains treatment after 12 months, rather than 24, similar to other business assets. Under the current federal tax code, gains from sales by individuals of property used...
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WASHINGTON, (American Horse Council) – The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), is currently seeking nominations for its 2013 achievement awards to recognize outstanding trail projects funded by the Recreational Trails Program (RTP). CRT is a group of national and regional trail-related organizations dedicated to preserving and supporting RTP. The AHC is a member of...
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USDA Makes Permanent Interim Rules on CEM Testing WASHINGTON, (American Horse Council) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made final its interim rule on importing certain horses from countries affected by Contagious Equine Metritis. These rules were previously adopted as interim rules in 20122 but then held in abeyance to allow the...
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Unwanted Horse Coalition Partners with American Competitive Trail Horse Association to Help Unwanted Horses WASHINGTON, (Unwanted Horse Coalition) – January 28, 2013. The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) and the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) are joining forces in 2013 to help unwanted horses and equine care facilities. In 2013, ACTHA and the UHC...
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AHC Urges Horse Community to Take Part in USDA Agricultural Census WASHINGTON, (AHC) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is preparing to conduct its 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture. Horses will be included in the Census. Every five years, USDA conducts an agriculture census to determine the number of U.S. farms and ranches...
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WASHINGTON, (USDA) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is preparing to conduct its 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture. Horses will be included in the Census. Every five years, USDA conducts an agriculture census to determine the number of U.S. farms and ranches and gather vital information about U.S agriculture, including the horse community. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC (UHC) – The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Operation Gelding program finishes 2012 with a total of 208 stallions castrated just this year. Almost 600 stallions have been castrated since the first Operation Gelding clinic in September 2010. The program, which was first launched in late August 2010, is able to continue aiding...
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WASHINGTON, (UHC) – November 6, 2012. Organizations across the country are continuing to work hard to address the issues of unwanted horses. Equine care facilities are struggling and many of our nation’s rescues are either at capacity or near capacity. With this information at hand, Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) member, the Equine Extravaganza, has...
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